Last updated: October 2021
The Malmo Office Tower is a building of offices built having in mind the example of the Swedish city of Malmo. The building is the only green building in Craiova and it has as a starting point the development of sustainable infrastructure and the use of alternative energy sources. It contains green balconies and it aims to become an example for other cities throughout Romania, bearing as a goal to transform in reality "the dream of a green city, where our children can breathe without worry" (1) It is located near the major 2 parks of the city.
View of the building
https://malmo.ro/galerie-foto/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Balcony greens
Key challenges
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Improving mental health
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Real estate development
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1. To protect the occupants' health.
2. To increase the value of the property market in the area.
3. Green buildings are the least invasive method that combines habitation with the environment, which in the medium and long term leads to growth, labour productivity, health improvement of the occupants, reducing resource losses and lowering maintenance costs (2).
4. To increase the life of the building (1).
Implementation activities
Implementing a high energy efficiency, low water consumption, comfort inside and out, benefiting from a discount of energy generated by the non-use of artificial lighting.
Installing the "triple-glazed facade (three glass and glass sheets) and two layers of gas isolation between them)
The office building is located near two parks and it presents itself as a complex combining its location with its energy efficiency measures and the green balconies that are distributed on each floor (2)
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
This is an intervention that belongs to a local private firm, Polynvest SRL. The firm initiated the project and applied for EU funds (3)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Yes
(The initiative mentions the 2009/28/EU Directive, which implies that each EU state member must promote the use of energy from renewable sources (2) )
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(The intervention mentions the Law 372/2005 published by the Romanian Government and which discusses the energy performance of the buildings (2) )
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- EU funds
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
- Equity funding (investment in shares)
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Water management and blue areas
- Improved stormwater management
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, No impacts reported
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Malmo Office Tower, Official website, Available at Source link (Accessed 25-8-2020)
2. Agir (2017), Cladirile verzi in perisajul unui oras inteligent, Available at Source link (Accessed 25-8-2020)
3. Gazeta de Sud (2013),Craiova n-are afaceri, dar e plină de clădiri de birouri, Available at Source link (Accessed 25-8-2020)
2. Agir (2017), Cladirile verzi in perisajul unui oras inteligent, Available at Source link (Accessed 25-8-2020)
3. Gazeta de Sud (2013),Craiova n-are afaceri, dar e plină de clădiri de birouri, Available at Source link (Accessed 25-8-2020)