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 has gone through four phases:
- LEED Project Registration with Green Business Certification Inc (GBCI).
unique is 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 potentials for unique were analysed.
- LEED Design Phase
The targeted requirements were integrated into the design project in accordance with the certification strategy.
- LEED Construction Phase
As construction progressed, the certification level achieved was determined and the certification was 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.
