The new headquarters has been nominated for LEED® GOLD LEED® level certification. The acronym stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and represents the world's most popular recognition of building energy and environmental performance. It is a voluntary measuring system, designed to evaluate both new and existing commercial, tertiary and residential buildings. The new Corporate Management Centre has adhered to the stipulations of the LEED® protocol, from selection of the site through to design, execution (which recovered 80% of the rubble) and post-employment monitoring. The building is designed to maximise the comfort of the people at Lavazza, save energy and cut the use of drinking water. The evaluation criteria are divided into prerequisites and credits. Prerequisites are minimum requirements to be respected to obtain any level of LEED® certification. Credits allow you to obtain a score based on what determines the level of certification: base, silver, gold and platinum.
The new Lavazza Corporate Management Centre aims to achieve the gold level, under the LEED® Italia 2009 standard for new constructions and renovations.
Project registration is the formal step that launches the LEED® certification process. A project nominated for certification must prove that it can meet the minimum programme requirements, and only at this point can the project be effectively registered. Project designers must therefore prepare the necessary documentation and calculations to demonstrate fulfilment of prerequisites and credit criteria. LEED® certification is obtained on completion of the build by demonstrating that the building meets the programme requirements of the level of certification applied for.
The new Lavazza Corporate Management Centre was registered as having achieved LEED® Gold certification in September 2011, and on that date it was the first candidate building in the Piedmont region.
Since certification is a complex process which involves constant activity monitoring, there are three dedicated bodies for the Lavazza Corporate Management Centre: