Visionary, the modern office building located in Prague and developed by Skanska, has received LEED Platinum certification for Core & Shell, earning a total of 95 points. It is the highest-rated sustainable building in CEE and the second-best in Europe, according to available information. It’s the 30th office building developed by Skanska in the CEE region over the last nine years that has gained LEED certification.
It is estimated that on average we spend 90% of our time indoors. Materials with a low emission of harmful substances reduce cases of sick building syndrome, and as a consequence, improves the well-being of people working in the building. This is important because about 90% of typical operational business costs for companies are related to employees, including their salaries and benefits. Any improvement in employee health and productivity can have far greater financial benefits for the employer than saving on energy or water.
Adam Targowski, Sustainability Manager at Skanska’s commercial development unit in the CEE region
Skanska's Futureproof Workplaces strategic offer is a promise to our Customers that no matter which project of Skanska they will choose it will be developed according to our three focus areas: Design, Sustainability, Innovation. WELL certification is a natural step forward for Skanska. When certifying our projects with the LEED standard, we focus on green and sustainable development, whereas the standard created by International WELL Building Institute is all about the wellbeing of the office building users. Individuals and companies are more and more concerned about such topics, so Skanska decided to seek external confirmation of our pro-wellbeing efforts through WELL certification.
Adam Targowski, Sustainability Manager at Skanska’s commercial development unit in the CEE region
Skanska
Skanska is one of the leading development and construction companies in Europe. Outside the Nordics the company has European operations in building construction and civil engineering in Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia and UK. Skanska develops commercial properties in select home markets in Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary, while the residential development is active in Prague and Warsaw. Skanska also offers services in public private partnerships. In 2017, Skanska had sales of SEK 37 billion and about 16,000 employees in its European operations.
More information can be found at: www.skanska.com/property
CA Immo
CA Immo is a specialist in office properties in Central European capitals, with subsidiaries in six countries in the region. Its core business involves letting, managing and developing office buildings. The company, which controls a high quality real estate portfolio in Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe, covers the entire value chain in the field of commercial real estate. Founded in 1987, CA Immo shares have been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1988.
