Modern Office Strandards Poland 2020

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BREEAM or LEED certificates are currently considered the leading ones, other certificates are additional, upon achieving one of the above mentioned.

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The two primary certifying schemes operation- al in Poland, BREEAM and LEED, both seek to reward developer behaviour that is better than that required by local or EU legislation. These schemes have therefore been adopted here to help in the classification of office buildings and reward those that are developed in a sus- tainable way.

BREEAM or LEED certificates are currently con- sidered the leading ones, other certificates are additional, upon achieving one of the above mentioned.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating Sys- tem™ is a third-party certification program established by The US Green Buildings Coun- cil. LEED certification is now well established in Poland through the local Green Building Council www.plgbc.org.pl. This programme is a benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance “green” build- ings, recognising performance in five key ar- eas: sustainable site development, water sav- ings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. Buildings are granted scores and qualify for one of four lev- els of certification: Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum. LEED system is presented in detail at www.usgbc.org. The program is continuously evolving, taking advantage of new technol-

ogies and advancements in building science while prioritizing energy efficiency and CO2 emissions reductions in the latest 3rd version. An office building which receives a LEED cer- tificate typically has lower operating costs, se- cured asset value that avoids “brown stigma” and is healthier and safer for occupants, com- pared with a regular office building. As well as the building itself being certified during design and construction it is increas- ingly expected that the building will be man- aged according to sustainable criteria to protect its classification status. As such certifi- cation against Building Operations and Main- tenance should now be expected for actively managed assets (see B22).

B21 / Sustainability standards for design and construction

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