In 2009, Euro Tower obtained the BREEAM Very Good certification, becoming the first building in Romania to be officially confirmed as being Green according to global sustainable development methodologies.
LEED Zero Carbon, part of the LEED sustainable development certification methodology, is considered the world’s most rigorous standard for assessing and certifying buildings as being carbon neutral. It focuses on the balance of carbon emissions that were caused and may be avoided, being designed to include the main categories of carbon production operations – energy, transportation, water, and residues.
Euro Tower is located in the Central-North part of Bucharest and has a total area of 18.000 square meters structured on 18 floors and five underground levels, plus 200 parking spaces.
Cascade Group, the developer of the Euro Tower, embarked on a comprehensive process of long-term neutralization of all CO2 emissions a few years ago as part of a long-term decarbonization strategy. BuildGreen managed the LEED Zero Carbon certification in parallel with developing and coordinating Cascade Group’s strategy for the long-term decarbonization of the Euro Tower.
The Euro Tower reached the level of carbon neutrality in 2019, as well as in 2020, according to the assessment of the building’s degree of CO2 emissions during that period.
The LEED Zero certification program focuses on four key areas (carbon, energy, water and waste). LEED Zero Carbon is primarily concerned with carbon emissions as a result of building development – recognizing a building that is operating with net-zero carbon emissions over a year.