ETALON GROUP PLC announced that the first building of the Company's Rauta project, in Ekaterinburg, has successfully completed the preliminary stage of a pilot assessment for compliance with the GOST R 70346-2022 national green standard for apartment buildings. The standard was developed by Russia's Construction Ministry together with the Dom.rf development institute and approved in September 2022. At the testing stage, the preliminary assessment of pilot projects' compliance with the standard was carried out by Dom.rf.

The Rauta residential complex meets all the standard's key criteria: it offers class A energy efficiency and a white box finish; water- and energy-saving systems have been installed; the temperature at the property is maintained at a comfortable level; the complex is accessible and barrier-free; and the project meets the requirements for responsible construction. The project also meets a sufficient number of the standard's additional (optional) criteria for compliance purposes. Etalon Group and Dom.rf signed an agreement on the joint implementation of a pilot project to certify the apartment building in accordance with the new green standard in June 2022.

The pilot assessment phase of the project has now been completed. The launch of a system of voluntary certification in line with the green standard for apartment buildings in accordance with an approved road map is planned for 2023. Pilot projects that have completed an assessment will be the first to be certified.