ASSA ABLOY brings sustainable innovation to property development through partnership

Key project challenges

• Gain the highest level of LEED certification for all Torus-led developments around Gdansk
• Find a security partner with experience supporting green certification and specification
• Choose products which have Environmental Product Declarations and Green Circle documentation
• Specify access control solutions which reduce both carbon footprint and energy costs

Solution

To obtain the highest possible LEED rating, Torus works with suppliers committed to sustainable development and consistently demonstrates good practices in this area. ASSA ABLOY BIM & Specification consultants have expertise supporting all types of the green building project. Detailed contribution sheets for six leading certification schemes are available to download, including LEED. Each sheet identifies the contribution made by multiple products and technologies towards criteria in the scheme. These contribution sheets are just the starting point for a hands-on collaboration which benefits the final building — in environmental, economic and social terms — over its full life cycle. Collaborating with ASSA ABLOY equipped Torus developments with innovative solutions which improve buildings’ energy performance. Customers and tenants often ask about sustainability; Torus can now meet this growing demand. Access control at these new buildings uses integrated, energy efficient hard wires and wireless solutions. Battery-powered Aperio devices which secure doors consume much less energy during installation and operation than a comparable wired solution. In addition, HID Signo door readers have an Intelligent Power Mode (IPM) which saves 41% energy compared to equivalent readers without IPM configuration***. “Wireless Aperio also provides flexibility, giving the possibility of expanding the system or using it elsewhere in the case of changes in the arrangement of office space,” says Torus’ Roman Sokolowski. “The lack of wiring significantly reduces materials use, reduces costs, and ensures quick installation.”