ACC Blocks at Celesta Rise: Keppel Land’s Green Building Choice
AAC blocks (autoclaved aerated concrete) were specified throughout Celesta Rise — a 923-apartment high-end residential development by Keppel Land and Phu Long Real Estate in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City — delivering fire-rated walls, superior sound insulation and green building credentials across five residential towers.
Project Overview
Project name: Celesta Rise
Developer: Keppel Land & Phu Long Real Estate Joint Stock Company (joint venture)
Location: Nguyen Huu Tho Street, Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City
Category: Commercial & Service — High-End Residential
Scale: 923 apartments across 5 towers | 30+ amenities on 65%+ of total site area
Status: Structural topping out completed early 2024; landscaping in progress
About the Project
Celesta Rise is the first joint development between Singapore’s Keppel Land and Vietnam’s Phu Long Real Estate, combining international investment and development standards with deep local market expertise. Located on Nguyen Huu Tho Street in Nha Be District — approximately 20 minutes from the city centre and 10 minutes from Phu My Hung — the project delivers 923 high-end apartments across five residential towers.
The early 2024 topping-out ceremony marked the completion of the structural phase after nearly two years of construction since groundbreaking. Celesta Rise’s amenity proposition is exceptional: over 30 facilities built on more than 65% of the total site area, including green parklands, water features and curated landscaping that brings natural cooling and fresh air to every apartment in the development.
Why AAC Blocks Were Chosen for Celesta Rise
In alignment with Keppel Land’s international green building standards and Phu Long’s commitment to quality residential development, EBLOCK AAC blocks were specified throughout the project for partition and internal wall systems. EBLOCK’s credentials as a green building material were central to the specification decision — alongside its technical performance in fire safety, acoustic comfort and structural efficiency.
AAC Blocks — Key Technical Benefits
Green building alignment
EBLOCK is a non-fired building material — it requires no kiln combustion in the production process, unlike traditional clay bricks. This fundamentally reduces the embodied carbon of the wall system, directly contributing to Celesta Rise’s green development positioning and supporting potential future green building certifications aligned with Keppel Land’s international sustainability standards.
Fire resistance for high-rise residential compliance
AAC walls of 100 mm achieve a minimum 2-hour fire resistance rating, while 200 mm walls exceed 4 hours, as required by QCVN 06:2022/BXD. For five residential towers housing 923 families, compliant fire compartmentation between apartments is a fundamental safety requirement — not a discretionary specification.
Acoustic comfort between apartments
EBLOCK AAC blocks achieve STC ratings of 37–50 dB, providing effective acoustic separation between adjacent apartments across all five towers. Acoustic privacy between units is a baseline quality threshold for high-end residential living, and a criterion that Keppel Land consistently applies across its international residential portfolio.
Thermal efficiency and energy performance
AAC’s low thermal conductivity of 0.11–0.16 W/m·K supports the energy efficiency of all 923 apartment units, reducing heat transfer through external walls and lowering the cooling load — a meaningful contributor to residents’ long-term energy costs and living comfort.
EBLOCK — The Green Building Material of Choice
EBLOCK AAC blocks are manufactured by New Era Home (NEH) at 400,000 m³/year in Ben Luc, Long An, to TCVN 7959:2017. For international developers like Keppel Land who require a wall material that simultaneously delivers green building performance, fire safety, acoustic quality and structural efficiency, EBLOCK is the definitive choice — as demonstrated at Celesta Rise.
Celesta Rise proves that international green building standards and premium residential quality are fully compatible goals. When Keppel Land and Phu Long selected EBLOCK AAC blocks, they chose a material that simultaneously delivers fire safety, acoustic comfort, thermal efficiency and low embodied carbon — setting a new benchmark for sustainable high-rise residential development in Ho Chi Minh City.
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