{"id":2392,"date":"2022-01-05T10:55:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T10:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aspor.es\/blog\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:39:33","slug":"sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Certifications for Industrial and Logistics Buildings: Benefits, Types and How to Obtain Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In construction, as in all economic sectors\u2014and indeed in every aspect of modern business\u2014sustainability has evolved from a trend into a necessity. It is essential not only to prevent the rapid depletion of natural resources, but also to comply with increasingly strict environmental regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The industrial and logistics real estate sector is no exception. To <strong>evaluate and validate sustainability criteria<\/strong> applied during both the construction and operation of industrial or logistics facilities, internationally recognised sustainability certifications are used.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are sustainability certifications?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sustainability certifications are quality labels that verify that environmental and efficiency criteria have been applied throughout the entire lifecycle of a building\u2014from the design phase to construction and operational use.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background: #f0f5f4; border-radius: 3px;\">\n<p>These certifications are awarded by independent organisations that carry out technical audits to assess a building\u2019s environmental performance. Depending on the results, buildings receive a specific rating that reflects their level of sustainability and energy efficiency.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You can learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/aspor.es\/certificados-construccion-sostenible\/\">about sustainable building certifications on our website<\/a>, where we support developers and investors in obtaining certifications for industrial and logistics projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do new industrial and logistics developments require sustainability certification?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategic commitment to sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The main reason developers adopt sustainable strategies is the growing need to ensure long-term sector growth while reducing environmental impact. Sustainability is no longer optional\u2014it is a core pillar of industrial real estate development.<\/p>\n<p>For forward-thinking developers, obtaining sustainability certifications is a strategic decision that enhances asset value and market positioning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meeting tenant and investor expectations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sustainability has become a key requirement across all industries. Companies seeking to lease or acquire logistics and industrial facilities increasingly prioritise certified sustainable assets.<\/p>\n<p>Having a recognised sustainability certification significantly improves asset attractiveness, ensures quality standards, and demonstrates a strong commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operational cost reduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When developers retain ownership or operate the asset, incorporating sustainable design strategies leads to substantial cost savings during the building\u2019s lifecycle\u2014particularly in energy consumption and maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>Even in sale or lease scenarios, energy-efficient buildings offer lower operating costs, making them more competitive and appealing to tenants and investors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-276 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/aspor.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Sustainability certifications for industrial and logistics buildings\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sustainability certifications act as a quality benchmark for buildings designed and constructed according to advanced environmental and efficiency standards.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>How can a sustainability certification be obtained?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several internationally recognised organisations provide certification systems for industrial, logistics, commercial and residential buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Through accredited assessors, these entities analyse the sustainability measures implemented in the project. Based on the reduction of environmental impact and performance metrics, a score is assigned, resulting in a certification level.<\/p>\n<p>In Spain and across Europe, the most widely used systems include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LEED<\/strong> (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed in the United States.<\/li>\n<li><strong>BREEAM<\/strong> (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), originating in the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>VERDE<\/strong>, developed by <strong>GBCE<\/strong> (Green Building Council Espa\u00f1a).<\/li>\n<li><strong>DGNB<\/strong> (German Sustainable Building Council certification system).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Obtaining sustainability certification for new developments should be a priority for developers and investors. Beyond the environmental and economic benefits, the process is structured and manageable with the right technical support.<\/p>\n<p>Engineering firms such as <a href=\"https:\/\/aspor.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASPOR Engineering<\/a> provide specialised consultancy services, overseeing both the integration of sustainable strategies during design and construction, as well as managing certification procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainability certifications are now a standard in the construction industry. Partnering with experienced consultants to achieve them is one of the most effective ways to enhance asset value, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve long-term profitability.<\/p>\n<p>We hope this guide helps you understand their importance and encourages you to integrate sustainability into all your future projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In construction, as in all economic sectors\u2014and indeed in every aspect of modern business\u2014sustainability has evolved from a trend into a necessity. It is essential not only to prevent the rapid depletion of natural resources, but also to comply with increasingly strict environmental regulations. The industrial and logistics real estate sector is no exception. To [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technical"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sustainability certifications: What they are and how to obtain them<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u25d0 Discover how to obtain sustainability certifications for logistics developments and their importance in the construction process.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sustainability certifications: What they are and how to obtain them\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u25d0 Discover how to obtain sustainability certifications for logistics developments and their importance in the construction process.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Aspor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-01-05T10:55:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-08T13:39:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/aspor.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-1024x576.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"576\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"unanime\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"unanime\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"unanime\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/17057229e877f1b7e60857409fea1df5\"},\"headline\":\"Sustainability Certifications for Industrial and Logistics Buildings: Benefits, Types and How to Obtain Them\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-05T10:55:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-08T13:39:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":599,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-scaled.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Technical\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sustainability certifications: What they are and how to obtain them\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-scaled.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-05T10:55:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-08T13:39:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/17057229e877f1b7e60857409fea1df5\"},\"description\":\"\u25d0 Discover how to obtain sustainability certifications for logistics developments and their importance in the construction process.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-scaled.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-scaled.png\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1440,\"caption\":\"Certificado de Sostenibilidad scaled\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Portada\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sustainability Certifications for Industrial and Logistics Buildings: Benefits, Types and How to Obtain Them\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Aspor\",\"description\":\"Servicios de ingenier\u00eda\",\"alternateName\":\"Aspor Engineering\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aspor.es\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/17057229e877f1b7e60857409fea1df5\",\"name\":\"unanime\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/299019ab804c1efaaf8b85257cf8935995918ac9344cdebee523cba8d7390472?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/299019ab804c1efaaf8b85257cf8935995918ac9344cdebee523cba8d7390472?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/299019ab804c1efaaf8b85257cf8935995918ac9344cdebee523cba8d7390472?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"unanime\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sustainability certifications: What they are and how to obtain them","description":"\u25d0 Discover how to obtain sustainability certifications for logistics developments and their importance in the construction process.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sustainability certifications: What they are and how to obtain them","og_description":"\u25d0 Discover how to obtain sustainability certifications for logistics developments and their importance in the construction process.","og_url":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/","og_site_name":"Aspor","article_published_time":"2022-01-05T10:55:50+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-08T13:39:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":576,"url":"http:\/\/aspor.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-1024x576.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"unanime","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"unanime","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/"},"author":{"name":"unanime","@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/17057229e877f1b7e60857409fea1df5"},"headline":"Sustainability Certifications for Industrial and Logistics Buildings: Benefits, Types and How to Obtain Them","datePublished":"2022-01-05T10:55:50+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-08T13:39:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/"},"wordCount":599,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-scaled.png","articleSection":["Technical"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/","url":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/","name":"Sustainability certifications: What they are and how to obtain them","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-scaled.png","datePublished":"2022-01-05T10:55:50+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-08T13:39:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/17057229e877f1b7e60857409fea1df5"},"description":"\u25d0 Discover how to obtain sustainability certifications for logistics developments and their importance in the construction process.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-scaled.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Certificado-de-Sostenibilidad-scaled.png","width":2560,"height":1440,"caption":"Certificado de Sostenibilidad scaled"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/sustainability-certifications-what-they-are-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-obtain-them\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Portada","item":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sustainability Certifications for Industrial and Logistics Buildings: Benefits, Types and How to Obtain Them"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/","name":"Aspor","description":"Servicios de ingenier\u00eda","alternateName":"Aspor Engineering","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/17057229e877f1b7e60857409fea1df5","name":"unanime","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/299019ab804c1efaaf8b85257cf8935995918ac9344cdebee523cba8d7390472?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/299019ab804c1efaaf8b85257cf8935995918ac9344cdebee523cba8d7390472?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/299019ab804c1efaaf8b85257cf8935995918ac9344cdebee523cba8d7390472?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"unanime"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401,"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392\/revisions\/2401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspor.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}