Property developer Megaworld Corp. said over the weekend four more office towers obtained gold and silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) certifications from the US Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Inc.
Megaworld said in a statement the 17-story One Paseo in Arcovia City in Pasig and the 25-story Worldwide Plaza in Uptown Bonifacio in Taguig earned LEED gold certifications, while Alliance Global Tower and Uptown Place Tower 3 in Uptown Bonifacio obtained LEED silver certifications.
These brought Megaworld’s total number of LEED-certified buildings to 17— seven gold and 10 silver certifications.
“Megaworld has always been an advocate for sustainable developments, as demonstrated by its commitment to build green buildings taking LEED standards into account across its various townships. We thank the US Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Inc. for this recognition, and we continue to adhere to our pledge of supporting the protection and conservation of the environment as we build sustainable communities all over the Philippines,” said Megaworld Premier Offices first vice president Roland Tiongson said.
Tiongson said Megaworld planned to have most, if not all, of its upcoming office towers nationwide LEED-certified.
“Megaworld is an advocate of sustainability and nation-building. Being the top office developer in the Philippines, we feel that it is our responsibility to lead the market in terms of improving our products in the best way possible, and we believe that having LEED-certified buildings allows us to achieve that. This is very important now more than ever because in a post-pandemic setting, having LEED-certified buildings also improves the working environment for its occupants,” Tiongson said.
Under the LEED rating system, the most widely used green building rating system in the world, the GBCI verifies, reviews and awards projects applying for certification points up to 110, depending on adherence to prerequisites addressing carbon, energy, waste, water, transportation, materials, health and indoor environment quality.
The four levels of certifications are the following: certified (40-49 points), silver (50-59 points), gold (60-79 points), and platinum (80 points and above).
