Sustainability Case Studies

The Nordhuset office building, located in Copenhagen, Denmark, was designed according to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) New Construction and the EU GreenBuilding programme.

733 10th and G is a mixed-use development in central Washington DC that was designed to LEED Core and Shell Gold certification and involved the first carbon footprint study of its kind in the US.

Part of the Royal Christiania Hotel in Oslo was redeveloped into a BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) ‘Very Good’ building by improving energy and water efficiency, and reusing the existing structure where possible.

Bassängkajen is a modern and energy efficient office building that was the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Core and Shell Platinum pre-certified building in Malmö.

The Gårda office building, located in Gothenburg, Sweden, was certified according to the EU GreenBuilding programme and became the first commercial building in Scandinavia to achieve LEED Platinum precertification.

The new science building at the Bertschi School was designed and constructed according to the Living Building Challenge (LBC) guidelines, which promotes sustainability in the built environment, including net-zero energy and water usage, energy efficiency and healthy indoor environments.

The Österport 7 office building, in Malmö, Sweden, was renovated according to LEED EBOM platinum certification, which involved evaluating and improving the performance of the building’s mechanical, electrical and building automation systems.

Skanska uses carbon footprinting tools to benchmark the carbon emissions of building projects and to help identify low-carbon project options.

Dashwood House is an office building in central London that was redeveloped and modernized, between 2007 and 2008, into a BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) Excellent’ building by incorporating energy efficiency features, solar water heating and rainwater harvesting.

The Kladno Environmental Education Center located in the city of Kladno, Czech Republic, is a low-energy building that utilizes renewable energy generated on site, and was constructed with natural construction materials.