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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

BREEAM Certification with Excellent Performance for Grivalia's Building on 68, Vas. Sofias Avenue in Athens

The asset on 68 Vas. Sofias Avenue in Athens is the first building in Greece that receives Excellent performance certification from BREEAM.

In order to achieve this certification, the project team has opted for various interventions and improvements to reduce energy consumption and water use, as well as to create a healthy indoor environment by improving the indoor air quality.

Some of the most important actions are:

  • Construction of a green roof

  • Collection of rainwater for irrigation of the green roof

  • Installation of new ventilation channels to improve indoor air quality

  • Installation of water meters on each floor of the building and connection to the central BMS

  • Installation of detection system for air conditioning unit leakage and connection to the central BMS

  • Occupational risk studies and proposed measures implementation

  • Waste and recycling collection areas

    • Dressing rooms and bicycle parking area

  • Issuance of energy performance certificates

  • Installation of indoor shades

  • Improvement of building security systems

BREEAM is one of the leading sustainability assessment methods for master planning projects, infrastructure and buildings. It addresses a number of lifecycle stages such as New Construction, Refurbishment and In-Use. Globally there are more than 561,600 BREEAM certified developments, and almost 2,265,000 buildings registered for assessment since it was first launched in 1990.

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