Technical Tours

Monday, February 13, 2012

Toyota South Campus Gold LEED Certified Building
Time: 1:30 – 3:30 PM (Check-in at 1:00 PM)
Fee: $45
Space is limited. Registration cut-off date January 31, 2012

The South Campus facility, located on TMS’ headquarters in Torrance, Calif., has a capacity of 2,500 persons. The 624,000 square feet complex, houses the headquarters for Toyota Financial Services, offices for TMS employees, the call center for TMS Customer Services as well as meeting and dining facilities. Opening its doors in April 2003, South Campus promotes greener building construction and maintenance operations – fulfilling a key goal in Toyota’s North American Environmental Action Plan. In its construction, building materials contained an average 50 percent recycled content and more than 90 percent of construction waste was recycled. South Campus supports a sustainable environment through its energy efficiency, including indirect lighting, motion sensors, rooftop solar photovoltaic panels, high efficiency glass windows, an Energy Star roof and absence of HCFC refrigerants and Halon fire suppressants. South Campus as part of TMS' headquarters campus recently enhanced its integrated solid waste management program to achieve zero-waste-to-landfill.

South Campus has received several awards including the U.S. Green Building Council “Gold” LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Award, EPA Onsite Generation Green Power Leadership Award, the American Society of Landscape Architects General Design Award and most recently, California Integrated Waste Management Board’s WRAP of the Year award.

Note: It is suggested that attendees wear flat shoes and long pants. Photography is allowed.


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Covanta Energy-From-Waste Facility
Time: 8:45 – 10:00 AM (Check-in at 8:15 AM)
Fee: $45
Space is limited.

The Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF), operating as Covanta Long Beach Renewable Energy, began commercial operations in July 1988 serving the City of Long Beach and the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County. The facility processes up to 1,380 tons of municipal solid waste per day, generating up to 36 megawatts (MW) or enough to power 35,000 homes. The majority electricity produced is sold under a long-term contract to Southern California Edison, with the rest being used to power the facility and the Energy-from-Waste (EfW) process. The facility also recycles approximately 10,000 tons of ferrous (steel) metals each year.

Note: All attendees are required to wear long sleeves and close toe shoes. Hard hats, ear protection and safety glasses will be provided at the facility. Photography is allowed on this tour.