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Toyota Motor Sales South Campus, The Gold Level Standard For
Corporate Sustainability
Marc Cohen
Mark Yamauchi
Name
Organization
Title
Marc
Cohen
16 Technology
CTG
Senior Project
Drive , Irvine, CA
Energetics, Inc. Architect
92618
Mark
Yamauchi
Toyota Motor
Sales, USA,
Inc.
Facilities
Strategic
Planning
Manager
Address
19001 South
Western Avenue
#G201 Torrance, CA
90509 us
Phone
Fax
Email
9494286268
9497900020
mc@ctgenergetics.com
3104686263
NA
3103815936
mark_yamauchi@toyota.com
Abstract
Toyota Motor Sales has a high commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability for its building design,
construction and ongoing operations. In 2001, Toyota decided to take their commitment to a higher level and
embarked on a process to certify their first building under the LEED 2.0 program. This presentation will use the
Toyota South Campus project to provide insight into the corporate sustainable development process, successful
integration of LEED, and lessons learned. The project is a 624,000 sf, three-story, office built on 46 acres within the
Toyota Campus.
The sustainable design and LEED process was started during the early design stages of the project. While the Owner
had never been through the LEED process before, we found that Toyota’s corporate standards and environmental
philosophy automatically put the project on the proper path to achieve a LEED certification. The team analyzed the
initial building program and determined that the project would target a modest Silver level. Throughout the design and
construction process, opportunities to increase the sustainability of the project grew and began to snowball. Through
the commitment of Toyota and the entire design and construction team the project, which initially targeted a modest
33 points, achieved a firm gold rating with 46 points earned.
The project has gone beyond typical corporate standards for offices by utilizing high efficiency plumbing fixtures
coupled with recycled water for irrigation, process loads and sewage conveyance. Potable water consumption is
significantly reduced from typical building models (60% irrigation demand reduction – 100% potable water reduction /
81% domestic potable water reduction). Additionally, through the installation of a 536 kW photovoltaic array, high
performance office lighting, and gas fired absorption chillers, the project was able to secure all ten energy
performance points and an additional three renewable energy points.
Toyota also focused on building IAQ both during construction and prior to occupancy. Low emitting materials were
specified to minimize exposure of workers to unhealthy VOC levels during construction. A rigorous construction IAQ
management plan, including pre-occupancy air testing, ensured that the buildings would be clean and healthy at
occupancy.
The Toyota building model can be used by other corporations who want to include sustainable design and LEED in
their future projects, but are skeptical about the process, the costs, and the results. Toyota has preliminarily
estimated that this project resulted in a 2% premium cost over their standard for similar construction projects. Toyota
is currently involved in preparing a detailed cost/benefit analysis. Firm data will be available at conference time.
Three primary learning objectives
Sustainable design is achievable for corporate building types using currently available technologies with minimal cost
premium. Cost / benefit data will be provided.
Early commitment to sustainability (integrated design approach) ensures success. By focusing on sustainable design
early, it is possible to integrate features with minimal extra effort and cost implications.
Sustainable design / LEED education along with clear goal setting is key to ensuring success. All parties involved
with the project (owner to laborer) knew their role and their contribution to the success of the project.
Keywords
Corporate Architecture / Development
Bio
Experience
Mr. Cohen has more than 15 years of experience in the architectural design and facilities planning and management
fields. He has extensive experience with both private sector and government design and design-build projects.
In his role as a Senior Project Architect for CTG Energetics, Mr. Cohen provides project management and building
simulation analysis for sustainable and energy efficient building design projects. He is currently managing the
sustainable design and LEED™ documentation for multiple design projects targeting rating levels from Certified
through Platinum. Additionally, is actively involved in managing CTG’s role as LEED™ Project and CIR review
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consultants to the U.S. Green Building Council.
Mr. Cohen is experienced in the use of multiple computer-based modeling programs to analyze lighting, daylight
optimization, energy consumption and air-flow within buildings. Using Lightscape, Lumen Micro, Flovent and Visual
DOE, Mr. Cohen has been able to provide design teams and building owners with valuable analysis of proposed
high-performance building systems.
Representative Projects
Mr. Cohen is a LEED™ Accredited Professional and has been actively involved with the management of five projects
which have been certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED 2.0 Green Building Rating System. Among
these projects are:
FORD PREMIER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
Irvine, California:
The project consists of a 5 story office tower and an adjacent product development wing. This project was the first
LEED™ 2.0 Certified Project in California.
TOYOTA MOTOR SALES SOUTH CAMPUS FACILITY
Torrance, California:
This project is a 624,000 square foot, three-story office building located on 46 acres in the Toyota Torrance Campus.
The project has achieved 46 points, earning a LEED™ 2.0 Gold award.
Education / Professional Registration
Mr. Cohen holds a Bachelors of Architecture degree from the University of Southern California and is a licensed
architect in the State of California.
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