Sustainability

City Gate Park is the first Irish office development to achieve Gold LEED accreditation. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is a feature oriented rating system that awards buildings points for satisfying specified green building criteria. City Gate Park is the first office development in Ireland to achieve a gold LEED Precertification accreditation. This accreditation will result in a saving of up to 36% in operating costs.

Some of the energy efficient features of the development include:

  • Extensive glazing
  • Natural ventilation in the car park
  • Solar panels for water heating
  • Rain water harvesting
  • Treated well water
  • Intelligent lighting system

It has also been designed to achieve a B1 Irish BER Rating. (The first office development in Cork to achieve such a rating.)

LEED Certificate