Corporate History

Shiga Factory opened in Shiga Pref.

Model B marketed

Stock listed on 2nd Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange

Kanto Factory opened in Ibaragi Pref.

SFr50 million convertible bond issued

Model W (wooden home) marketed

Tie-up with Tong-ji University, Shanghai, China

Hyogo Factory opened in Hyogo Pref.

Our model house in Osaka certified by MOC as complying with its CHS (Century Housing System) regulation

GRENIER EX (steel-frame single-family home) marketed

APIA (high-grade urban low rise apartment) marketed

Contract awarded for building Dalian Shanzhuang Village (foreigners' residential district) in Dalian, China

Construction Phase 1 of ROKKO-ISLAND-CITY Project started

IS STAGE (light-weight concrete home) marketed

BE-ATTIC (3-story steel-frame home) marketed

AD-XAX (high-grade multi-family home) marketed

LORA (steel-frame single-family home) marketed

CENTRAGE FR (steel-frame single family home) marketed

CENTRAGE LR (steel-frame single family home) marketed

Sekisui House-W Co., Ltd. (specializing in wood-frame home) merged with us

SHA-WOOD Department set up to start wood-frame home business

SOLAR-ΣA (house with solar photovoltaic cells installed on the roof) marketed

GIO-TRISTAGE (3-story urban home) marketed

Isami Wada named President & Representative Director

GRENIER-DYNE series (light-weight concrete home) marketed

Sha-Maison GRANVERIE G3 (low rise apartment) marketed

CENTRAGE GALLERY (single-family steel-frame home) marketed

All six factories certified under ISO 14001 environmental management standard

"Gohon no Ki" gardening concept announced

Trading of sponsored American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) begun

WE'S DYNE (concrete home) marketed

Sekisui House management board adopts executive officer system

Sales of residential anti-crime systems for use in all homes begun

Full-scale implementation of universal design in homes announced by Sekisui House

Azai Factory established at Azai-cho, Shiga Prefecture and operation started

Next-generation energy-saving technologies standardized for all homes

The MAST Club, a tenant support system, established

BE FREE (steel-frame home), a "PERSONAL ORDER-MADE" series, marketed

M'CHANTOA (wood-frame home) marketed

6 Sekiwa Real Estate companies wholly owened subsidiaries

Remodeling operations saparated to be Sekisui House Remodeling, Ltd.

Shareholder Special Benefit Point System introduced

Declaration of Sustainability

M'Natura IORI (wood-frame home) marketed

Sustainable Design Laboratory (for housing verification testing) launched

IS ORDER (concrete home) marketed

BE ECORD (steel-frame home) marketed

VILLACE (low rise apartment) marketed

YUKARI NO IE (wood-frame home) marketed

Shareholder Complimentary Gift System introduced

CRAVIE (low rise apartment) marketed

Zero-emission status achieved at remodeling sites

The Minister of Environment Award for Global Warming earned by "Develop Communities sustainable into the future"

The Sekisui House Group Medium-term Management Plan announced

PERSONAL ORDER-MADE ROOMORE (wood-frame home) marketed

CARBON NEUTRAL HOUSE marketed

Isami Wada named Chairman & CEO

Toshinori Abe named President & COO

Construction of HOMMACHI MINAMI GARDEN CITY (tentative name) started

Construction of the A block of the GOTENYAMA PROJECT (tentative name) started

GREEN FIRST models (ecological home) marketed

The Sekisui House Group FY2010 Medium-term Management Plan announced

Sekisui House surpassed two million homes sold since foundation

BE SAI+E (steel-frame home) marketed

THE GRAVIS (wood-frame home) marketed

Large-scale urban development projects started in Shenyang and Suzhou, China

Real estate development projects started in Singapore with Far East Organization and Frasers Centrepoint Limited

Cascadia real estate development project started in Seattle, USA, with Newland Real Estate Group, LLC

Central Park joint development project started in Sydney, Australia with Frasers Centrepoint Limited

AIRKIS (an air environment-friendly system) marketed

IS ROY+E (concrete home) marketed

GRAVIS VILLA (wood-frame home) marketed

SMART COMMON CITY AKAISHIDAI subdivision sales started

Became the first housing manufacturer to exhibit at the Tokyo Motor Show

"Green First ZERO" energy-neutral home launched

SUMUFUMULAB opened in Knowledge Capital,Grand Front Osaka

Power generation by mega solar system started at all Sekisui House's factories

Construction of a mega solar power plant started in Yusui-cho, Kagoshima Prefecture

"Kodomo Satoyama Lab: Forest in the Heart of Tokyo" won the Excllence Award(METI Minister Award) in the 7th Kids Design Award

The "βsystem" heavy-gauge steel-frame construction method and the "SHAWOOD" wooden-frame construction method won the Good Design Award 2013

A huge greenery-covered monument, "Wall of Hope," completed in Shin Umeda City

Diversity and Inclusion Promoting Office established to promote career development to female employees and promote diversity of human resources

The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto, a hotel constructed by Sekisui House opened

"The Gravis 2014 edition" wooden-frame detached home launched

“Hybrid S-MJ,” an upgraded version of the “SHAWOOD” wooden-frame home construction method, announced.

Wooden-frame detached home “modellare” launched.

Sekiwa Grand Mast, Ltd. established as a company dedicated to operation and management of assisted living complexes for senior citizens.

The Central Park condominium built in Australia under a multi-use development project won the title “Best Tall Building Worldwide.”

Multi-generation community development project started in the “Ekoda 3-chome” district of Nakano-ku, Tokyo, in cooperation with the Urban Renaissance Agency.

Joint public-private action for regional disaster prevention at the Tohoku Factory introduced in a study tour conducted as part of the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

The Central Park project in Australia named “Best Innovative Green Building” at the MIPIM Awards.

“MAST Clerien Kagurazaka,” a rental apartment designed to encourage cross-generational communications among residents, such as the elderly, families with children, and newly married couples, completed.

Sekisui House included in the “Competitive IT Strategy Company Stock Selection” established in FY2015 as one of the 18 companies by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock exchange, becoming the first company in the construction industry to be included in this selection.

Sekisui House included in the Competitive IT Strategy Company Stock Selection by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, becoming the first company in the construction industry to be included in this selection for two consecutive years.

Japan’s first microgrid-based electric power management system started in the Higashimatsushima City Smart Anti-Disaster Eco Town.

A 53-year-old Sekisui House “Type A” registered as a Tangible Cultural Property (building) ? a first for prefabricated housing.

“Safe door pull” won the Special Jury Award at the 10th Kids Design Award.

Mushin-an, a landscaping work produced by Sekisui House, won the grand prize, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award, in the garden category at the Hibiya Park Gardening Show 2016.

Sekisui House won the 2nd Japan Wood Design Award in all three categories: Lifestyle Design, Health Care Design and Social Design.

Sekisui House won the IAUD Award 2016 in the housing equipment category for the “development of the original BCH-V bench-style bath,” “cavity sliding door” and “handleless hinged door.”

Sekisui House opened Koji Kinutani Tenku Art Museum on the 27th floor of Tower West of Umeda Sky Building. Koji Kinutani is a leading fresco artist in Japan.

Sekisui House given the Minister of Economy,Trade and Industry Prize, in the 26th Grand Prize for the Global Environment Award in recognitionof the promotion of “Green First ZERO” models and other environmental initiatives.

Sekisui House selected for the New Diversity Management Selection 100 project by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Sekisui House selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the TokyoStock Exchange for inclusion on the 2017 “Nadeshiko” list, becoming the only company in the housing and construction industry to beincluded on this list for the fourth time.

New“IS” series employing the new dynamicframe system launched.

Sekisui House Trust, Ltd. started operations tosupport owners of rental housing for smoothtransition of assets.

Sekisui House became the first company in the Japanese construction industry to join the RE100 initiative.

“Flexible β system,” a new construction method for three-and four-story housing, introduced.

Demonstration experiment for housing performance evaluation started in cooperation with the Center for Preventive MedicalSciences, Chiba University.

Subdivision sale of Grande Maison Kakuozan Kikuzakacho, Japan’s　first net-zero energy condominium, started.

“Green First ZERO”ranked second in the Sustainable City Grand Prize category in the Green Solutions Awards 2017.

Higashimatsushima City Smart Anti-Disaster EcoTown awarded the Minister of the Environment’s FY2017 Commendation for Global Warming Prevention Activity for two consecutive years.

The housing industry’s first VR presentation of housing designs tailored to each customer’sneeds started nat ionwide.

Announcement of 2021 opening of W OSAKA, the first W hotel in Japan, made.

Toshinori Abe named Chairman & Representative Director.

Shiro Inagaki named Vice Chairman & Representative Director.

Yoshihiro Nakai named President & Representative Director.

Takashi Uchida named Executiｖe Vice President & Representative Director.

The first company in Japan’s housing industry to be certied by the Science Based Targets(SBT) initiative, an international scheme.

A quality inspection system incorporating imageprocessing and AI technologies introduced in the production lines of “Bellburn” ceramicexterior wall tiles in the Shizuoka Factory.

A 10,000-visitor milestone achieved by the Sekisui House Eco First Park.

The villa of the Yamazaki Family and the Usui Family (Sekisui House “Type A”) designated as one of the Karuizawa Blue Plaque buildings.

A commitment to ensuring that all male employees, if necessary, will take more than one month’s childcare leave declared.

The Human Life R&D Institute opened as Japan’s first institute specialized in research on happiness.

Sekisui House participated in CES 2019 as a single exhibitor. “The Platform House Concept” to make home the happiest place in the world announced.

“Sekisui House Owner Denki” service to purchase post-FIT electricity of Sekisui House home owners announced.

Selected for the CDP's prestigious "A List" for Climate Change.

Sekisui House given the “Silver Class” rating in corporate sustainability assessment by RobecoSAM.

Sekisui House started working with KDDI and Hitachi to establish an inter-enterprise information-sharing platform.

Announcement of 2022 opening of Courtyard by Marriott Nagoya made.

Sekisui House included in the Competitive IT Strategy Company Stock Selection for the third time.

Announcement of partnership to be formed with Homes England and Urban Splash to move into the UK housing market made.

Comprehensive partnership agreement signed with Osaka Prefectural Government.

Project started to redevelop the former Daimyo Elementary School site into a multi-purpose complex comprised of Kyushu’s _rst Ritz Carton Hotel and of_ce buildings.

“Smart Inspection,” the _rst remote inspection system in the housing industry, launched.

Establishment of a Day to Consider Childcare Leave
Establishment of a system for registering common law marriage and same-sex partners - a first for a major housing manufacturer
Announcement of the Ikumen White Paper 2019, a survey of the state of childcare leave in Japan
Selected as a member of DJSI World for the fourth consecutive year and for the DJSI Asia Pacific for the third consecutive year
Awarded the Award of Excellence for Ikumen Childcare in the 13th Kids Design Award and the Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office Minister's Award

Awarded the Good Design Award in 2019 for the Family Suite, the Egotanomori Project, etc.
Announcement of joint research with the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) on home health monitoring
Awarded Gold for second consecutive year in the PRIDE Index 2019, which evaluates LGBTQ initiatives - a first for a housing manufacturer
Establishment of a technical training facility in Vietnam - the first for a housing manufacturer

REGNUM COURT, a platform for urban 3- to 4-story steel frame custom detached houses, is launched
Grand opening of the Sekiwa Real Estate Kansai Minamimido Building and the Osaka Excel Hotel Tokyu, the first hotel in Japan integrated into a temple gate

First Company in Japan to issue a TCFD Report 2019 in the non-financial company sector

Announcement of the first Initiative under the platform house concept HED-Net, the world’s first in-home early detection network
Homes resilient to natural disasters are unveiled in the US together with Woodside Homes and Hanley Wood
Selected for the CDP's prestigious "A List" for Climate Change

Operations begin at Sekisui House noie, a secondary brand for sales detached houses

The Umekita 2nd Project (working title) urban design for Osaka is decided upon

New housing experiment begins together with Osaka Gas on a house with three types of batteries
Renewable energy is introduced through Sekisui House Owner Denki to model homes and other facilities around Japan
Over 16 million trees have been planted through the Gohon no ki indigenous landscaping concept and standard tree identifier plates have been installed

Partnership begins in the exterior business with Gifu Zohen

The SEKISUI HOUSE-KUMA LAB general endowed course is established together with the University of Tokyo

Opening of Moxy Osaka Shin Umeda
Subsequent openings through Trip Base Michi no Eki Project, a project for regional revitalization

Family Suite Premium Homes, a new lifestyle, is launched
FRASER SUITES AKASAKA TOKYO, the first in Japan, opens

Grand opening of seven new buildings at the Kanto Sumai no yume kojo center
Shawood KOKAGE LOUNGE is launched

Engawa KYOTO, GRAND MAISON JOSUI GARDEN CITY FOREST GATE I, and Prime Maison Shimokitazawa are awarded the 2020 Good Design Award
Awarded the Japan Wood Design Award 2020 with the first fully SGEC/PEFC certified home in Japan
Grand Prix winner in the Ikumen Company Award 2020

Awarded the 2020 Climate Change Action Minister of the Environment Award with the advancement of zero emissions rental housing
Awarded Gold for third consecutive year in the PRIDE Index 2020, which evaluates LGBTQ initiatives
Selected for the DJSI World and the DJSI Asia Pacific Index and designated an Industry Leader by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
First Japanese company to conduct a well-being survey, in partnership with professor Takashi Maeno from the graduate school at Keio University

Awarded the 2020 Climate Change Action Minister of the Environment Award with the advancement of zero emissions rental housing
Awarded Gold for third consecutive year in the PRIDE Index 2020, which evaluates LGBTQ initiatives
Selected for the DJSI World and the DJSI Asia Pacific Index and designated an Industry Leader by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
First Japanese company to conduct a well-being survey, in partnership with professor Takashi Maeno from the graduate school at Keio University

Awarded the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Commissioner's Award in the 2020 New Energy Awards for Sekisui House Owner Denki
Selected for the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

Selected as Gold Class for the S&P Global's Sustainability Award
Awarded the Silver Award in the Environmentally Sustainable Company division at the Ministry of the Environment's ESG Finance Awards Ja

W Osaka, designed by Tadao Ando, opens
Selected as a “Nadeshiko Brand” for the sixth time in FY2020

Lifestyle model house opens at the Kansai Sumai no yume kojo center
One millionth visitor to Nattoku kobo
Platform House ZERO, a smart home service, is launched

Entered into a business alliance with TIMES24 and TIMES MOBILITY for parking lots at Sha Maison properties
First nationally-operated park opens under the Park-PFI project at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park

Placed first in Institutional Investor’s “2021 All-Japan Executive Team”
Supported Minecraft Cup 2021 National Tournament, a programming education initiative for children

Tomorrow's Life Museum reopened　after renovation

Sales of “PLATFORM HOUSE touch” launched

“White Paper on Men’s Childcare Leave 2021” and “White Paper on Men’s Childcare Leave 2021 Special Edition” announced

Placed first in the Construction/Housing/Real Estate category of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan’s 2021 Awards for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure
T-BOX established by the University of Tokyo and Sekisui House as a research facility for exploring architectural innovations that leverage digital technology
Sekisui House newspaper advertisement awarded top prize in the Purpose/ESG category of the Nikkei Advertising Awards

Awarded Gold for the fourth consecutive year in the PRIDE Index 2021
SUMUFUMU TERRACE Shinjuku and SUMUFUMU TERRACE Tachikawa opened
The “Gohon no ki” project’s nature-positive methodology for conserving urban biodiversity published

Selected as a CDP Climate Change A List company, the highest CDP ranking
Awarded Chairman’s Prize in the Energy Conservation Best Practices at Workplaces category of the Energy Conservation Center Japan’s 2021 Energy Conservation Grand Prize
Awarded D&I Award 2021 grand prize

Jan

Awarded Consumer Affairs Agency Commissioner’s Award commendation in the Award for Good Practices of Consumer-Oriented Management (2021)

Holt Homes became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sekisui House US Holdings

Selected for the 2022 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index for a second consecutive year

Feb

SUMUFUMU TERRACE Aoyama opened

Standardized the Revised Housing Performance Indication System top-level energy efficiency specifications “Insulation performance grade 5” and “Primary energy consumption grade 6” from April 1

Awarded Gold Prize in the Environmentally Sustainable Company category of the Ministry of the Environment's Third ESG Finance Awards Japan, the first Gold awarded in the construction industry

Mar

Courtyard by Marriott Nagoya opened

Awarded Grand Prize in the 30th Global Environment Awards

Short-stay recreation center under the theme of park tourism opened in Uminonakamichi Seaside Park.

Received Excellence Award in the Nikkei Annual Report Awards 2021

Apr

SUITE CONCIER, a website for introducing lifestyle services to owners, launched

May

Concluded partnership agreement with the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

Jun

Earned chain-of-custody (CoC) certification for manufacturing and distribution processes under the forest certification system
Acquired Chesmar Homes, LLC as a subsidiary

Aug

Partnered with NEC on use of facial recognition system in multiple-dwelling complexes

Sep

Awarded the Minister of the Environment Award at the 5th EcoPro Awards
“White Paper on Men’s Childcare Leave 2022” announced
Trip Base Michi-no-Eki project awarded the 14th Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Award
Acquired Maruhon Inc. as a subsidiary

Oct

Placed first in the Securities Analysts Association of Japan's 2022 Awards for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure for the second consecutive year

Nov

Received Rainbow Certification rating in the PRIDE Index 2022

Placed first in the WEPs Awards 2022
Awarded the 15th Parenting Award
Launched joint research project with the University of Tokyo on biodiversity and health
Collaboration with the Organization for Landscape and Urban Green Infrastructure on urban corporate green space biodiversity assessment

Dec

Selected as a CDP’s 2022 Climate Change and Forests A List Company
Awarded Chairman’s Prize in the Energy Conservation Best Practices at Workplaces category of the Energy Conservation Center Japan’s 2022 Energy Conservation Grand Prize

Launched +e PROJECT with Nissan to promote EVs in multiple-dwelling complexes
Launched Sekisui House Community Art Exhibition, a project for exhibiting artworks by people with disabilities on construction site temporary fencing