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Smoking increases ventilation loads, leading to greater air-conditioning loads and power required for air circulation.  Allowing smoking only in a designated area enables energy conservation through local ventilation control.


 


(Source: "Detailed Handbook on Energy Conservation in Buildings and Building Equipment" By Nobuo Nakahara, published by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan)




 Buildings adopting this energy-saving measure in Japan

Sapporo Kousei Hospital
HERBIS OSAKA
Sendai Jozenji Building
Mitsui Warehouse Hakozaki Building
Dome City Gas Building
Sumida City Hall
Takasaki Shinkin Bank Head Office
Integrated Academic Information Center
Ikeda Denki Building
J. CITY
Sagamihara Municipal Swimming Center
Sawara Town Hall
Yomiuri Shimbun Yokohama Plant
OD Building
Yomiuri Shimbun Fuchu Annex
UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre Osaka
RITE (Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth) headquarters
Itochu Yokohama Kohoku Building
Tokyo Gas Kohoku NT Building
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
Major manufacturers
Ebara Corp.
Yamatake Building Systems Co., Ltd.

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