LEED® Certification
LEED® is a certification system for measuring the sustainability of buildings.
It takes into account energy efficiency, water management, the building site, materials and resources used for the construction, as well as the interior quality of the rooms in terms of air healthiness and thermal comfort. Consequently, it is important to demonstrate and verify that the products used to create a building comply with the criteria defined by the LEED standard. Designers can therefore choose high performance products that can ensure significant credits for achieving the final certification of the building. Habitech - Distretto Tecnologico Trentino S.c.a.r.l offers assistance and support to companies in assessing the positioning of their products with regard to the LEED certification. Brianza Plastica’s products have been assessed by Habitech experts who have outlined a map of the company’s products to verify whether they meet the requirements of the LEED credits.
The analysis has led to the preparation of a list, which includes:
• ISOTEC
• ISOTEC XL
• ISOTEC LINEA
• ISOTEC PARETE
• ELYPAN
• X-ROOF AL
• ELYFOAM
Credits have been identified for each of these products according to the contribution they can make if used in new buildings or in the upgrading and renovation of existing buildings with reference to the standard “LEED Italia per le Nuove Costruzioni e Ristrutturazioni”, (LEED for New Construction & Major Renovation 2009) and ”GBC HOME.” These are the Italian reference standards for residential buildings established by GBC Italia in 2012.
Brianza Plastica has been committed to spreading the culture of quality buildings for years. This new positioning of its top products offers designers an additional tool for making choices. It allows them to evaluate the technical features of a product with greater awareness in order to verify the overall performances of a building for obtaining the LEED certification.
The analysis is also an incentive for companies to put innovation and research at the heart of their business activities, so that they can achieve results that are better able to meet the needs of the building market.