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- Accreditations on Properties
Energy Management
OJR compiles accurate and transparent data by collectively managing the aggregation of its energy usage and Greenhouse Gas Emission via an outsourcing contractor. Furthermore, this data is analyzed in order to continuously manage energy reductions.
| Energy Consumption | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Unit | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
| Electric Power Consumption | MWh | 90,615 | 89,522 | 85,948 | 87,232 | 88,234 |
| Fuel Use | MWh | 7,416 | 7,745 | 9,946 | 9,558 | 10,247 |
| District Heating & Cooling Use | GJ | 167,857 | 158,690 | 132,083 | 133,011 | 143,336 |
| (Conversion) | MWh | 46,627 | 44,081 | 36,690 | 36,947 | 39,816 |
| Total of Energy Consumption | MWh | 144,658 | 141,348 | 132,584 | 133,737 | 138,296 |
| (Crude Oil Equivalent) | Kl | 28,144 | 27,672 | 26,253 | 26,583 | 27,247 |
| Energy Consumption Intensity | Kl/㎡ | 0.04235 | 0.04126 | 0.03898 | 0.04038 | 0.04121 |
| Floor area as a basis of Intensity calculation(㎡) | 664,526 | 670,725 | 673,532 | 658,302 | 661,193 | |
| Greenhouse Gas Emission (t-CO₂) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
| Direct Emission(SCOPE1) | 1,348 | 657 | 784 | 746 | 747 |
| Indirect Emission(SCOPE2) | 53,594 | 13,504 | 17,644 | 20,399 | 20,580 |
| Emission by Tenants(SCOPE3) | - | 62,985 | 60,508 | 61,777 | 62,141 |
| Portion under management by OJR out of SCOPE3 | - | 36,999 | 29,457 | 28,815 | 27,571 |
| Portion under management by tenants out of SCOPE3 | - | 25,986 | 31,051 | 32,962 | 34,570 |
| Total of Emission | - | 77,146 | 78,936 | 82,922 | 83,469 |
| Portion under management by OJR out of total emission | 54,942 | 51,160 | 47,885 | 45,836 | 44,614 |
| Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity(t-CO₂/㎡) | 0.08268 | 0.07628 | 0.07110 | 0.06963 | 0.06748 |
| Floor area as a basis of Intensity calculation(㎡) | 664,526 | 670,725 | 673,532 | 658,302 | 661,193 |
- As for the numerical targets, please see "KPI Targets Corresponding to Material Issues (Numerical Targets)".
- Energy consumption is calculated in accordance with the Energy Conservation Act, covering the portion of the properties for which are under OJR’s operational control of energy management.
- The electricity emission factors for greenhouse gas emissions are based on the base emission factors for each electric utility in each financial year, which are to be used in the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation, Reporting and Publication System, based on the Global Warming Countermeasure Promotion Law.
- Tenant emissions are used as SCOPE3 (S3) in calculating greenhouse gas emissions since FY2019.Calculated figures corresponding to SCOPE1 (S1) and SCOPE2 (S2) in FY 2018.
- The primary units of greenhouse gas emissions are calculated for the portion of emissions for which are under OJR’s operational control.
Use of Renewable Energy
Generate electricity for renewable energy
| Unit | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy Generation | kWh | 5,860 | 5,852 | 188,986 | 218,591 | 237,306 |
CROSS GARDEN KAWASAKI
(Solar Panel)
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(Solar Panel)
Electricity derived from real renewable energy
| Item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Derived from Real Renewable Energy(kWh) | 0 | 3,101,276 | 13,818,268 |
| Number of properties | 0 | 7 | 8 |
Introduction rate of renewable energy
| Item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction rate of renewable energy | 0.16% | 2.84% | 8.82% |
- The introduction rate of renewable energy above is calculated by dividing the total of the amount of electricity from renewable energy sources and the amount of electricity generated in the region by the amount of electricity consumption for which the owner has the right of management. Based on the above calculation method, the introduction rate for fiscal 2022 was calculated by dividing 14,055,574 kWh by 159,329,534 kWh.
Waste Management
| Unit | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Weight | t | 8,759 | 5,930 | 7,827 | 8,636 | 8,166 |
| Number of Covered Properties | - | 60 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Landfill Disposal Rate | % | 1.57 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.33 | 0.90 |
- As for the numerical target, please see "KPI Targets Corresponding to Material Issues (Numerical Targets)".
- Waste weight includes gross industrial waste and gross general waste.
- Fiscal year 2018 data indicates the waste weight from April 2018 to March 2019 for the above eligible properties for which data were submitted for facilities where the buildings were owned as of March 31, 2019. Data for subsequent years indicates the total waste weight for each year since the preceding year.
- For fiscal year 2019, the amount of waste generated decreased due to the impact of the corona virus pandemic on some large facilities, which made it difficult to handle data submissions.
Water Use
| Unit | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Use | 1000m³ | 224 | 220 | 178 | 228 | 251 |
- As for the numerical target, please see "KPI Targets Corresponding to Material Issues (Numerical Targets)".
- Indicates water usage for common areas of the properties under OJR’s operational control.
- Each fiscal year is the period from April to March of the following year. FY2018 refers to the period from April 2018 to March 2019. Subsequent years refer to the period of one year from the previous fiscal year.
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
We consider the impact of our activities on biodiversity and ecosystems, and strive to protect the environment.
Biodiversity refers to the rich individuality of various living things and the connections between them. This biodiversity provides humanity with a wide range of natural benefits, but is currently being lost on a global scale. OJR recognizes that working to preserve biodiversity will lead to the sustainable use of nature’s benefits, and that it is important to build a society in harmony with nature. We intend to take measures such as planting native species on our property sites and harmonizing them with the surrounding environment.
Environmental Care
Water conservation (use of well water)
Properties：SAPPORO BRICK CUBE
Well water is used to rinse toilets and the cold/heated water for the air conditioning system
Properties：ORE Sapporo Building
Well water is used to rinse toilets.
LED illumination
Properties：Cross Residence Osaka Shinmachi etc.
Cross Residence Osaka Shinmachi
*The photo of this apparatus is just a sample image.
- Conducted with purposes of incresing tenant satisfaction, improving building specifications, reducing costs, etc.
- There are cases where rents increase due to coinciding tenant's needs for installing LED lightings
Reducing electric power consumption and CO₂ emissions
Property：intervillage OH!MAGARI
We are working with tenants to reduce electric power consumption and CO₂ emissions through a program that makes it possible to compare electric power consumption, perform analysis, and manage targets.
Property：Omiya Shimocho 1-chome Building
EV chargers have been installed to improve convenience for tenants and contribute to reducing CO₂ emissions.
Accreditations on Properties
Green building certification floor area coverage ratio
- Total of GFA (Gross Floor Area) coverage ratio is calculated based on the registered gross floor space excluding land rights. In the case where the certification was acquired for a specific section of a multi usage facility, we use the entire floor space of this property. Some types of certification had been acquired for some properties, but the area of these properties was not double counted.
- Each point in the graph refers to the date of the financial announcement for each period.
List
◆CASBEE
CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency) is a comprehensive environmental performance assessment system that is under the initiative of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for buildings being developed and promoted in Japan. There are 5 classifications for the 21 assessment items, namely energy/greenhouse gas, water, resource use/safety, biodiversity/land, and internal environment. Assessments are indicated based on a five-rank scale of C Rank to S Rank.
> Click here to view details about CASBEE.
◆DBJ Green Building Certification
DBJ Green Building Certification is a system under which the objective of promoting an increase of real estate that demonstrates high consideration not only for environmental performance of the building but also disaster prevention and anticrime measures as well as societal demands from various stakeholders of real estate (Green Building), the Development Bank of Japan Inc. conducts an assessment based on a scoring model that it developed and then selects real estate that meets the needs of the times.
> Click here to view details about DBJ Green Building Certification.
◆BELS・ZEB
BELS (Building-Housing Energy-efficiency Labeling System) is the third-party certification system to rate houses and building in accordance with duty to make effort to label energy saving performance in the Act on Improving Energy Consumption Performance for Architectural Structures. Houses and building are evaluated based on the value of BEI (Building Energy Index) derived from the primary energy consumption based on the government-designated energy consumption performance standard of architectural structures.
The evaluation and indication based on the system shall be implemented by the registered organizations as operators of BELS operations, which fall under registered housing performance evaluation organizations that are members of the evaluation association, designated construction confirmation authorities or registered building research agencies.
The evaluation is given according to a scale of one to five stars.
ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building) is a building aimed to achieve annual zero primary energy balance while managing a comfortable indoor environment, which is evaluated in the BELS certification system in 4 stages, ZEB, Nearly ZEB, ZEB Ready, and ZEB Oriented.
