Sweco Consulting sp. z o.o. (formerly Grontmij Polska)

Sweco Consulting sp. z o.o. (formerly Grontmij Polska)

Maciej Chrzanowski

Sweco plans and designs the communities and cities of the future. The results of our work are sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure and access to clean water. With 14,500 employees in Northern Europe, we offer our customers the right expertise for every project.

Besides buildings’ assessments and certification process coordination Sweco’s sustainable development department offer new various analysis and studies e.g. technical due diligence, Life Cycle Cost analysis, Life Cycle Assessment and hydrodynamic modelling of the surface water run-off. We are developing our service in a field of energy by offering: energy efficiency analysis, energy audits and ESCO service. Sweco Consulting is the 1st company on the market to offer BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit-out certification and BREEAM Communities certification with related services e.g. consultation plans, economic impact assessments, demographic needs and priorities assessments. Moreover we offer buildings’ assessments in WELL certification scheme.

We have cooperated with the following clients to certify buildings in BREEAM New Construction system: Acteeum, Avestus, BUMA, Capital Park, ECHO Investment, HB Reavis, Garvest, Ghelamco, Golub GetHouse, GriffinReal Estate, Inter IKEA, Murapol, OKRE Development, Olivia Business Centre, PHN, PROCHEM, TriGranit. To certify buildings in BREEAM In-Use system we have worked together with: APSYS, CBRE, Cushman&Wakefield, Hines, Knight Frank, KSP, METRO Properties, Prologis, White Star.

In October 2015 we were very proud to obtain BREEAM certificate for Marshall Office in Cracow, which is the 1st BREEAM assessment for a building with a public investor. Moreover in April 2016 we have received 100th BREEAM In-Use certificate (for an existing buildings). Between October 2015 and September 2016 we were responsible for obtaining 34 BREEAM New Construction certificates (17 Interims and 17 Finals). Apart from that 48 assessed by Sweco Consulting existing buildings have received a BREEAM In-Use certificates.

At the moment Sweco’s sustainable development department have 81 on-going projects. We are working to certificate 66 buildings in BREEAM New Construction and 15 buildings in BREEAM In-Use system. Our projects are of a diverse types and locations. We assess and certify not only office and retail buildings, but also warehouses, residential properties, fit-outs and communities. Our projects are located mainly in Warsaw, Cracow and Wroclaw, but we also assess buildings away from significant centers.

As a Polish leader of the BREEAM certifications we are proud to certify 138 buildings in BREEAM New Construction and 119 buildings in BREEAM In-Use system. Our main goal is to cooperate and help not only our clients but also architects, contractors and other members of design and building process. We are sharing our experience and knowledge. Our aim of receiving a certificate with best score is equal with client’s aim, so we are doing our best to achieve it. We are caring about each project and client which is confirmed with a lot of positive references. Moreover our experience and commitment has been appreciated with the title of BREEAM Assessor Company of the Year 2014 and 2016, which was awarded by BRE (Building Research Establishment).