Vasakronan, LEED for Existing Buildings Volume, Sweden
Sustainability Consulting Role: Led comprehensive LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED EB:OM) certification strategy for Sweden's largest property portfolio over a 6 year period, managing complex certification process for 158 buildings across multiple Swedish cities. Established baseline building performance metrics and sustainability benchmarks that informed Vasakronan's broader environmental strategy and financial innovation. (Work performed while at Thornton Tomasetti)
Climate-Positive Solutions Delivered:
Comprehensive building performance baseline establishment across entire portfolio
Energy efficiency optimization strategies for existing building stock
Sustainability benchmarking and performance tracking systems
Environmental management system implementation across portfolio
Resource conservation and waste reduction programs
Performance Outcomes:
158 buildings LEED EB:OM certified - largest volume certification outside North America
Inspired creation of world's first real estate green bond (SEK 1.3 billion, November 2013)
85% of portfolio environmentally certified (as of 2020)
72% certified to LEED Gold or Platinum levels
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) #1 ranking (2023)
Vasakronan, Sweden's largest property company and one of the world's most sustainable, engaged our team for a groundbreaking portfolio-wide LEED for Existing Buildings certification program covering 158 buildings throughout Sweden, representing the largest LEED Volume certification outside of North America and inspiring the world's first real estate green bond.
