sonae maia business centercase study - green rating systems

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. Edifícios Saudáveis 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: PortugalBuilding type:Office buildingOpening-year: 2010Area: 16.000 m2

Investment: 15 M€(940 €/m2)

highlights

LEED GOLDIN IBERIA

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35.000 buildingsin 135 countriesseeking for LEEDcertification

achieved the LEEDGOLD level

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energy savings(over ASHRAE

standards)

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water savings(over IPC

standards)

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wood fromsustainable

forests(PEFC and FSC)

95 % occupantswith daylightand views

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recycling rate(construction waste)

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impact onstormwater

run-off

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noise from indoorHVAC system

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indoor comfort(air, light,

temperature)

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More than 60 references(TV, newspapers, etc.)Net effect: 4.300.000 peopleNet AEV: 350 k€advertising equivalent value

More than 60 references(TV, newspapers, etc.)Net effect: 4.300.000 peopleNet AEV: 350 k€advertising equivalent value