Our Raised Access Floors contribute to earning LEED points for projects
Here at Polygroup our commitment, with our high quality raised access floors, is to sustainability and environmental respect as the most valuable principles of our activity. Proof of this is our continuous updating, development and improvement of solutions and products that contribute in a positive way to earn points towards the buildings LEED certification.
Examples of this are our raised access floors GAMAFLOR PAC and our advance technology GAMAFLOR FULL STEEL, of which we are the sole manufactures in Europe. Two products that, in addition, have been recently credited as free from Volatile Organic Compound material (VOC) and have the USGBC membership from 2010 being a “green” manufacturing benchmark.
Both systems incorporate sustainable practices that contribute to technological innovation, power saving, health protection and living conditions with respect for the environment. In addition, the high level of eco-friendly natural materials used, more that 60%, are recyclable after its life cycle.
As a result of all this, our raised access floors help to earn LEED points in two of the credit system evaluation methods: BD+C (building design and construction) and ID+C (interior design and construction). They add value so that the projects can obtain credits in energy and atmosphere (EA), materials and resources (MR) and indoors environmental quality (EQ)
LEED V4 / POLYGROUPS POTENTIAL CREDITS
| LEED V4 / BD + C BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION | LEED V4 / ID + C INTERIOR DESIGN AND |
ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE (EA) | Credit EA: Energy efficiency optimization | Credit EA: Energy efficiency optimization |
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES | MR CREDIT: Building Life-cycle impact reduction | MR CREDIT: Interiors Life-cycle impact reduction |
MR CREDIT: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw | MR CREDIT: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw | |
MR CREDIT: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – material components | MR CREDIT: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – material components | |
MR CREDIT: Construction and demolition waste management | MR CREDIT: Construction and demolition waste management | |
INDOORS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (EQ) | PREREQUISITE EQ: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance | PREREQUISITE EQ: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance |
CREDIT EQ: Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies | CREDIT EQ: Enhanced | |
CREDIT EQ: Low-Emitting | CREDIT EQ: Low-Emitting | |
CREDIT EQ: Thermal | CREDIT EQ: Thermal | |
CREDIT EQ: Interior | CREDIT EQ: Interior |
Our LEED projects around the world
Many architecture and construction projects around the world have obtained some of the existing LEED ratings and we have had the privilege of participating with our raised access floors. In Europe, Middle East, North Africa and America there are buildings where we have installed some of our solutions which have been granted this reputable and rigorous environmental certification.
A large part of this achievement is due to the close relationship with architectural, engineering, designers and interior designer studios that bring to our company an optimal and updated perspective of the sector’s needs. In POLYGROUP we focus on continuous research and development investment, ensuring that our entire product range maintains its high performance when faced to the highest levels of demand.