LEED Silver certification
becomes standard for
our factories and offices
Buildings represent the largest available source of cost-effective energy-saving and CO₂ reduction potential within Europe. Therefore, a good understanding and ability to improve the sustainability performance of the many buildings which we own and rent within the Zeelandia group has become crucial (Office and production buildings).
Gerlof van Hoek, CSR leader: “Buildings play an important role in our CSR performance. Improving the sustainability performance of the many buildings which we own and rent within the Zeelandia group can have a big contribution to our ambition of energy savings and CO2 reduction.
Leed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized green building certification system, that can be used to determine the sustainability performance of buildings, allowing for the design, construction, operations, and maintenance of resource-efficient, high-performing, healthy, cost-effective buildings.
Gerlof: “With Leed, we can assess the environmental performance of a building according to globally recognized criteria. It contributes to improved indoor environmental quality and it will help us to reduce waste, energy and water consumption, and greenhouse gas emission. Contributing directly to our CSR goals.“
Do you know the main benefits of implementing the LEED certification in your business?
- You can assess the environmental performance of a building according to globally recognized criteria
- You may reduce waste, energy, and water consumption, and greenhouse gas emission
- Promote occupant well-being
- It's proved that helps reduce operational costs
- Increase the value of the real estate asset
- Enables to achieve high organizational environmental standards such as B Corporation and GRI
- These all benefits, consequently contribute positively to a better brand reputation
