DBJ Green Building Certification

DBJ Green Building Certification is an environmental and social rating system created and applied by DBJ to measure the environmental and social awareness characteristics of real estate properties. DBJ Green Building Certification assesses the characteristics of a green building from perspectives such as ecology, risk management & amenity and community & partnership. For more details, please visit the relevant page of the DBJ’s website.

(As of 30 September 2017)

Number of assets 37 (Including assets that also have a ‘Green Star’ rating under the GRESB evaluation framework)
Certification Vintage 2016-2017

Distribution by type of asset

Case Study No.1

Client Japan Prime Realty Investment Corporation
DBJ Green Building Certification 2017* 5 Stars
Certification Vintage* July 2017
Currency JPY
  1. *
    The latest certification when the disbursement was made.

Features of the Assessment

  1. (1)
    It makes excellent efforts concerning energy saving such as conducting energy-saving management of the entire building with the introduction of the building energy management system (BEMS) in addition to the installation of LED lighting in the entire common and exclusive areas.
  2. (2)
    It makes excellent efforts concerning disaster prevention such as introducing a seismic damping structure in addition to the installation of an emergency power generator operable for 72 hours in the common area.
  3. (3)
    It conducts heat island countermeasures such as large-scale greening in the lower part.
  4. (4)
    It conducts developments taking into consideration the culture and history such as reusing the exterior wall of Katakura Industries’ headquarters building which is a historical structure in addition to the establishment of its entrance as a monument.
Tokyo Square Garden
Name of Building Tokyo Square Garden
Location Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Site Area 8,124.72m²
Floor Area 112,645.83m²
Number of Stories 24 stories above ground,
4 stories underground
Construction Completion February 2013
URL Release

Case Study No.2

Client Frontier Real Estate Investment Corporation
DBJ Green Building Certification 2016* 5 Stars
Certification Vintage* April 2017
Currency JPY
  1. *
    The latest certification when the disbursement was made.

Features of the Assessment

  1. (1)
    It actively implements such energy saving undertakings as the BEMS** and LED lighting in the common-use spaces.
  2. (2)
    It increases usage convenience and adapts to various consumer needs by, for example, increasing the kinds and quality of facilities for children and introducing battery chargers for electric vehicles.
  3. (3)
    It has a sufficient reserve of emergency water and food for employees and proactively undertakes crime- and disaster-prevention through, for example, a security system that includes security guards 24 hours a day.

**Building Energy Management System: Aimed at providing a visualization of energy usage, optimizing the operation and management of facilities and equipment in the building and reducing total energy consumption.

Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport SHIN-MISATO
Name of Building Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport SHIN-MISATO
Location Misato-shi, Saitama
Site Area 85,153.29m²
Floor Area 136,161.36m²
Construction Completion August 2009