Sustainability
As a leader in green building certification and sustainability consultancy, we support projects pursuing BREEAM, LEED, WELL and DGNB certification. Our expertise helps clients improve building performance, reduce energy use and carbon emissions, and create healthier, more sustainable spaces that deliver long-term value for owners, investors and users.
Martin Tkáč
Sector Leader
Sustainability & Commercial Developers
Branislav Hudymač
Sector Leader Sustainability
Sustainability
Grinity team has become a market leader for sustainable certifications BREEAM, LEED, WELL a DGNB and consultancy services in Europe. Our key expertise lies in the synergy among all team members, from civil and mechanical engineers to specialists in biodiversity, computational modeling, commissioning, thermographic surveying, and many more.
Our services aim to achieve a positive, measurable impact on energy consumption, building operations, carbon footprint reduction, ESG, and building occupants' well-being. We deliver the best possible outcomes for our clients and strive daily to improve their quality of life. Our in-house team provides comprehensive services and expertise.
What our clients come to us for
BREEAM Certification
Comprehensive BREEAM assessment and certification across new construction, refurbishment, in-use and community projects, helping buildings demonstrate sustainability throughout their entire lifecycle.
Detail BREEAM Certification
LEED Certification
Full LEED certification support for new builds, fit-outs and/or existing buildings, guiding projects to internationally recognized standards in energy, water, materials and indoor quality.
Detail LEED Certification
WELL Certification
Comprehensive WELL consultancy and certification for new and existing buildings, helping to create healthier, more comfortable and higher-quality indoor environments while demonstrating building quality from the perspective of occupants’ wellbeing.
Detail WELL Certification
ESG Advisory
We help companies and real estate portfolios navigate ESG strategy, risk management and reporting with confidence – from ESG Due Diligence to data collection and outputs that support financing, compliance and long-term asset value.
Detail ESG Advisory
Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings (LCA)
Comprehensive building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), quantifying environmental impacts from material production and construction through operation to end of life, while providing a robust basis for design optimization, BREEAM and LEED certification, EU Taxonomy alignment and EPBD requirements.
Detail Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings (LCA)
Thermographic Assessment
Comprehensive building thermography and thermal diagnostics, helping to identify heat loss and hidden construction defects, optimise energy performance and reduce long-term operating costs while improving indoor comfort and overall building quality.
Detail Thermographic Assessment
WELL Performance Testing
WELL Performance Verification and Testing provide objective data on indoor environmental quality and confirm whether well-being strategies work effectively in practice. As the first accredited WELL Performance Testing Provider in the CZ, we deliver professional on-site testing for certification and recertification.
Detail WELL Performance Testing
GRESB Assessment
GRESB is the leading investor-driven international benchmark for the ESG performance of real estate portfolios and funds, assessed annually. We guide you through the entire cycle – data collection, gap analysis and submission – with support from a GRESB AP credential holder.
Detail GRESB AssessmentSustainability services:
Energy efficiency
- Energy consultancy
- LZC (Low zero carbon) studies
- Optimize energy performance via Energy simulation
The calibrated energy model is a Dynamic Simulation Model (DSM), representing the real behavior of the building. The objective of the calibrated model is to provide an understanding of the behavior of the building. This applies to the past and the present, as well as the future. It is a testing platform that can be used with advantage - among other things - for example:
1) Monitoring the behavior of existing buildings
Verification of the correct operation of the building
Finding savings within the operation
Reduction of carbon emissions
Creating a healthy environment for users
2) Retrofit/modernization of the building
Testing of 'what-if' scenarios
Informed decisions regarding the profitability of investments (economic return, reduction of carbon emissions) -> reduction of investment risk
Monitoring whether the investments made provide the expected impact
3) Testing of resilience to climate change – in combination with a climate dataset predicting the development of the climate, the possibility of verifying the behavior of the building in the context of climate change
Impact on heating, cooling and ventilation energy consumption
Dimensioning of sources of cold, heat and terminal elements
Evaluation of thermal comfort
Verification of the sensitivity of adaptation measures, such as external blinds and shading elements, an adaptation of the glazing solar factor, or night pre-cooling of the building
- Building operation optimization
- Commissioning and retro-commissioning
- Systems parameters optimization
- Energy Audits
- Thermal imaging
- Energy performance certificates
Carbon Footprint
- Carbon footprint associated with company operation
- Carbon Footprint Calculation according to the GHG protocol – Scope 1, 2, 3
- Identification of all energy and material streams within the company
- Methodology for data collection and analysis
- Short-term and long-term carbon footprint analysis and reduction to achieve zero carbon company targets
- Corporate Sustainability Reporting
- Carbon emissions associated with buildings operation
- Identification of all energy streams used for building operation
- Methodology for data collection and analysis
- Measures leading to the carbon emissions reduction
- Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of entire properties
- Embodied Carbon calculation by structure
- Cradle to Grave calculation
- Life cycle cost
- Embodied Carbon within construction and transportation
- Carbon Benchmarking
Sustainable design consultancy
- Thermal comfort
- Thermal performance and bridging
- Indoor air quality
- Daylight studies
- Artificial lightning studies
- Wind studies
- Shading devices optimization
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Passive design implementation
- HVAC optimization
Building materials optimization
- Air pollutans minimisation
- Air pollutans measurement
- LCC (Life Cycle Costing)
- Recyclability
- LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
- Sustainable procurement
- Design adaptibility and flexibility
- Maintenance optimisation
Green / Climate bonds
- Consultancy services related to Green Bonds principles
- The Green Bond Framework
- Quantitative and qualitative indicators methodology
- Sustainable bonds
- Climate bonds
- Social bonds
EU Taxonomy
Advisory related to buildings – new, refurbished and owned
- Minimum social safeguards
- Six environmental objectives
- Climate change mitigation
- Climate change adaptation
- The sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources
- The transition to a circular economy
- Pollution prevention and control
- The protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems
Ecological value enhancement
- Biological diversity improvement
- Habitat recommendation
- Habitat and greenery management plan
- Greenery species assessment
- Reduction of water consumption
- Sustainable drainage system
- Green-blue infrastructure
- Food provision and healthy life style
