Clean Factories - Initiatives at Offices

The head office building of Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. in Shiodome, Tokyo, was constructed under the concept of a "century-lifespan" building, and efforts are made to achieve the target of a 15% reduction in energy consumption from 2004 levels (at the time of construction). For environmental preservation reasons, the control and operation of the building's lighting and air-conditioning is being continuously fine-tuned and improved based on detailed use data, for the purposes of energy-conservation. We conducted energy conservation promotion activities supported by operators and external experts, and operated facilities more efficiently by employing a common "visualization" analysis tool. As a result, we cut energy costs by 44.38 million yen and reduced energy consumption by 13.8%, with an investment of 36.7 million yen.

• * Energy consumption is minimized by adjusting air-conditioning, lighting facilities, equipment, etc. in advance, in tune with changes in how the building is used.

Matsushita Electric Works head office building in Shiodome, Tokyo

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