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:
- Integral planning
- Location and transport
- Site and existing buildings
- Building concept
- Drinking water
- Energy and climate protection
- Materials, products and resources
- Interior qualities
- Measurements and tests
- 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.
