The MINERGIE-compliant building is the first office building in Switzerland to receive the international DGNB certificate in gold, which in Switzerland is issued by the Swiss Sustainable Building Council (Schweizer Gesellschaft für Nachhaltige Immobilienwirtschaft, SGNI). This certificate shows that the new building fulfils the highest level of sustainability requirements. The building also provides space for around 2,000 employees with its multifunctional working environment.

Susanne Ruoff, CEO of Swiss Post, and Markus Graf, CEO of the real estate investment company Swiss Prime Site, are officially opening the new Swiss Post headquarters today with a number of representatives from business and politics in attendance. Swiss Post is relocating to the building as a tenant, bringing six different locations in Berne under one roof to optimize its use of office space. The majority of staff have already relocated and the move should be completed by late autumn 2016. Just under 2,000 employees will then be working in the new headquarters.

Sustainable down to the last detail

In addition to the MINERGIE standard, the total contractor Losinger Marazzi focused on the German Sustainable Building Council’s internationally established DGNB quality label when developing and constructing the building. The DGNB system has been adapted for use in Switzerland by the Swiss Sustainable Building Council and assesses buildings and urban neighbourhoods that fulfil the broad sustainability criteria. As well as ecological and economic guidelines, these criteria assess technical, functional and social aspects, and planning, construction and implementation processes. After completing the assessment, the building received the highest possible award: a DGNB certificate in gold. This reflects Swiss Post’s and Swiss Prime Site’s commitment to using resources in a sustainable manner.

Sustainability even extends to employee mobility at the new Swiss Post headquarters: ten electric and hybrid vehicles with mobility technology have been provided to staff for business trips some distance from the office. Staff can also get to external meetings close to the headquarters quickly using Swiss Post’s e-bikes and bicycles or the PubliBike station, which is accessible to the public. The headquarters are also very easy to reach by public transport with over 30 connections per hour.

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Source: Swiss Post