FUNO's Lerma Park I achieves EDGE certification

Lerma Park I is an industrial complex with almost 118 thousand square meters of gross rentable area located in the Toluca-Lerma submarket in the State of Mexico. According to SiiLA's Market Analytics, as of the fourth quarter of 2022, the industrial park was fully occupied and had 12 tenants, including Barcel, Bosch and Vitro.

Among the sustainable features of Lerma Park I, FUNO highlights its energy-saving capacity of more than 41%, with annual savings equivalent to more than 5.5 thousand megawatts per hour (MWh). This energy saving is due to replacing148,725 incandescent lamps with LED technology.

FUNO also indicated that its industrial park generates 31.3% savings in water resources per year, which translates into 115,560 cubic meters of water saved, or 34 Olympic-sized swimming pools. 

Regarding construction materials, the trust announced that Lerma Park I has more than 99% efficiency in 856,464 square meters built with solid concrete blocks.

With its sustainable characteristics, Lerma Park I industrial park generates annual savings of almost 1,761 tons of CO2, equivalent to the carbon capture of 293 hectares of forest.

EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) certification evaluates new or existing buildings in more than 130 countries, including Mexico. Created by the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, this certification aims to boost resource efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of different types of construction.

The advanced mode of EDGE environmental certification is awarded to real estate projects that demonstrate reductions of at least 40% in energy resources and at least 20% in water resources and materials.

The certification of Lerma Park I was announced at the same time that FUNO was included in the FTSE4Good index, which is designed to measure the performance of companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.

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