We build sustainable

As a company and employer, we take great care of our commitment to sustainability. With regard to our new building, it is a top priority for us to take various actions to reduce our CO2 footprint. We are working on a variety of concepts to operate our buildings more efficiently in the future, to save and use resources more wisely, and to create a working environment for our employees where they feel comfortable and where aspects related to health are treated as a priority. We are aware of our responsibility today and act for the generation of tomorrow.

Certification according to LEED^®

Our new building unique is certified according to LEED®. LEED® (Leadership Energy and Environmental Design) was founded by the US Green Building Council, a non-profit organisation based in the USA. The development of this certification focused on the following goals:

• Establishment of a general green building standard
• Promotion of an integral, integrated planning approach
• Recognition of environmentally oriented values within the building industry
• Stimulation of an ecologically oriented competition
• Raising consumer awareness of the advantages of sustainable building
• Transformation of the traditional building industry

LEED® defines high-quality, ecological construction for healthier, environmentally friendlier and more profitable buildings and is based on a rating system that rewards the implementation of defined sustainability aspects with the award of points (also called credits).

The individual sustainability requirements of LEED® certification are associated with the higher-leveld sustainability categories, which in turn are subject to tasks, obligations, standards, norms and guidelines to be observed:

1. Integral planning
2. Location and transport
3. Site and existing buildings
4. Building concept
5. Drinking water
6. Energy and climate protection
7. Materials, products and resources
8. Interior qualities
9. Measurements and tests
10. Construction process

LEED^® Certification process

During the certification process, our new building unique will go through four phases:

• LEED Project Registration with Green Business Certification Inc (GBCI).
  unique is officially registered for certification.
• LEED Goal Assessment
  Project information is compiled and processed, project goals in the area of sustainability are defined and the possible sustainability potentials for unique are analysed.
• LEED Design Phase
  The targeted requirements are integrated into the design project in accordance with the certification strategy.
• LEED Construction Phase
  As construction progresses, the certification level achieved is determined and the certification is completed.

Certification levels

In total, four certification levels can be achieved. With our new building unique, we are striving for the LEED Platinum Level. The decisive factor for this is the number of points achieved in the LEED Construction Phase, which determines the level and thus the quality of the certification.