Torre Universal obtained the Leed Gold certification that confirms it as an environmentally friendly building.
This recognition is given to those projects whose construction and operation respect international standards for energy efficiency, resource savings, and water use, among others.
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In this way, Torre Universal fulfills the conceptualization outlined of being a class A + building, conditioned as the headquarters of foreign companies that believe and understand the importance of sustainability.
Among the user-friendly characteristics, the use of efficient construction materials and technologies that guarantee energy savings of up to 21% stand out.
In addition, it generates an efficiency of up to 50% for indoor water and 100% for outdoor drinking water and develops a waste management and collection center strategy.
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For its part, in the construction phase it reduced the disposal of construction waste by 82%.
This effort was what earned him the Leed Gold recognition from the Sustainable Building Council in the United States.
Torre Universal is a corporate center made up of two construction phases, the first stage of which has a leasable area of 32,000 m² and a total of 24 floors.
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