Two DAIKYO and Anabuki Construction Projects Selected for Ministry of the Environment’s Fiscal 2021 High-Rise ZEH-M Support Project
~Deploying ZEH projects nationwide, with a cumulative total of 28 projects selected within four years~

TOKYO, Japan - September 29, 2021 - DAIKYO INCORPORATED (“DAIKYO”) and Anabuki Construction Inc. (“Anabuki Construction”) announced that two of their projects—tentatively named Lions Sembayashiomiya (ZEH-M Ready) and Surpass Bandai 2-chome (ZEH-M Oriented)—have been selected for the High-Rise ZEH-M Support Project under the Ministry of the Environment’s fiscal 2021 project to encourage the adoption of CO₂ reduction in condominiums (low-, mid- and high-rise ZEH-M).
Together with the projects selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Fiscal 2018 High-Rise ZEH-M Demonstration Project and the Ministry of the Environment’s Fiscal 2019 and 2020 High-Rise ZEH-M Support Project, a cumulative total of 28 DAIKYO and Anabuki Construction projects have been selected.

■About the Initiatives of DAIKYO and Anabuki Construction
In principle, DAIKYO and Anabuki Construction promotes development of all their condominiums with specifications that meet the ZEH-M Oriented standard. The companies will consider the environment and seek to improve living environments while pursuing their strength of being particular about housing specifications and functions.

1. ZEH-M Being Aimed at by DAIKYO and Anabuki Construction
ZEH-M is a condominium that achieves significant energy savings in electricity and gas (at least 20% against energy-saving standards) while maintaining a comfortable indoor environment by raising energy-saving performance through the introduction of thermal insulation performance and facilities and systems with high efficiency. To promote ZEH-M in pursuit of residents’ comfort, DAIKYO and Anabuki Construction have formulated a new standard of lifestyle friendly to both people and the Earth which takes into consideration comfortable and healthy lifestyle, energy-saving lifestyle that is friendly to family budgets, and lifestyle with consideration for the Earth’s future.

1. Comfortable and healthy lifestyle
   •Keeping homes uniformly warm from corner to corner even in cold winters through high thermal insulation
2. Energy-saving lifestyle that is friendly to family budgets
   •Reducing energy consumption by using highly efficient facilities (such as ENE-FARM)
   •Economical by saving on utility fees through high thermal insulation and use of highly efficient facilities
3. Lifestyle with consideration for the Earth’s future
   •Reducing domestic CO₂ emissions and promoting a new standard of lifestyle friendly to both people and the Earth

Reference: Lions ZEH & Surpass ZEH (https://lions-mansion.jp/areaspecial/zeh_m/) (in Japanese)

• Sustainable open Innovation Initiative (https://sii.or.jp/moe_zeh_m03/zeh_mh/) (in Japanese)

• October 21, 2020: Five DAIKYO and Anabuki Construction Projects Selected for Ministry of the Environment’s Fiscal 2020 High-Rise ZEH-M Support Project
  https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/newsrelease/201021_ORIXG.html
  
• September 26, 2019: Eleven Projects Selected for Ministry of the Environment’s High-Rise ZEH-M Support Project
  https://www.daikyo.co.jp/news/dev/files/20190926_3.pdf [1.1MB] (in Japanese)
• March 28, 2019: Commencement of Sales Activities for Seven Projects Selected for High-Rise ZEH-M Demonstration Project
  https://www.daikyo.co.jp/news/dev/files/20190328_1.pdf[1.5MB] (in Japanese)
• September 3, 2018: Ten Projects Selected for Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Fiscal 2018 High-Rise ZEH-M Demonstration Project
  https://www.daikyo.co.jp/dev/files/20180903.pdf[742KB] (in Japanese)

3.Definition and Assessment Criteria of ZEH in Condominiums
ZEH is categorized based on the level of energy-saving performance, with higher categories in the list having better energy-saving performance. Condominiums that reduce primary energy consumption by at least 20% are categorized as ZEH-M Oriented, those by at least 50% are categorized as ZEH-M Ready, those by at least 75% as Nearly ZEH-M, and those by at least 100% as ZEH-M.

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ORIX Corporation
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