LCBI certified buildings
Launched in 2022, LCBI unites major European real-estate stakeholders to promote low carbon buildings in Europe and create the first pan-European low carbon label measuring the carbon footprint of real estate based on a Life-Cycle Analysis.
Discover LCBI Certified buildings across Europe
LCBI Certified buildings
Welcome to the LCBI Certified Buildings page, where we showcase exemplary projects that have achieved the Low Carbon Building Initiative (LCBI) certification. These buildings represent a commitment to achieving an exemplary low carbon footprint.
By adhering to rigorous Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) standards and achieving measurable performance across embodied carbon, operational carbon, and biogenic carbon storage, these projects set a benchmark for low-carbon construction and inspire the future of sustainable building practices in Europe.
Discover how LCBI-certified buildings are shaping a greener tomorrow, one project at a time.
Citywave, Generali Real Estate, Milan – LCBI Performance
CityWave is a unique development, designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) architecture studio. It features two blocks linked by a futuristic portico and creates a new green and protected public space. The iconic curved arch that links the two buildings is topped by over 10,000 solar panels, making it the largest solar farm in Milan. This system, with a 1.3 megawatt capacity, provides 65% of the project’s heating and cooling needs.
Roots, BPI Real Estate, Luxembourg – LCBI Excellence
Designed by ArtBuild Architects, Roots is a mixed-use ensemble of three buildings convering over 20,000 square metres. The design team has paid the greatest attention to the choice of materials, prioritising options with the lowest carbon content at all levels of the development, which means that the embodied carbon level is 755 kg/CO2e/sq.m., i.e. 25 % below the target threshold. Its superstructure is mainly composed of wooden elements, producing an exceptional result in terms of stored biogenic carbon (159 kgCO2e/sq.m.).
Black, AXA IM Alts, France – LCBI Standard
The Stack, AXA IM Alts, Germany- LCBI Excellence
Luxia, AXA IM Alts, Belgium – LCBI Performance
Luxia is a 13,000 sqm low-carbon office building in Brussels, developed by AXA IM Alts and designed by DDS+. Built on preserved foundations and reusing materials from the demolished structure, it reducing its construction footprint to 931 kgCO?e/m² (50 yr), while annual operational emissions are just 11.2 kgCO?e/m². Energy use has been cut to 48 kWh/m²/year through heat pumps, solar power and smart building systems.
Bureau Veritas, LCBI certifier
Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has more than 82,000 employees located in nearly 1,600 offices and laboratories around the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its 400,000 clients improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.
Bureau Veritas is a certifier for the Low Carbon Building Initiative (LCBI) and plays a pivotal role in promoting sustainable construction across Europe. As an official LCBI certifier in 8 European countries, Bureau Veritas ensures that buildings meet the rigorous criteria of LCBI certification, achieving significant reductions in carbon emissions throughout their lifecycle.
By leveraging its global expertise and commitment to sustainability, Bureau Veritas facilitates the transition to low-carbon real estate, helping developers, investors, and asset managers align their projects with the highest environmental standards.
For projects seeking LCBI certification, Bureau Veritas provides a seamless certification process, offering trusted expertise, precise assessment, and valuable insights to help achieve impactful, low-carbon solutions.
To apply for LCBI Certification, please click below, or reach out to lcbi@batimentbascarbone.org
CERTIVEA, LCBI certifier
Subsidiary of the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CTSB), CERTIVEA enables its clients to enhance the value, sustainability, and appeal of their operations. By positioning clients to capitalize on key transitions in climate, energy, technology and green finance, it mitigates their risk of obsolescence by guiding them towards strategic and long-term allocation. CERTIVEA assists enterprises with its set of solutions that cover multi-thematic HQE (High Environmental Quality) certification, and in developing specialized labels. The labels are targeted in three specific realms, in the environment (energy, climate, biodiversity), quality of life (health and well-being), and in digital technologies.
Regarding the LCBI, CERTIVEA acts as a certifier, and relying on the label’s methodology, conducts independent assessments grounded in LCBI reference frameworks. CERTIVEA stands as an industry leader in France, though operates around the globe with 6836 operations led in 21 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and America.
To apply for LCBI Certification, please click below, or reach out to international@certivea.fr.
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