Successful certification of the “Bernstein Carreé“

23 January 2019

Our Real Estate Consulting department has successfully audited the combined residential and commercial building “Bernstein Carreé“ according to the system of “Deutsche Gesellschaft für nachhaltiges Bauen” (DGNB, German Sustainable Building Council). The building has been awarded with the highest rate in “Platinum”, having achieved a total of 80.9%.

HOCHTIEF Infrastructure GmbH on behalf of OFB Projektentwicklung GmbH implemented offices, restaurants and 18 apartments ranging from 40m² up to 90 m² on an area of 6,500 m² in the heart of the city of Leipzig.

In the course of the construction project, apart from the audit (auditor Danny Kroll), iproplan® provided additional services within 4 years:

  • Supporting measures regarding sustainability during design and operation
  • Preparation of tender documents for Facility Management services
  • Preparation of thermal insulation certificate
  • Conduct evidence preservation

The certification system of the DGNB e. V. serves the objective description and evaluation of the sustainability of buildings. The evaluation procedure comprehensively comprises the quality throughout the entire lifecycle of the building. It generally considers all essential aspects of sustainable construction in regard of the following 6 thematic fields: ecology, economy, sociocultural & functional aspects, technology, processes and location.