NIB helps promote Skanska's sustainable building technology in Poland
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Swedish Skanska Financial Services have
signed a new loan agreement for financing Skanska's "green building" projects in
Poland.
The loan totalling EUR 100 million is earmarked for the construction of four
resource-efficient multi-tenant office buildings with the total area of 82,700
square metres in three Polish cities: two in Warsaw, one in Wroclaw and one in
Poznan.
As part of its strategy to develop the segment of energy-efficient buildings,
Skanska aims for meeting the stringent requirements of the international LEED
and EU Green Building standards, which would make the new office buildings first
ever in Poland to receive LEED Platinum certificates. The new office buildings
are expected to have an energy demand 25-29% below the maximum level allowed by
the national standards.
"The building sector accounts for more than 40% of the end energy used in the
EU. Therefore the involvement in promoting modern, sustainable building
technology fully complies with NIB's mandate to support better environmental and
energy efficiency in the Baltic Sea region. We are happy that it matches with
Skanska's strategy to offer resource-efficient solutions for its clients," says
Henrik Normann, NIB President and CEO.
Besides the use of energy, the new buildings will meet the terms of the LEED
level performance in other features, such as the site location, use of
materials, quality of indoor environment and innovation and design. The projects
started 2010 and are expected to be completed by 2014. The total project costs
for the buildings will amount to EUR 212 million.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally
accepted benchmark that uses a lifecycle perspective to evaluate how a building
handles the most important environmental parameters. The EU Green Building
programme, initiated by the European Commission, offers partnership to
businesses that keep their energy consumption at least 25% lower than the
national standard.
Skanska AB, a Swedish listed company, is one of the world's largest project
development and construction groups. The group has 52,000 employees in selected
home markets in Europe, the US and Latin America.
NIB is a multilateral financial institution owned by eight member countries:
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The
Bank finances private and public projects in and outside the member countries.
NIB has the highest possible credit rating, AAA/Aaa, with the leading rating
agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's.
For further information, please contact
Mr Ulf Westergård, Senior Manager Origination, at +358 10 618 0234,
ulf.westergard(at)nib.int
Mr Dimitrijs Alehins, Communications Specialist, at +358 10 618 0296,
dimitrijs.alehins(at)nib.int
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