European industrial market leader Panattoni has become the first developer in the sector to introduce BREEAM certification at the ‘Excellent’ level as the standard for all its new facilities. To date, Panattoni has built 5,7 million sqm of space that has qualified for green certificates and tops the rankings for sustainable industrial construction. This includes the first BREEAM ‘Excellent’ certificate in the Polish industrial sector – for Panattoni Park Sosnowiec I – to add to having developed the most sustainable industrial building in Europe: Panattoni Park Cheb in the Czech Republic, which has an ‘Outstanding’ rating.

Starting from now, all the developer's newly built facilities are to be BREEAM New Construction 2016 certified at the ‘Excellent’ level. The buildings will have to score at least 70 percent when individually assessed in ten categories. 

“That's as much as 15 pp. more than the required level for BREEAM ‘Very Good’ certification, which shows that our already very high standards will now be raised significantly in terms of care for the environment, the climate, and the local community, as well as the comfort of the buildings’ users,” Robert Dobrzycki, the CEO of Panattoni, claimed.

“We are ready for this. We have already achieved the first ‘Excellent’ certification in Poland and more are pending,” he added.

The foundations for adopting this new standard were already laid by the company six months ago. In April 2021, it became the first industrial developer in Poland to obtain BREEAM ‘Excellent’ certification for a new project: Panattoni Park Sosnowiec I, where it has achieved a 46% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to the base value, as well as a reduction in water consumption by 66.5 percent. The developer is currently seeking BREEAM ‘Excellent’ for other complexes, including Panattoni Park Zgorzelec, Park Wrocław S8 South, Panattoni Park Poznań West Gate, Wrocław Campus 39, and Panattoni Park Siedlce – with a total area of ​​more than 500,000 sqm. 

(WBJ)