A landmark building in Shanghai that has achieved an outstanding BREEAM rating
Project Details
- Scheme &Version: BREEAM In-use International 2015
- Certification Stage: In-use
- Rating: Outstanding
- Overall Score: 87.1%
Project Team
- Developer / Client: China JINMAO Group Co. Ltd
- Building Services: JINMAO (SH) Property Services Co. Ltd
- Assessor Company: Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences
About the Building
JIN MAO TOWER is a 420.5-metre (1,380 feet) tall landmark skyscraper in 88 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China. The building has a total construction area of 290,000 square meters, which covers a 23611 square metres plot of land. The offices are in 1-50 floors, with an approximate 140,000 square metres area.
JIN MAO TOWER is a multi-functional building, draws on traditional Chinese tiered pagoda and western architectural technology. It integrates modern office buildings, five-star hotels, convention centres, entertainment, shopping malls and other facilities.
Why did the building undergo BREEAM certification?
JINMAO TOWER, as the landmark building of Shanghai has the goal to be sustainable, green and low carbon-this is consistent with the concept of BREEAM. Furthermore, JINMAO (SH) Property Services Co. Ltd hopes to improve its management system through the certification of BREEAM In-use and provide a good office environment for tenants.
During the evaluation process, the building had a great performance in the management, health and wellbeing, energy and materials categories. In the management process, JINMAO (SH) Property Services Co. Ltd puts the tenants first, and has formulated a comprehensive management system to ensure their comfort and safety. In addition, JIN MAO TOWER actively responds to the call for energy conservation and emissions reductions, and actively carries out energy-saving renovation work to continuously improve the energy efficiency of the project.
Through the certification, JINMAO (SH) Property Services Co. Ltd has a better understanding of its management system and management measures.
Green Strategy
JINMAO TOWER is a super high-rise building, and therefore its property management is extremely difficult. At the same time, tenants have higher requirements for their office environment. Through this certification, JINMAO (SH) Property Services Co. Ltd discovered its current problems through satisfaction surveys and made related improvements.
Benefits of assessing to BREEAM
The BREEAM certification is globally recognized as the most objective and comprehensive green building evaluation system, the “standard reference standard”, and the Oscar in green buildings. Fortunately, JINMAO OFFICE TOWER was able to obtain the BREEAM In-Use system outstanding certification and the BREEAM China Annual Operation Award this time. It has become a truly green energy-saving building instead of a “green building” under the name of pan-green. No additional refurbishment costs were incurred during the certification process, but it provided best practices for JINMAO TOWER’s daily operations. At the same time, it is also a standard that reflects the ability of sustainable development. I believe that sustainable development will gradually become a prerequisite for high-quality office space in the future. –Wenming Zheng, Deputy General Manager, JINMAO (SH) Property Services Co. Ltd.