Using resources sensibly – building sustainable
In terms of sustainability, the real estate economy is at the centre of the public awareness because it ultimately provides the infrastructure that provides the basic functions of human existence, including living, working, consuming, learning and leisure. The associated deployment and consumption of resources becomes increasingly transparent and quantifiable: In Germany, the energy consumption of buildings shall be responsible for two fifth of the greenhouse gas emissions.
IVG scores top awards for sustainable construction
For three of its most recent project developments in Germany, IVG received the prestigious international LEED Silver, Gold and Platinum certificates that are awarded by the US Green Building Council. For another building in Budapest, IVG scored the first LEED certificate ever issued for a property in Hungary. The acronym LEED stands for “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design,” and is awarded for superior environmental, energy and operating performance.
An den Brücken
Hackesches Quartier
Frankfurt-Central
IVG Infopark Budapest
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www.infopark.hu
Showpiece Property “An den Brücken”
The IVG project development “An den Brücken” in Munich is considered a particularly prestigious undertaking in the area of innovative mechanical services, and was awarded LEED Gold and Platinum certificates. Its entire heating and cooling supply relies on near-surface geothermal energy. A ground source heat pump is used to extract energy from the water table for heating purposes and to transfer it back for cooling purposes using a heat exchanger.
The basic temperature is effectively achieved through cooling circuits and building component activation in the concrete floors. Water- and power-saving facilities as well as solar systems on rooftops also create sustainability for people and the environment.
Verifiable information regarding future operating costs are already available to us because service charge monitoring was introduced in the early project stages.
