SINGAPORE, October 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
bBureau Veritas Consumer Products Services is pleased to announce its laboratory in Singapore has been certified as LEED Gold by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). This follows the recent LEED Gold certifications awarded for the Hong Kong Head Office, and Noida laboratory in India as well as the most recent LEED Platinum awarded for Sri Lanka laboratory within the Bureau Veritas Group.
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This award is the latest LEED achievement for Singapore laboratory to be certified at Gold within the Consumer Products Services division of Bureau Veritas. Being a major laboratory in Singapore, the laboratory is staffed with over 70 employees and occupies more than 16,000 square feet supporting the testing needs of textile, apparel, garments, and hard goods manufacturers and exporters.
LEED is the "defacto" standard for green buildings, developed and administered by the USGBC. Bureau Veritas excelled in many of the categories including full marks in terms of water efficiency, green power, lighting power, equipment & appliances, and enhanced commissioning. Other successes were in the design and verification of thermal heating as well as the use of low-emitting materials such as adhesives and sealants, paints, coatings and flooring systems.
Jeff Tan, Regional Chief Executive of Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services for South East Asia region commented, "As a global leader in supply chain quality, safety and sustainability management services, we are very delighted to report this major success following on the recent LEED Gold ratings in our Hong Kong Head Office, Noida location in India, as well as the most recent LEED Platinum rating in Sri Lanka location. As a company, these achievements clearly demonstrate our commitment to support health, social and environment initiatives worldwide."
Additional Information of Bureau Veritas Singapore' LEED Gold Certification Award:http://www.usgbc.org/projects/bureau-veritas-cps-singapore
About Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is a global leader in testing, inspection and certification services. Founded in 1828, the group has more than 65,000 employees in 1,330 offices and laboratories located in 140 countries. Bureau Veritas helps its clients to improve their performances by offering innovative services and solutions in order to ensure that their products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environment protection and social responsibility. Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index (Compartment A, code ISIN FR 006174348, stock symbol: BVI) Website: http://www.bureauveritas.com
Bureau Veritas' Consumer Products Services division is a leading global quality assurance provider for the global consumer product and retail markets. It offers an array of specialized services including testing, inspections, audits and engineering services for a wide range of consumer products. These products include hard goods; toys and juvenile products; soft goods; premiums; electrical and electronic products including wireless and mobile devices; automotive equipment; food products as well as health, beauty, cosmetics, and household products. Website: http://www.bureauveritas.com/cps
