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2020's

2020

Turned Trumark Companies, LLC, which is involved in the buildings of master planned communities, single family and attached housing, urban and mixed-use development in the United States, into a consolidated subsidiary.
Joined The Valuable 500 international initiative to promote the participation of people with disabilities in society.
Certified as a Supplier Engagement Leader Board (2019～2023). That is the highest rating in the Supplier Engagement Rating by the CDP international NPO.
Daiwa Living acquired the serviced apartment “Studios inn” in San Jose, California in the United States and started management and operation business.
Started the full-scale introduction of power derived from renewable energy in our offices and construction sites on a national scale
Held the grand opening of the iias Okinawa Toyosaki large complex commercial facility with an aquarium (Okinawa Prefecture).(June)
Opened the HANEDA INNOVATION CITY (Tokyo prefecture)large complex facility under the theme of advanced technology and Japanese culture.(July)
Started the high-rise condominium 100 Claremont Avenue Project in the United States (Manhattan, New York).(started construction in July、completed in January 2024)
Issued the Daiwa House Group Green Bond (unsecured investment corporation bond) for complex community development that fully incorporates renewable energy.
Launched the skye3 heavy steel girder rigid frame structure three-story single-family house product.(September)
Started the high-rise rental housing Block 98 Project in the United States (Houston, Texas).（completed in February 2023)
Switched to using renewable energy generated in facilities operated and managed by the Group for the power we use in our factories for the first time in the housing industry.
Started work on the largest data center complex in Japan called the Chiba New Town Data Center Park Project (DPDC Inzai Park)(Chiba Prefecture).（started construction in October)
Developed the archelis FX exoskeleton assist suit that reduces the burden of standing work in factories and introduced it into all of our factories(nine factories)
Took first spot in the construction and real estate industry in the 1st ESG Brand Survey conducted by the Nikkei ESG Management Forum.
Received the Minister of State Award for Special Missions (Gender Equality) at the Awards for Women Empowering Companies from the Cabinet Office.

2021

Introduced the Fireproof Covering Spray Robot for the first time in actual construction work.
Turned Flexbuild Holding B.V. (current Daiwa House Modular Europe B.V.), which is involved in the sale, leasing business and logistics business of modular structures in the Netherlands, into a consolidated subsidiary.
Certified with the BSI KitemarkTM for BIM Design and Construction based on ISO 19650 by the BSI Group Japan (British Standards Institution) for the first time in Japan.
Launched the industry’s first modular bath for cats with integrated flush toilet and shampoo sink called Nekolet (February).
Debuted the new D’sVARIE brand of real estate restoration properties for investment in office buildings and rental condominiums (March).
Expanded variations of Lifegenic web-only single-family house products and launched Lifegenic W wooden single-family house products (April).
Established Daiwa House Chintai Reform Co., Ltd.（November 2020） and transferred the rental housing renovation business of Daiwa House Reform Co., Ltd. to it.
Undertook large-scale renovation on the ALPARK (Hiroshima Prefecture) community-based complex commercial facility (reopened the West Building on April).
Started on work one of Japan’s largest land-based salmon aquaculture facilities in the D-Project Industry Fuji Oyama I (Shizuoka Prefecture) industrial park (started construction in April、completed in September 2023).
Launched Wood Residence MARE high class single-family house products that adopt a mixed structure combining wooden and reinforced concrete structures (April).
Developed the SWAN® welding robot system for construction sites of square steel pipe columns (May).
Started the Osaka Otemae 1 Chome Project complex facility that includes DoubleTree by Hilton Osaka Castle at the former site of the Osaka Head Office of Nikkei, Inc. (started construction in August、completed in December 2023).
Endorsed the 2050 Carbon Neutral Declaration by the government and set a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by FY2050.
Turned CastleRock Communities, L.P., which is involved in the single-family house business in the United States, into a consolidated subsidiary.
Opened the Daiwa House Group MIRAI KACHI KYOSO Center “Kotokurie” (Nara Prefecture) training facility that can create new value with local residents (October).
Commenced work on The Grace Residence, the third condominium development business in Changzhou, China.
Opened the iias Kasugai (Aichi Prefecture) large commercial facility (October).
Introduced the Same-sex Partnership System personnel program that applies the same benefits and regulations to same-sex partners as married spouses.
Listed Daiwa House Logistics Trust real estate investment trust (REIT), which incorporates logistics facilities in Asia, on Singapore Exchange.

2022

Taking on the Challenge of Achieving RE100 by Being Self sufficient in Renewable Energy praised and received the FY2021 Minister of the Environment Award for Climate Change Action.
The Daiwa House Group MIRAI KACHI KYOSO Center (Kotokurie) training facility simultaneously acquired three international environmental certifications—LEED®, WELL® and SITES®—for the first time in Japan.
Decided to sponsor the Signature Pavilion theme project of the 2025 Japan World Exposition.
Started in Toyama City as the first phase of D-Ichiba, a business to support the rebuilding of aging public wholesale markets.（started construction in February)
Started construction on the St. Elmo Project—a rental housing development project in Bethesda, Maryland, USA .(March)
Started the D-Project Data Center(DPDC) data center brand (April).
Abolished the uniform retirement age of 60 years old to promote the active participation of senior employees in the workplace.
Released the industry’s first Metaverse Housing Exhibition aiming to achieve online communication.
Decided upon the plan to rebuild the Osaka Marubiru to be utilized as a bus terminal for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai during the rebuilding.（started construction in June 2023)
Completed construction of the DPL Sapporo Rail Gate multi-tenant logistics facility jointly with Japan Freight Railway Company to start the first stage of the Collaborative Project aiming to build a sustainable logistics network across Japan (May).
Formulated our 7th Medium-term Management Plan—a five-year plan starting in FY2022.
Developed a self-propelled robot for building sites which cleans nails and dust.（July)
Made KOUYAMAUNYU Co., Ltd. and KOUYAMA Transport Co., Ltd. into wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Proposed a solar power generation system on the roofs of all new buildings for commercial facilities and logistics, business & corporate facilities.
Launched the TORISIA rental housing product to support ZEH-M (October).
Started construction on the Yodoyabashi Station West District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project —an office building which will become a new landmark at the gateway of Midosuji (November).
Opened the Fürstenwalde Plant—a manufacturing base for modular construction in Germany.
The Daiwa House Group MIRAI KACHI KYOSO Center (Kotokurie) training facility received the FY2022 Climate Change Action Award.
Certified as an A List company, the highest rating, in both the CDP Climate Change and CDP Water Security categories as assessed by the CDP international NPO. (2022～2023)

2023

Acquired Hibikinada Thermal Power Station Co., Ltd. to convert it into a power plant which uses 100% biomass fuel renewable energy. (January)
Decided to adopt ZEH-M specifications for all the PREMIST condominiums we will start constructing from FY2024 onward.
Received the Special Award at the 17th Japan Facility Management Awards for the Daiwa House Group MIRAI KACHI KYOSO Center (Kotokurie) training facility.
Developed our first commercial facility in Thailand (Bangkok). (completed construction in February)
Additionally certified with the BIM BSI Security Kitemark based on ISO 19650-5 by the BSI Group Japan (British Standards Institution).
Introduced an Internal Cabon Pricing (ICP) system into our investment judgment criteria for real estate for investment.
Transferred all shares, bonds and noncurrent assets of Daiwa Resort Co., Ltd.
Turned Storbest Holdings Pte. Ltd., which is involved in the low temperature logistics business in Singapore, into a consolidated subsidiary.
Acquired the Village Center commercial facility in the United States (Fountain Valley, California) and began operating and managing it. (June)
First in the housing and construction industry in Japan to be certified as SBT Net-Zero.
Started construction on the Melbourne Quarter West Project high-rise rental housing in Australia (central Melbourne). (August)
Issued the Daiwa House Group Sustainability-Linked Bonds (unsecured bonds) which contributes to ESG efforts.
Started operation of DREAM Solar Ishikawa Hakui Horikaeshinmachi, our first ground-based solar power plant for off-site PPA. (September)
Started construction of the Elephant Park Plot H11B Project condominium in the United Kingdom (London). (October)

2024

The first "Neopolis Summit" aiming to realize sustainable residential complexes was held at The Daiwa House Group MIRAI KACHI KYOSO Center (Kotokurie).
Full-scale operation of the Corporate Venture Capital Fund started.
Started construction of "DPL Vietnam Minh Quang"(tentative name). (March)
Launch of the in-house entrepreneurship system "Daiwa Future100".
Full-scale start of "BIZ Livness".
Launch of "Smart Made Housing." – the new concept in custom-built homes that combines the best of fully customized and pre-designed houses.
Release of the 70th anniversary commemorative single-family housing products "xevoΣ PREMIUM SMILE Edition" and "PREMIUM GranWood SMILE Edition".
Started sales of the condominium "PREMIST Miyazakidai RISETERRACE". That is our first property to simultaneously acquiring ZEH-M Ready and certified low-carbon housing.
Development of multi-tenant refrigerated and frozen logistics facilities "DPL Osaka Maishima" and "DPL Osaka Nanko I".
Start of our first logistics facility development project in the United States, Blue Ridge Commerce Center.(August)
Start of our first hotel development project in the United States "EVEN Hotel and Staybridge Suites Orlando Universal Boulevard".(September)
Alliance Residential Company,which operates rental housing business in the United States, became an equity-method affiliate of the Company.
Full-scale start of the " Osaka Marubiru Reconstruction Project"(tentative name).
Introduced a personnel system that allows employees to choose their retirement age of either 65 or 67.
Received the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award at the "3rd Excellent Construction Human Resource Development Company Award".
Start of construction of the multi-generational exchange base "Miki Regional Exchange Base"(tentative name) in Midorigaoka Neopolis (Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture).