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Shimizu Corporation’s New Tokyo Headquarters is the ‘World’s Least CO2-Emitting Building’

08/06/2012
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  • Shimizu Corporation Head Office in Tokyo, Japan
    After the <strong>2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami</strong> Japan shut down all of its nuclear reactors and set regional energy reduction targets to help meet energy demands without having to increase generating capacity. No one seems to be taking this heightened awareness of energy efficiency and renewable energy more seriously than the <strong>Shimizu Corporation</strong>, a large architecture, engineering and construction firm based in Tokyo. On August 1, they opened their new headquarters - which is touted to be the least carbon-emitting building in the world....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/shimizu-corporations-new-tokyo-headquarters-is-the-worlds-least-co2-emitting-building/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Shimizu Corporation Head Office in Tokyo, Japan
    After the <strong>2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami</strong> Japan shut down all of its nuclear reactors and set regional energy reduction targets to help meet energy demands without having to increase generating capacity. No one seems to be taking this heightened awareness of energy efficiency and renewable energy more seriously than the <strong>Shimizu Corporation</strong>, a large architecture, engineering and construction firm based in Tokyo. On August 1, they opened their new headquarters - which is touted to be the least carbon-emitting building in the world....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/shimizu-corporations-new-tokyo-headquarters-is-the-worlds-least-co2-emitting-building/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Shimizu Corporation Head Office in Tokyo, Japan

After the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami Japan shut down all of its nuclear reactors and set regional energy reduction targets to help meet energy demands without having to increase generating capacity. No one seems to be taking this heightened awareness of energy efficiency and renewable energy more seriously than the Shimizu Corporation, a large architecture, engineering and construction firm based in Tokyo. On August 1, they opened their new headquarters - which is touted to be the least carbon-emitting building in the world....

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