Lumley Centre in New Zealand, Auckland
BREEAM In-Use Good
Business centre Lumley Cenre in New Zealand won the BREEAM Awards 2017 in the category "First Certification in the Country" for the certification of the Lumley Centre skyscraper in New Zealand. The BREEAM Assessor of the object - Ksenia Agapova - founder of ESG Factor and licensed BREEAM / LEED / WELL assessor.
The Lumley Centre business center was built in Oakland in 2005, and in 2017 it was certified BREEAM In-Use. The facility was rated Good for its high performance in energy efficiency, separate waste collection, comfort, and indoor environmental quality.
BREEAM Awards is a prestigious annual award designed to recognize the achievements of the best representatives of the segment of sustainable development and environmental innovation in construction. The awards are given to expert assessors involved in the development of technical documentation, design and construction of BREEAM-certified buildings. All nominees selected by BRE Group have the highest BREEAM ratings for the year in question. The buildings are rated in categories according to their function (office, retail, residential) and stage of construction (In-Use, New Construction). The highest scoring entrants are evaluated by an independent industry jury, which makes the final decision on the winner.
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A distinctive characteristic of our team is the holistic approach to evaluating the sustainability of buildings, and practice shows that it can bring tangible benefits even in countries with advanced environmental legislation, such as New Zealand.
For example, despite Lumley Centre's use of innovative technology, the certification highlighted areas for building efficiency improvements, such as water conservation and the implementation of green asset management practices.
BREEAM certification is really important for such office buildings, as Lumley Center, we give several reasons below:
- Increase in the value of the building
- PR - a new look at the building
- Attracting tenants - international companies choose certified buildings
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