{"id":6969,"date":"2025-07-25T08:43:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.structuralia.com\/el-primer-edificio-de-espana-con-certificado-de-construccion-sostenible-breeam-excepcional"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:45:59","slug":"el-primer-edificio-de-espana-con-certificado-de-construccion-sostenible-breeam-excepciona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.structuralia.com\/en\/el-primer-edificio-de-espana-con-certificado-de-construccion-sostenible-breeam-excepciona","title":{"rendered":"Spain's first BREEAM Exceptional building in terms of sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.structuralia.com\/en\/el-primer-edificio-de-espana-con-certificado-de-construccion-sostenible-breeam-excepciona\/#Caracteristicas_de_la_ampliacion\" >Features of the Expansion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.structuralia.com\/en\/el-primer-edificio-de-espana-con-certificado-de-construccion-sostenible-breeam-excepciona\/#Certificacion_BREEAM%C2%AE_y_evaluacion\" >BREEAM\u00ae Certification and Assessment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expansion of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)\u2014now known as the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)\u2014located in Alicante, Spain, became the first newly constructed building in Spain, Portugal, and Italy to obtain the <strong>highest rating on the BREEAM certificate<\/strong>, reaching the rank of <strong><em>\u00abExceptional\u00bb<\/em><\/strong>. This award recognizes the resort's excellence in sustainability, efficiency, and environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Caracteristicas_de_la_ampliacion\"><\/span>Features of the Expansion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expansion has a<strong> an area of 39,000 square meters,<\/strong> in compliance with the <strong>the highest standards of sustainable development.<\/strong> Within this space, there will be three floors for vehicle parking, a ground floor, and three floors for offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its design allows it to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions, resulting in <strong>the energy it needs to operate, generated by solar panels<\/strong> located at the top of the building, <strong>wind turbines<\/strong> or of<strong> geothermal springs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The building features <strong>cafeteria, dining hall, ATM, gym, and other services,<\/strong> with which one achieves <strong>minimize employee travel as much as possible<\/strong>, thus yielding a<strong> reduction of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere<\/strong>. In addition, there is <strong>promotes cycling<\/strong> with designated parking spaces, showers, and lockers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The building has achieved <strong>minimize water consumption as much as possible,<\/strong> through various measures. One example of this is planting native vegetation that does not require constant watering, thereby avoiding the large amounts of water that would be used with other types of plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Certificacion_BREEAM%C2%AE_y_evaluacion\"><\/span>BREEAM\u00ae Certification and Assessment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology) certification contributes to more sustainable construction, thereby yielding undeniable economic, social, environmental, and cultural benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BREEAM certification evaluates various aspects of the environmental performance of buildings (both new and existing) in categories such as energy, water, transportation, health and well-being, materials, and waste management, among others. Buildings are assigned a rating ranging from \u201cpass\u201d to \u201coutstanding,\u201d and the certification must be renewed periodically in accordance with the relevant scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of 2025, it continues to be widely implemented in more than 90 countries, with hundreds of miles of buildings certified under its various programs and standards.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"Winner of the OHIM Offices Design Competition\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tvudYBsDaIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La ampliaci\u00f3n de la Oficina de Armonizaci\u00f3n del Mercado Interior (OAMI), actualmente conocida como Oficina de Propiedad Intelectual de la Uni\u00f3n Europea (EUIPO) que 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