​Why Did Honda R&D Build A New Central Plant With An Ice Box For A Floor? Come to an environmental award news briefing and find out at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday July 13, 2006 What Now that hockey season is over, the coldest floor in central Ohio belongs to Honda R&D Americas, Inc. at its Raymond, Ohio, campus. The concrete floor of HRA’s new utility building is the top of a huge ice locker. The ice box saves energy and shifts peak energy usage when the weather is hot. It is one of many environmentally friendly technologies that will be unveiled Thursday when Honda becomes the first company in Ohio to win the Leadership in Energy and Design Gold Award given by the United States Green Building Council. Come and see clean technologies developed by Honda associates, adapted from NASA and shared with vendor companies. Who Hirohide Ikeno, President, Honda R&D Americas, Inc. Charles Allen, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Honda R&D Americas, Inc. Elaine Barnes, United States Green Building Council Honorable Tony Core, Ohio House of Representatives All will be available for interviews following the presentation, along with other key team members. Where News media are invited to meet in the lobby of Honda R&D, 21001 State Route 739, south of Raymond, Ohio. Take U.S. 33 to the State Route 739 exit and go north 2 miles. Please arrive by 9:30 a.m. Agenda 9:30 a.m. Guests arrive/reception 10:00 a.m. Event begins; introductory remarks 10:30 a.m. Facility Tour begins 11:15 a.m. Event ends; interviews continue; Q & A