The years 2019 and 2020 represent more than double the certifications of the entire previous period.
Per a BuildGreen report, the sustainable certification is becoming an essential instrument in the business strategy, in the context of the Green Deal.
Over 300 real estate projects were certified in accordance with the international sustainable development methodologies, during the 2010-2020 period, in Romania, a period which marked the expansion of these practices in Central and Eastern Europe. Romania ranks third by the number of certificates, after Poland (1,232 certificates) and the Czech Republic (422). Hungary and Slovakia come next with 232 certificates and 124 certificates, respectively.
The trend is set to escalade in the context of the Green Deal, because the sustainable development is becoming a key instrument in the strategies of real estate companies, in order to achieve the objectives imposed by the European Commission – in accordance with the 2010-2020 Sustainable Development Report drawn up by BuildGreen.
Over the past two years, Romania saw an accelerated growth in green certificates. The year 2019 saw an impressive evolution compared with the previous years – 62 certificates, three times more than in 2018.
The year 2020, in particular, exceeded all levels, with a huge rise: the number of certificates was more than double compared with 2019 (154 certificates across Romania) and equal to the sum of certificates signed in the ten-year period before.