International. The new innovation center of Evonik's Consumer Specialties Business Unit has been certified by the Sustainable Building Council of Germany (Dgnb).
The German quality seal for sustainable construction certifies buildings in six different areas, ranging from ecological to socio-cultural and functional quality. The recent certification in the highest category, Gold, confirms that evonik's new structure meets more than 60 criteria.
The group invested close to €17 million to ensure that the innovation centre not only met internal requirements, but also modern ecological standards. The Sustainable Building Council is dedicated to reviewing resource efficiency in the field of energy, but also analyzes aspects such as water consumption or materials used in construction.
The new Innovation Center covers a total area of 5,000 square meters on five floors. In addition to the research and development laboratories, it has office spaces and a special separate workshop area for collaboration with customers.
