Zurich: Sustainability certificates for The Circle
The large-scale project The Circle at Zurich Airport will receive Minergie certification as well as LEED Platinum certification.
The new buildings of The Circle at Zurich Airport will be certified according to the highest LEED Platinum standard. Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) was developed by the US Green Building Council and is subject to a total of seven criteria, including sustainable construction as well as comfort and room quality. The Circle will be certified to the Platinum standard thanks to the quality of its location as well as its resource and energy efficiency, according to Zurich Airport.
In addition, The Circle will be the largest Minergie-certified building to date, it adds. For certification according to this standard, a high proportion of renewable energy via geothermal probes and photovoltaic systems is decisive.
The Circle is supplied with heating and cooling via energy piles using the earth as storage, and the demand for energy and water is greatly reduced through recovery. Another natural energy source is the photovoltaic system on the building roofs. (ah)
