Daiwa House Reit Investment CorporationTSE: 8984

Notice Concerning CASBEE for Real Estate Certification and BELS Certification

· Issued by Daiwa House REIT Investment Corporation

March 31, 2021

For Immediate Release

REIT Issuer:

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corporation

2-4-8, Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Toshiharu Asada, Executive Director

(TSE Code: 8984)

Asset Manager:

Daiwa House Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Koichi Tsuchida, President and CEO

Inquiries:

Yoshikazu Tamura, General Manager,

Fund Management Department, Daiwa House REIT Division

TEL: +81-3-3595-1265

Notice Concerning Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency

("CASBEE") for Real Estate Certification and Building-HousingEnergy-efficiency Labelling

System ("BELS") Certification

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corporation ("DHR") hereby announces that seven properties listed below received Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency ("CASBEE") for Real Estate Certification and three properties listed below received Building-HousingEnergy-efficiency Labelling System ("BELS") Certification.

1. Overview of CASBEE for Real Estate Certification

CASBEE is a method designed to comprehensively assess the environmental efficiency of buildings and promoted throughout Japan under the guidance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Transport and Tourism. CASBEE for Real Estate Certification is a system where third-party institutions examine and certify assessment results prepared in accordance with CASBEE for Real Estate. The certification rating is represented by the number of stars on a four-tier scale from five stars ("S") to two stars ("B").

For details of CASBEE for Real Estate Certification, please refer to the following website.

Website of CASBEE Certification:http://www.ibec.or.jp/CASBEE/english/certificationE.htm

2. Rating of CASBEE for Real Estate Certification

Property

D Project Hachioji

DPL Nagareyama I

GRANODE Hiroshima

name

Asset class

Logistics

Logistics

Other assets

"S"

"S"

"S"

Rating

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Property

D Project Machida

D Project Urayasu II

D Project Kuki II

name

Asset class

Logistics

Logistics

Logistics

"A"

"A"

"A"

Rating

Photo

Property

D Project Kuki V

name

Asset class

Logistics

"A"

Rating

Photo

3. Overview of BELS

The Act on the Improvement of Energy Consumption Performance of Buildings ("Building Energy Efficiency Act") calls on real estate companies and certain other parties to label the energy saving performance of buildings. BELS is a system where third-party institutions evaluate the energy saving performance of buildings based on evaluation standards set by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the certification rating is represented by the number of stars on a five-tier(★★★★★-★) evaluation scale.

For details of BELS, please refer to the following website.

Website of BELS:https://www.hyoukakyoukai.or.jp/bels/bels.html(in Japanese only)

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4. Rating of BELS Certification

Property

Castalia Tower

GRANODE Hiroshima

Pacific Royal Court Minatomirai

name

Shinagawa Seaside

Urban Tower

Asset class

Residential

Other assets

Residential

Rating

0% projected reduction in

12% projected reduction in

1% projected increase in

energy consumption

energy consumption

energy consumption

Photo

5. DHR's future efforts

DHR will continue to make sustainability efforts based on the Sustainability Policy.

  • DHR's website:https://www.daiwahouse-reit.co.jp/en/

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