Our new unique building is LEED® certified. LEED® (Leadership Energy and Environmental Design) was founded by the US Green Building Council, a non-profit organization based in America. The development of this certification focused on the following objectives:
- Establishment of a general green building standard
- Promotion of an integral, holistic planning approach
- Recognition of environmentally oriented values within the construction industry
- Stimulation of ecologically oriented competition
- Raising consumer awareness of the benefits of sustainable construction
- Transformation of the traditional construction industry
LEED® defines high-quality, ecological construction methods for healthier, more environmentally friendly 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 known as credits).
The individual sustainability requirements of LEED® certification are assigned to the higher-level sustainability categories, which in turn are subject to tasks, obligations, standards, norms and guidelines:
- Integral planning
- Location and transportation
- Property and building stock
- Building concept
- Drinking water
- Energy and climate protection
- Materials, products and resources
- Indoor qualities
- Measurements and tests
- Building process
LEED® certification process
During the certification process, our new building went through four unique phases:
- LEED project registration with Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)
unique was officially registered for certification.
- LEED Goal Assessment
Project information was compiled and processed, project goals in the area of sustainability were defined and the possible sustainability potential for unique was analyzed.
- LEED Design Phase
The targeted requirements were incorporated into the design project in accordance with the certification strategy.
- LEED Construction Phase
As construction progressed, the certification level achieved was determined and certification completed.
Certification levels
A total of four certification levels can be achieved. We have achieved the LEED Platinum level with our new unique building. The decisive factor here is the number of points achieved in the LEED Construction phase, which determines the level and thus the quality of the certification.
