JLL: Sustainability Has Foothold in Eastern Europe

GDANSK, POLAND—Jones Lang LaSalle says Central and Eastern Europe are going green. In fact, the global investment firm’s recent report on the subject is called Going Green in Eastern Europe.

Pawel Warda, LEED Accredited Professional and Head of Project Development Services in CEE and SEE at Jones Lang LaSalle said: “Across the globe, a number of design and assessment methods for sustainable buildings have been developed with the most popular and widely used in CEE and SEE being BREEAM Europe Commercial, and LEED for New Construction & for Shell and Core (64% and 36% of existing office stock in the region respectively). They both have similar goals i.e. popularization of good practices in sustainable building and ensuring comparable assessments of green buildings worldwide. In respect of office stock under construction, 32% will be LEED certified and 68% go with the BREEAM system. Majority of office developments, most notably in Warsaw, will be certified BREEAM. However, it is also worth pointing out that in the Polish regional cities (excluding the capital city of Warsaw), LEED will be applied to 65% of green office space currently under construction.”