Taipei World Trade Center International Trade Building
Taiwan's first office building with both LEED and WELL Gold certification, responding to tenants' ESG expectations with green and healthy building performance.
A new race among office buildings
Since 2021, the global ESG wave has reached real estate. Tenants increasingly ask whether an office building meets ESG standards, starting a new competition among office properties.
The International Trade Building in Xinyi District set out to earn both LEED and WELL certification. LEED helps it meet energy-saving targets so tenants do not inherit extra carbon emissions from an energy-hungry building. WELL creates a healthy, comfortable workplace that helps tenants retain key talent.
In May 2023 the building achieved WELL Gold, becoming the first existing office building in Taiwan with WELL certification. After verifying actual water, energy and waste performance, with more than 90% of occupants satisfied with indoor environmental quality, it achieved LEED Gold in July 2023. Smart energy and air quality monitoring across the building lets the management team track indoor air in real time.
Key WELL strategies
Air
Continuous indoor air quality monitoring, and MERV 14 high-efficiency filters, the highest specification among Grade A offices in Taipei, to keep outdoor PM2.5 out.
Mobility
Close to MRT, bus and YouBike stations, with bicycle parking and EV charging to cut transport emissions.
Mind
Nature brought indoors and out: indoor plants are visible from shared areas, and at least 70% of outdoor space includes plants or natural elements. A health promotion team runs wellness activities and policies.
Community
Employees are encouraged to volunteer and donate, with two paid workdays a year for charity activities.
Materials
40% of waste is properly sorted for recycling and reuse, reducing waste by 129 tonnes a year.
Media coverage
- ETtoday: Taipei World Trade Center International Trade Building receives WELL and LEED dual certification (August 15, 2023)
- Commercial Times and BCC News: first office building in Taiwan to achieve WELL Gold (May 31, 2023)
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GreenJump is a WELL consultancy based in Taipei, Taiwan. We guide projects from strategy and documentation to on-site performance verification.
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