Star Garments Group (Star), one of the leading global apparel manufacturers championing a journey towards achieving sustainability that brings about positive social impact, recently announced that three of its production facilities in the country received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
This included a LEED Gold for Star Garments Buttala and LEED Silver for Star Fashion Clothing Kaduwela and Star Garments Baddegama. With this, the total number of LEED certifications awarded to the Group is six. With these three certifications the group now has 2 LEED Platinum, 2 LEED Gold, and 2 LEED Silver certified factories in its portfolio. The Group has set an ambitious goal to certify all its 14 production facilities by 2024.
The Star Innovation Center in Katunayake is the first LEED Platinum building in Sri Lanka to be certified under latest LEED version 4 and regarded as the first ‘Passive House Design’ in Southeast Asia, which incorporates a design and construction methodology that results in an ultra-efficient, high-performance building with an overall energy reduction exceeding 70 percent across the facility in comparison to conventional buildings. It was also the 2020 AIA New York (AIANY) Merit Award winner in the category of sustainability.
Buildings that are LEED certified have been designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance in energy efficiency, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reductions, improved indoor air quality and resource stewardship.