Implementing Daibiru Quality Through Building Renovations

Daibiru also performed façade beautification work on the newly built CornerStone Building. Only three years had passed since the building’s completion when this project was undertaken. Starting in October 2016, the entrance area was renovated, and the front façade was replaced with natural stone to enhance building safety and improve its aesthetic appearance. The problem, however, was the difficulty of obtaining materials that met Japanese standards and the fact that the processing technology available was immature in many areas, so with the help of Japanese engineers, Daibiru provided guidance on processing technology and implemented thorough quality control.

The regular meetings were also chaotic. At first, they were conducted in English, but when discussions got heated, Vietnamese and Japanese would get interspersed as well, and it wasn’t unusual for heated arguments to be followed by additional deliberations in English. That alone required additional time and caused scheduling delays. Still, it was clear that those discussions were facilitating communication, and a sense of camaraderie transcending national borders began to emerge.

For both buildings, Daibiru also took the lead in pushing forward with ESG-related initiatives. Solar panels were installed on the roof of the CornerStone Building in 2022, and both buildings have achieved virtually zero CO₂ emissions from the building’s electricity consumption through the acquisition of renewable energy certificates. These were the first initiatives of their kind implemented by large office buildings in Vietnam.

In the case of both buildings, Daibiru has not been content with the status quo. Instead, we have been advancing a local implementation of Daibiru Quality, which we developed over many years in Japan through measures to differentiate and improve the value of our buildings.