August 17, 2009—AIG/Lincoln’s Lakeview office building in Bucharest is the first building in Romania to achieve a BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) Very Good (Design and Procurement) rating.
Located in north Bucharest, the building covers 28,000 square meters over 15 floors. It scored particularly well under the Health and Wellbeing, Transport, and Land Use and Ecology sections of the BREEAM International Bespoke scheme.
Under the Health and Wellbeing, the facility achieved a pleasant internal environment with a good natural daylight supply to more than 80 percent of the floor area.
In Land Use and Ecology, credits were gained by reusing land that had previously been developed and assessed as having low ecological value. The development is on a site previously used for warehousing and for the storage of steel fabrications, and a commitment was made to increase the ecological value of the site once the building is complete.
Under Transport, BRE says that Lakeview is in an excellent location between Bucharest airport and the city center, so public transportation is easily accessible, with a tram and bus stop within easy walking distance, both of which provide good connections to a main Metro station. Cyclist facilities are provided along with changing rooms, showers, and lockers so staff can cycle to work.
