Asunto Oy Espoon Zeniitti has become the first residential apartment building in Finland to receive a BREEAM environmental certification at the Very Good level during the design phase. Premico Consulting, acting as the project management consultant, works on behalf of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), which is Morgan Stanley’s international real estate investment unit. Premico has also been responsible for creating the certification system for the project.
Constructed by Lujatalo, the rental housing property consists of a single apartment building with 57 units located in the coastal area of Finnoo in Espoo, offering excellent transportation connections. Most of the apartments are studios and two-room apartments, with some family units included. The average size of the apartments is approximately 41 square meters. A distinctive feature in each apartment is the dedicated workspace for remote work. The property was ready for occupancy in September 2022.
Sweco conducted the environmental consulting and assessment for the project, including carbon footprint calculations, life cycle cost comparisons, and daylight assessments. The energy efficiency of the property, heated with district heating, is excellent, ranking at an E-value of 72 in the highest A-class category. The final BREEAM certification for the second phase will be sought after the completion of the property.
BREEAM rating is one of the most commonly used environmental assessment methods and sustainability rating systems in Europe’s construction industry. A certified property meets specific criteria for sustainable development and undergoes external auditing.
“Premico sees that certifying residential buildings with a well-known and widely accepted environmental system provides a credible basis for genuine environmentally friendly construction and property ownership. Through this, we believe that financial markets will also offer us more affordable green financing,” says Markku Kainulainen, Premico’s project manager.
“We also believe that as environmentally friendly construction increases, the environmental awareness and demands of home seekers will grow, and we feel capable of responding excellently to this trend with our products. Lujatalo and Sweco were selected as our partners because they best shared our vision for the future direction of environmentally friendly residential construction and quickly and flexibly found solutions with us in this new situation,” concludes Kainulainen.
For more information:
Markku Kainulainen
Business Unit Director
+358 44 745 4930
markku.kainulainen@premico.fi