AIDA Home awarded DGNB Seal of Approval for Sustainable Construction
The new office complex “AIDA Home” of the
cruise line AIDA Cruises in Rostock, Germany, is the first office building in
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to be certified with the Silver Seal of Approval
for Sustainable Construction by the DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council).
In the evaluation of AIDA Home, factors including resource-conserving use of
natural materials, renewable primary energy, and drinking water were examined. Criteria
such as land use, accessibility, and thermal and sound insulation were also
included in the certification.
"The Seal of Approval for
Sustainable Construction emphasizes the consistent commitment of AIDA Cruises
to resource-conserving and environmentally friendly business,” says Dr. Monika
Griefahn, Chief Sustainability Officer at AIDA Cruises. “On our AIDA ships, we
have for years been relying on innovative management and technology standards
for sustainability in the cruise industry. AIDA Home shows that we also live up
to this claim on land.”
AIDA Home was designed and built
according to the latest environmental standards. AIDA Home is heated and cooled
using a combination of geothermal technology, compression refrigeration, and
district heating. The new office complex also features a modern indoor climate
concept with hybrid facade, thermal component activation, and displacement
ventilation, as well as radiant heating and cooling ceiling panels. This
guarantees a perfect indoor climate any time of the year. Efficient lighting
and a lighting control system ensure good visibility. This results in up to 60 percent
energy savings and considerably reduced CO2 emissions.
Designed by Rostock architect Tilo Ries, the new
construction “AIDA
Home” is
made up of two connected buildings in which design elements of the existing
AIDA office complex “Silo
4 & Silo 5”
as well as typical design elements of the AIDA ships were incorporated. A
light-flooded Theatrium in the entrance area reaching up through two levels and
connecting the six- and five-level buildings forms the heart and communicative
hub of the building.
AIDA Home is the new workplace for 400 employees at the
Rostock site. In total, AIDA Cruises currently employs 6900 people, 900 of them
on land and 6000 on board. Ten modern cruise ships that are operated according
to the highest international quality, environmental, and safety standards
currently belong to the AIDA fleet. The eleventh ship, AIDAprima, will be put
into service in October 2015. It is the first new ship of a new generation of
cruise ships. A sister ship will follow in 2016. For more information about
sustainability at AIDA, visit www.aida.de/aidacares.
Rostock, June 3, 2015
