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Building Sustainability into Our New Headquarters

2023年11月20日

12bet官方 is currently constructing a new headquarters building to meet the needs of our workforce decades into the future. Reflecting the growing need for healthy and sustainable buildings, 1,388英尺的, 60-story skyscraper is expected to be Manhattan’s first all-electric tower with net zero operational emissions. The design also considers indoor air quality and aims to exceed the highest industry standards in sustainability, 健康和福利. In order to strengthen and guide the design and construction process, we have aligned and plan to seek final certification to the 领导 in Energy and Environmental Design ("LEED") Platinum v4. 在拆迁, 我们回收, reused or upcycled 97% of the materials from our previous building, exceeding the LEED Platinum requirement by over 20%. We also utilized flexible and adaptable design strategies to drive embodied carbon reductions by using innovative materials with lower carbon content, planning for circularity at end of life and placing an increased emphasis on minimizing waste.

In addition to achieving net zero operational emissions, the new building plans to use several state-of-the-art technologies and systems to boost efficiencies, 包括:

  • Intelligent building technology that uses sensors, artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning systems to predict, 响应和适应能源需求.
  • Advanced water storage and reuse systems to reduce water usage by more than 40% 与行业标准相比.
  • Triple pane glazing on the facade and automatic solar shades connected to heating, ventilation and air conditioning ("HVAC") systems for greater energy efficiency.

The building is expected to contain many occupant health and well-being features, 包括:

  • 外面的量翻倍, fresh air and continuously monitoring air quality to improve the overall health and wellbeing of employees.
  • Bringing nature indoors through biophilic design, including wide use of natural plants and healthier furniture and building materials.
  • Bringing in 30% more daylight and using circadian lighting to minimize the effects of electric light and support a healthier indoor environment, 与行业标准相比.

 

Promoting Health and Wellness in the Workplace

In addition to more traditional environmental considerations, 比如能源和水的效率, 健康和福利 are important aspects of our sustainable building strategy. When looking at how our buildings can affect the health and well-being of our employees, we prioritize factors such as cleaning and sanitization, 空气和水的质量, emergency preparedness and health service resources. 是我们努力的结果, in 2021, we maintained the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management from the International WELL Building 研究所™ for our approximately 6,200 corporate office and retail bank branch locations globally. The WELL Health-Safety Rating is an evidence-based, third-party verified rating focused on operational policies, 维护协议, emergency plans and stakeholder engagement strategies to help organizations prioritize the health and safety of their staff, 客户, 访客及持份者. 12bet官方 was the first global financial institution to receive the WELL Health-Safety Rating in 2020.

 

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