Gold award for green building construction
The German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) has awarded Sartorius with the Gold Seal of Approval. The company received this certificate for its resource‑ and environmentally friendly construction of its building for laboratory instrument production on Sartorius Campus in Göttingen, Germany.
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According to the DGNB's assessment, the building far exceeds the standards of comparable buildings. The inspectors particularly praised its user convenience, use of ecological building materials and its high quality of design.
"It makes me so proud that we even achieved gold certification. This award is confirmation of our efforts to make our corporate values of sustainability, openness and enjoyment architecturally tangible," said Thomas Münter, Head of Facility Management & General Services at Sartorius.
The DGNB evaluates the planning and construction of buildings based on up to 40 criteria from the categories of ecology, economy and social responsibility, as well as technology, processes and location. These criteria include, for example, the use of novel and recyclable building materials, minimization of energy consumption and ecological choice of regional components and materials.
This is already the third prize that the laboratory instrument production building in Göttingen has received since it opened in 2017. In that same year, the building won the Engineering Award conferred by the German Structural Steel Industry, "Ingenieurpreis des Deutschen Stahlbaues,” followed in 2018 by the GEO Award – Global Excellence in Operations – for outstanding performance in its value creation chain.
In the building for laboratory instruments, more than 500 employees manufacture laboratory equipment such as balances, ultrapure water systems and moisture analyzers. Parts manufacture, prototype construction, calibration center, training workshop and administration are located on a total area of some 25,000 square meters (approx. 269,098 square feet). Close to 7,000 square meters, 75,347 square feet, of glass provide plenty of daylight in all areas. In addition, an advanced office design enables efficient working. Since high-precision balances are calibrated in the building, it is protected against temperature fluctuations and vibrations by a decoupled foundation. Representing an investment of more than 40 million euros, the new building is the largest single project within the scope of expanding Sartorius Campus.
