Tokyo, June 17, 2015 - Mori Building, a leading urban developer, announced today that the fiscal 2014 version of its annual survey of green coverage at its nine Hills-series urban complexes in Tokyo found that greenery as a percentage of total site area rose to 37.9%, up 4.1% (0.88 hectares), since 2006, the first year of the survey. The rate is significantly higher than the 21.8% average in Minato Ward*, where the complexes are located, convincing evidence of Mori Building's growing contribution to the greening of Tokyo.
* Survey of Greenery in Minato-ward (8th ed.), March 2012.

Hills facility greenery is not only aesthetically pleasing, it also helps to ease Tokyo's heat-island phenomenon. During the daytime, surface temperatures of green areas are some 5 to 15 degrees Celsius cooler than areas with little or no greenery (see image).

Mori Building leverages its core redevelopment concept, known as Vertical Garden Cities, to create environmentally friendly urban sites that coexist with nature. By building upwards rather than outwards, Mori Building develops open spaces and rooftops featuring lush greenery.
Moving forward, Mori will continue to develop green urban centers as part of its Ecological Network, which is connecting new and existing green areas in Tokyo to steadily enhance the city's beauty, livability and environmental friendliness.