Galeria Echo, a development by Echo Investment in Kielce, Poland, has achieved a BREEAM In-Use certificate at the „Very Good“ level. The building was assessed in nine categories including: management, energy, transport, water, materials, waste, ecology and pollution. Galeria Echo obtained two kinds of BREEAM In-Use certificate – Asset (which refers to energy efficiency, materials, location and transport, among others) and Building Management (which evaluates building management, relations with tenants, consumption of utilities and waste management). The facility obtained the ‘Very Good’ grade in both cases (with a score of 66 and 58 pct respectively).
