{"id":21982,"date":"2017-10-21T18:36:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T16:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modern-wilderness.flywheelsites.com\/?p=21982"},"modified":"2018-05-23T07:46:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T05:46:12","slug":"actiu-receives-the-leed-platinum-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officerepublic.news\/en\/2017\/10\/actiu-receives-the-leed-platinum-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Actiu receives the LEED Platinum Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Actiu\"<\/a>In just a couple of months, the\u00a0Actiu Technology\u00a0Park<\/a>\u00a0will celebrate its 10th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary, and far from growing old, the company\u2019s facilities have withstood\u00a0the test of time and have managed to remain up to date, working on developing\u00a0better management of both the natural and energy resources\u00a0in the buildings that have placed them at the\u00a0forefront\u00a0of industrial architecture in our country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a result, Actiu is entering the select group of 31 companies in Spain with this certification as\u00a0the only medium-sized industrial company.\u00a0Not only have the\u00a0Actiu Technology\u00a0Park headquarters had their\u00a0<\/strong>LEED\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>certification renewed, but they have also managed to\u00a0move up a category, obtaining seven more points and reaching the maximum level that is currently granted,\u00a0LEED\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Platinum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Highest certification ‘unusual for 10 year old facilities’<\/h4>\n

According to\u00a0Vicent Berbegal,\u00a0<\/strong>president of Actiu Group, \u201cthis certification is usually given to new buildings that are built ad hoc. It\u2019s unusual for a facility like ours,\u00a0which\u00a0is almost 10 years old, to not only receive this recognition, but to be granted the highest category.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In 2011,\u00a0Actiu received the LEED\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Gold certification<\/a><\/span>, awarded by the\u00a0US Green Building Council<\/strong><\/a>, an independent association that promotes the implementation of best practices in sustainable design and construction. In 2011 Actiu was the\u00a0first European industry in the sector to have this title,\u00a0which guarantees\u00a0the construction of\u00a0environmentally-responsible spaces\u00a0whose design allows for the efficient use of natural resources.<\/p>\n

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This recognition is arriving only a few months before the company will reach the half-century anniversary of its corporate trajectory. Emblematic buildings such as the\u00a0Empire<\/strong>\u00a0State<\/strong>\u00a0in New York, the Capitol\u00a0and the Sofia International Airport in Bulgaria, large multinationals such as Coca Cola in Mexico and Bayer in India, and national Ibex companies like Repsol, Iberdrola, Nestl\u00e9, Desigual, Vodafone and Inditex have also been LEED\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>certified.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>From the start, the Actiu Technology Park has been based on sustainability and self-sufficient\u00a0natural resources. In this regard, it has\u00a0one of the largest industrial rooftop photovoltaic plants\u00a0<\/strong>in Europe with cutting edge technology, and has managed to generate 47,701 MW of clean energy during this time, preventing the emission of 3,060 tons of CO2 per year.<\/p>\n

For Vicent Berbegal, \u201cthis seal represents and endorsement of the fact that we\u2019ve been doing things right. In addition, in view of our international presence, it represents a guarantee that an industry of value exists in this territory\u00a0that is sensitive to environmental responsibility.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, this certification also carries a great deal of responsibility with it, forcing us to continue working in the same direction and demanding a little bit more from us every day, making sure we always give our best.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Selfsufficient in the use of water<\/h4>\n

Important advances have also been made in the management of water and waste, which takes into account the use of rainwater, as well as the disposal and reuse of wastewater. The Actiu Technology Park is self-sufficient in the use of water and has three underground reservoirs that collect rainwater,\u00a0where up to 9,550 m3<\/sup>\u00a0can be stored thanks to the systems incorporated into the company\u2019s roofs.<\/p>\n

The buildings that make up the Actiu Technological Park have been designed in order to\u00a0fully take advantage of natural light, via roof skylights and glazed facades. Vicent Berbegal points out that \u201cin addition to greater respect for the environment, we achieved significant financial\u00a0savings in electricity, water consumption and air conditioning costs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>On the other hand, the furniture that is designed and manufactured by Actiu has also been part of the evaluation that raised their certification to Platinum, since it is manufactured under parameters of sustainability and efficiency, in addition to improving the quality of life of its users.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we built the Park in 2008, we didn’t\u00a0know about the LEED<\/em>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0certification. However, we based its construction on\u00a0the values of environmental responsibility, social and labour integration, as well as the promotion of training and collaboration, creating an industry that drives our community. We discovered the certification shortly after and decided to go\u00a0after it, surprised that everything we had implemented as a result of\u00a0common sense was valued and rewarded by the\u00a0 LEED<\/em>\u00ae\u00a0parameters,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>explained Joaqu\u00edn Berbegal (CEO of Actiu).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Holistic wellbeing at the company<\/h4>\n

Along the same lines, Actiu is also in the process of obtaining the WELL certification whose main objective is to generate healthy habits, improve nutrition, comfort, movement and, ultimately, the wellbeing of a building\u2019s occupants.\u00a0As a result, an increase in productivity and quality of life is achieved through this wellbeing. LEED\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0focuses on sustainability, while the WELL certification focuses on wellbeing. This allows them to be complementary certifications, enabling them to be implemented jointly in order to optimize the building\u2019s performance in terms of benefiting both health and the environment.<\/p>\n