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The loss of vegetation in urban areas has resulted in serious problems such as the heat-island effect, air pollution, drought, and flooding. Due to difficulties in the greenification of urban areas at the ground level, a lot of attention has been focused on ways of greening buildings.
By adding greenery to the enormous areas made up of city building rooftops and walls, it is possible to greatly contribute to the improvement of the urban environment.
Toyota established the Toyota Roof Garden Corporation in December 2001 as part of an effort to achieve sustainable urban greenification by making buildings greener and developing trees that improve the environment by utilizing both engineering technologies (e.g., simulation technology) and natural science technologies, which improve the innate ability of plants to purify the air as well as enhance positive climatic effects through transpiration and providing shade.
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An Overview of
Toyota Roof Garden Corporation
Toyota Roof Garden Corporation was established in December 2001. |
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Location |
Headquarters in Miyoshi-City, Aichi Prefecture
A branch office in Chuo Ward, Tokyo |
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Business |
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Planning, designing, and implementation of greenification for rooftops, walls and exteriors |
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Production and sale of new types of products developed by TMC, such as the Cherry Sage shrub (for improving the environment) and easy-care slowgrowth Zoysia Grass (TM9) |
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Manufacture and sale of materials used in the composting process (resQ45) for the livestock industry |
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Capital |
55 million yen (70% by TMC, 30% by Ohshima Landscape Construction Co., Ltd.) |
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President |
Takehito Sato |
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