Coco-Fan Fujisawa SST Acquires First DBJ Green Building Certification (Healthcare Version)
Gakken Coco-Fan's 'Coco-Fan Fujisawa SST' has been certified as the first project under the DBJ Green Building Certification (Healthcare Version). This recognition acknowledges the building's exceptional environmental and social considerations, with the certification granted on December 17, 2025, and an award ceremony held on March 11, 2026.
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Gakken Coco-Fan Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Shinagawa / President & COO: Takeshi Mori / hereinafter, "the Company"), a group company of Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Shinagawa / Representative Director and President: Hiroaki Miyahara), operates the service-oriented elderly housing facility 'Coco-Fan Fujisawa SST.' This facility has been certified on December 17, 2025, as the commemorative first project under the DBJ Green Building Certification (Healthcare Version), recognizing it as a building with extremely excellent "environmental and social considerations." Following this, an award ceremony was held on March 11, 2026.
■ What is DBJ Green Building Certification?
DBJ Green Building Certification (hereinafter, "GB Certification") is a system that evaluates real estate ("Green Building") with environmental and social considerations. In addition to the environmental performance of the target property, it provides a comprehensive evaluation that includes responsiveness to various stakeholders, such as disaster prevention and community considerations, to evaluate and certify real estate that is socially and economically demanded, and to support such initiatives.
Starting from April 1, 2025, the "Healthcare Version" of GB Certification was launched, aiming to visualize evaluations aligned with real estate sustainability, such as comfortable services and promotion of well-being, and environmental considerations in paid nursing homes and service-oriented elderly housing. It also serves as a dialogue tool for a wide range of stakeholders, aiming to further enhance sustainability and promote engagement in the industry.
■ Background and Significance of this Project's Initiatives
Gakken Group promotes sustainability management aimed at realizing a sustainable society. With key challenges such as reducing environmental impact and improving well-being, the group has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% compared to fiscal 2022 by 2030, and is proceeding with the development of ZEB-compliant elderly housing and the utilization of renewable energy.
Based on these group policies, 'Coco-Fan Fujisawa SST' has acquired GB Certification, receiving high evaluations for its building's environmental performance, user comfort, and connections with the community.
■ Evaluation Points
GB Certification, based on an ESG perspective, allows for the visualization of ESG initiatives by evaluating five items: environmental performance of the building (Energy & Resources), user comfort (Well-being), resilience to disasters and crises (Resilience), consideration for diversity and surrounding environment (Community & Diversity), and collaboration with stakeholders (Partnership).
Coco-Fan Fujisawa SST, in addition to its building's environmental performance, was highly evaluated for its advanced initiatives in user comfort and consideration for diversity and the surrounding environment, thereby acquiring a "4-star" certification rank, which corresponds to approximately the top 10% of the entire domestic real estate market for properties with extremely excellent environmental and social considerations.
Through this certification, further improvement in the property's competitiveness and brand value is expected.
The main points are as follows:
Regarding the Energy & Resources category, the daily use of a cogeneration system and power supply to the facility by an on-site solar power generation system contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the adoption of all-LED lighting, water-saving equipment, and water-saving toilets promotes energy and resource conservation at the facility.
■ What is DBJ Green Building Certification?
DBJ Green Building Certification (hereinafter, "GB Certification") is a system that evaluates real estate ("Green Building") with environmental and social considerations. In addition to the environmental performance of the target property, it provides a comprehensive evaluation that includes responsiveness to various stakeholders, such as disaster prevention and community considerations, to evaluate and certify real estate that is socially and economically demanded, and to support such initiatives.
Starting from April 1, 2025, the "Healthcare Version" of GB Certification was launched, aiming to visualize evaluations aligned with real estate sustainability, such as comfortable services and promotion of well-being, and environmental considerations in paid nursing homes and service-oriented elderly housing. It also serves as a dialogue tool for a wide range of stakeholders, aiming to further enhance sustainability and promote engagement in the industry.
■ Background and Significance of this Project's Initiatives
Gakken Group promotes sustainability management aimed at realizing a sustainable society. With key challenges such as reducing environmental impact and improving well-being, the group has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% compared to fiscal 2022 by 2030, and is proceeding with the development of ZEB-compliant elderly housing and the utilization of renewable energy.
Based on these group policies, 'Coco-Fan Fujisawa SST' has acquired GB Certification, receiving high evaluations for its building's environmental performance, user comfort, and connections with the community.
■ Evaluation Points
GB Certification, based on an ESG perspective, allows for the visualization of ESG initiatives by evaluating five items: environmental performance of the building (Energy & Resources), user comfort (Well-being), resilience to disasters and crises (Resilience), consideration for diversity and surrounding environment (Community & Diversity), and collaboration with stakeholders (Partnership).
Coco-Fan Fujisawa SST, in addition to its building's environmental performance, was highly evaluated for its advanced initiatives in user comfort and consideration for diversity and the surrounding environment, thereby acquiring a "4-star" certification rank, which corresponds to approximately the top 10% of the entire domestic real estate market for properties with extremely excellent environmental and social considerations.
Through this certification, further improvement in the property's competitiveness and brand value is expected.
The main points are as follows:
Regarding the Energy & Resources category, the daily use of a cogeneration system and power supply to the facility by an on-site solar power generation system contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the adoption of all-LED lighting, water-saving equipment, and water-saving toilets promotes energy and resource conservation at the facility.