Toyota Using WebGL Powered Experience to Showcase New Port of Long Beach Toyota Logistics Services Vehicle Processing and Distribution Center for LEED Gold Certification
In 2017, Toyota began to build the world’s first megawatt-scale carbonate fuel cell power generation plant with a hydrogen fueling station to support its operations at the Port of Long Beach. Today the effort is coming to life.
The new Toyota Logistic Services Distribution Center is scheduled for completion later this year. This innovative 166,500-square-foot facility is dedicated to processing over 200,000 auto imports annually at the Port of Long Beach. Targeted to achieve LEED Gold, it incorporates Carbon Neutral, Tri-Generation, Fuel Cell, and Hydrogen strategies.
Groove Jones worked with the Toyota team to create an interactive educational experience as part of the LEED Gold certification requirements.
LEED (Leadership in Energy Environmental Design) certification means healthier, more productive places for us to live, learn, work and play, as well as less stress on the environment, by encouraging energy and resource-efficient buildings.
Using Interactive WebGL to Educate and Demonstrate
The team recreated the Toyota Logistic Services Distribution Center at Long Beach in 3D, along with various animated vehicles and interesting artifacts for users to tap and explore. Website URL – https://trigen.groove-tech.com/
WebGL allows us to create dynamic ways for the user to not just read about something but to interact with it and actively participate in the content.
The entire site highlights six specific LEED Features that highlight the work for LEED Gold Certification.
- Sustainable Sites
- Water Efficiency
- Energy and Atmosphere
- Materials and Resources
- Indoor Environmental Quality
- Innovation and Design
Users can tap on the individual POI (Point of Interest) hot spots throughout the location, causing the camera to zoom in on that specific topic.
The site works on both mobile and desktop computer browser devices. Allowing us to scale the experience to a global audience without needing special plugins or applications.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, LEED provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership.
This effort is part of Toyota North America’s larger goal of Environmental Challenge (zero tailpipe emissions, zero carbon lifecycle for our vehicles, and zero carbon facilities by 2050; optimization and minimization of water use; support of recycled and circular economy; and enhancement of biodiversity) which all have been used to guide the design, construction and operation of the TLSDC Long Beach site.
Toyota’s 2050 Environmental Challenge – https://www.toyota.com/usa/environmentreport/challenge-2050-education