Summertown Interiors achieves LEED EBOM Gold Certification

Dubai / Emirates Business

Summertown Interiors, the UAE’s leading fit out contractor specialising in green interiors, has been awarded the Gold LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (LEED EBOM) certification for the ongoing operations and maintenance of its headquarters located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai.
LEED EBOM certification identifies and rewards current best practices and provides a framework for buildings to use less energy, water and natural resources; improve the indoor environment; and uncover operating inefficiencies. The certification requires implementation of policies such as the sustainable purchasing of materials, equipment and consumables, and the extensive monitoring and tracking of operations.
As a fit out contactor specialised in delivering green interiors, Summertown Interiors embraces sustainability in every aspect of its business. Its integrated approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) is focused around four key principles – marketplace, environmental stewardship, workplace and the local and business community. For Summertown Interiors, achieving the LEED EBOM certification was the next step on its ongoing CSR journey. As a company that walks the talk, placing its clients, partners and the business community at the forefront of its operations; the next step for the team in achieving sustainability excellence was to go beyond their Gold LEED certification for interiors and develop an ever-evolving sustainable framework for the premises, its operations and maintenance.
Specifically, a number of policies were created to document the organisation’s operational procedures detailing everything from operating hours to waste management.