TOP 10 – MOST SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
CREDIT: IOC
The building incorporates rigorous criteria in energy and water efficiency, while optimising the health and wellbeing of its users
“ When we set out on this project to construct a new home, we wanted it to be more than just another office building,” says Thomas Bach, IOC President.
“ We wanted Olympic House to incorporate the elements of sustainability, credibility and youth – the same three pillars of Olympic Agenda 2020.
“ Olympic House takes sustainability to the next level. The building has been constructed according to the highest sustainability standards in every way.” Mahesh Ramanujam, US Green Building Council President, said:“ LEED buildings are about leadership, but when you try to attempt platinum you are going for extraordinary leadership, you are trying to define what’ s possible.”
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