Real Estate Certification is an International proof of a sustainable property. Sustainable development means better performance and efficiency, long-term return, environmental responsibility, health care and well-being.
We help to evaluate and choose the best certification system of International green building standards and to carry out the certification process from registration to the completed application for new construction and existing buildings.
BREEAM is the world’s most widespread and leading method of environmental impact assessment and certification system for buildings. To date, more than 550’000 buildings are valued and about 2’250’000 are registered in 77 countries around the world.
The BREEAM standard is designed to help building managers, investors, owners and users reduce operating costs and improve the environmental performance of an existing building. This voluntary standard and certification system provides a clear and reliable methodology for improving the sustainability performance of an existing building.
Each assessed category consists of a certain number of credits, and the implementation of the requirements for these credits results in a final grade. Available BREEAM rating levels for building certification: UNCLASIFIED, PASS, GOOD, VERY GOOD, EXCELLENT, and OUTSTANDING.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) is a US 1998 one of the top-class environmental assessment systems has been developed to assess the environmental performance of a building and to promote the sustainable development of the building’s life cycle. It is a point calculation system that evaluates environmentally friendly actions during the design, construction and operation of a building.
The LEED method aims to assess the sustainability of a building as a whole from the perspectives important for human health and the environment. LEED promotes a sustainable approach to building in the following key areas: sustainable plots, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, quality of the indoor environment, innovation design, regional priority. LEED can be implemented for various types of projects – new buildings, renovation projects, projects already built and in operation, interior and tenant projects, residential and apartment buildings, schools, health care and other public buildings, neighborhoods and communities, even cities, etc.
When all mandatory requirements are met, the scores from each category are summed and the result obtained determines the LEED assessment level, of which there are four: CERTIFIED, SILVER, GOLD, PLATINUM.
GRESB is a globally recognized framework and benchmarking tool for Real Estate companies. It also provides investors with actionable information and tools to monitor and manage ESG (environmental, social, governance) risks and opportunities of their investments.
Sustainability due diligence applies for business processes to ensure reasonable precautions of better performance in environmental, health and well-being care to present and future generations.
We provide commercial property owners with practical guidance on sustainability risks management and strategic steps for both existing building and new construction.
EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) – internationally recognized, third party verified declaration which shows environmental impact of a product. Declaring environmental impact gives a widespread acceptance for your products and shows your transparency and reliability as well as environmental sustainability and responsibility. The EPD declaration is formed by LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) calculations and provides a qualitative basis for product comparison. The environmental impact categories are separated into the following life cycle stages:
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