case study - green rating systems sonae maia business center
the case
Green Rating Systems A large retail company decides to build a new office building in order to gather its vback office staff. Top management decided that the new building should be a milestone of eco-efficiency to inspire all the actual and future buildings of the company. EdifĂcios SaudĂĄveis was called to help and proposed an ambitious target: to build the first LEED GOLD Building in Iberia. At that time nobody in Portugal had attempted to achieve LEED certification and the domestic market was not yet ready to answer all the challenges posed by this certification. But we did it! 24 months after our involvement we were proudly attending to the award ceremony of the 1st LEED GOLD building in Iberia.
the building
Location: Portugal Building type: Office building Opening-year: 2010 Area: 16.000 m2 Investment: 15 M€ (940 €/m2)
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LEED GOLD IN IBERIA
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35.000 buildings in 135 countries seeking for LEED certification
achieved the LEED GOLD level
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energy savings (over ASHRAE standards)
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water savings (over IPC standards)
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wood from sustainable forests (PEFC and FSC)
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95 % occupants with daylight and views
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recycling rate (construction waste)
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impact on stormwater run-off
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noise from indoor HVAC system
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indoor comfort (air, light, temperature)
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