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2022-02
Se inicia identificando cuáles son las certificaciones de sostenibilidad, para luego continuar
con el análisis de estudio de los 3 casos escogidos en el rubro de retail y hostelería para
brindar una mejor hospitalidad al usuario. Cada caso de estudio se va analizar dos fotos por
objeto, las cuales, evidencian el porqué dichos lugares obtuvieron la Certificación EDGE.
Palabras clave: Certificación EDGE, estrategias, sostenible, hotel, comercio, ahorrar, agua,
energía, materiales, diseño, compromiso ambiental.
1. Introducción
El Informe Brundtland de 1987 “Nuestro Futuro Común” introdujo la noción de que el uso
sostenible de los recursos naturales tiene que "satisfacer las necesidades de la generación
actual sin afectar la capacidad de las generaciones futuras para satisfacer las suyas". Desde
ese momento, el término sostenibilidad se ha popularizado y, a menudo, trivializado en
nuestra vida diaria.
Es así que por mucho que sepamos que para construir hay que destruir. Un edificio
sostenible, en su diseño, construcción y operación, debe poder reducir o eliminar los efectos
negativos en general e incluso puede generar impactos netos positivos en el clima y el medio
ambiente, preservando los recursos y mejorando la calidad de vida de los ocupantes a su
vez.
A nivel mundial existen diversas empresas que a lo largo de los años han ganado prestigio
por las certificaciones de sostenibilidad que han brindado a diversas edificaciones que
tienen el propósito no solo de brindar lo mejor para el cliente; sino, hacer la diferencia
creando diseños que aporten a nuestro entorno.
Si bien existen algunas certificaciones que verifican si el edificio cumple con ciertos criterios
de eficiencia, otras crean diferentes clasificaciones, asignando una puntuación basada en
estas evaluaciones. Dentro de los principales certificados se encuentra LEED la cuál es un
sistema de certificación con reconocimiento internacional para edificios sustentables creado
por el Consejo de Edificación Sustentable de Estados Unidos; Green Globe, el cuál es una
empresa que utiliza la innovación y la tecnología para mejorar la gestión medioambiental,
aumentar la sostenibilidad y generar un ahorro económico y Edge, que es la certificación de
edificios ecológicos que ayuda a crear edificaciones con un uso eficiente de los recursos de
forma fácil, inteligente y asequible.
Por lo tanto, dentro de los antecedentes se encuentra Green Globe, proveedor exclusivo de
certificación de sustentabilidad. Y una de las empresas hoteleras más destacables es Accor
con su cadena de hoteles Mövenpick Hotels & Resort, nombrado por segundo año
consecutivo, como el grupo hotelero más sostenible del mundo por la entidad de
certificación Green Globe, reconocida mundialmente (Expreso, 2017). Como segundo
antecedente se encuentra Green Key Global, el cuál es una entidad de certificación
ambiental diseñada para hoteles y eventos. Una de las empresas hoteleras con esta
clasificación es Pena Park Hotel, un hotel que promueve el desarrollo de las habilidades
personales y la actualización del conocimiento individual de los empleados. Elige proteger el
medio ambiente y busca hacer la actividad más responsable, más resiliente y más humana,
generando valor para el hotel, sus colaboradores y su comunidad (Pena Park Hotel, s. f.).
En el presente trabajo se eligió una temática vinculada al área de diseño de retail. En este
caso, se eligieron como objeto de estudio un proyecto hotelero y dos comercios que brinden
al usuario una experiencia de hospitalidad sostenible. El enfoque de la presente
investigación es de tipo cualitativo y está estructurado en la presentación de tres estudios de
caso y un análisis comparativo de los criterios de sostenibilidad que tuvieron que cumplir
para adquirir la certificación Edge Advanced.
En primer lugar, se tuvieron que identificar cuáles eran las certificaciones de sostenibilidad,
como sus categorías y criterios de evaluación. Para ello, se utilizaron herramientas, como la
aplicación de filtros de búsqueda para reducir la información disponible en la base de datos
“Bloomsbury architecture library” y en páginas web con las siguientes palabras clave
“certificación, retail, hotel, innovación, sostenible”. Luego de encontrar diversos sellos de
sostenibilidad como LEED o Passivhaus, los cuales son más complejos y costosos de obtener,
se optó por elegir el certificado Edge, ya que como describe Rafael Perolo, codirector de GEA
Consultores Ambientales y auditor EDGE, “el EDGE no implica transformaciones tecnológicas
caras ni proyectos sofisticados difíciles de implementar”.
Como primer objeto de estudio se va analizar el comercio “El Palacio de Hierro” ubicado
en México en la ciudad de Juárez.
● Ahorro de agua (28%): Cuenta con una descarga eficiente para inodoros en todos los
baños, urinarios de bajo consumo de agua en todos los baños, Aireadores para grifos,
griferia de apagado automático, grifos de bajo consumo de agua para fregaderos de
cocina (Edgebuildings.com, s.f.).
● Menos energía incorporada en los materiales (24%): En las losas de piso, construcción
de techos, paredes externas, paredes internas, pisos, marcos de ventanas
(Edgebuildings.com, s.f.).
Como segundo objeto de estudio se va analizar el comercio Langham Place (torre comercial)
ubicado en Hong Kong en el distrito de Yau Tsim Mong.
Este complejo hotelero cuenta con una superficie de 42.704,94m2 y se le otorgó la
certificación Edge Advanced el 2 de diciembre de 2021. Sus soluciones técnicas de
cada categoría (energía, agua y energía incorporada a los materiales) para obtener el
certificado Edge Advanced fueron las siguientes:
● Ahorro de energía ( 22%): Existe una relación de ventana a pared, pintura reflectante
y tejas para techo, aislamiento de techo, suelo y losa expuesta, techo verde,
aislamiento de pared externa, vidrio eficiente, enfriador de tornillo enfriado por agua
eficiente, ventilación con control de demanda mediante sensores de CO2, eficiencia
energética Iluminación para áreas internas, iluminación de bajo consumo para áreas
externas, control de iluminación con luz natural y sensores de ocupación, tragaluces,
medidores de energía basados en el consumo, medidores de energía inteligentes,
correcciones de factor de potencia, sistema de energía renovable en el sitio, medidas
adicionales de ahorro de energía (Edgebuildings.com, s.f.)
● Ahorro de agua (27%): Cuenta con grifos de bajo flujo para baños privados, grifos de
bajo flujo para baños públicos, Inodoros de bajo flujo para baños privados, Inodoros
de bajo flujo para baños públicos, Mingitorios de bajo flujo, grifos de bajo flujo para
fregaderos de cocina, lavaplatos de bajo consumo , válvula de rociado de pre
enjuague de bajo flujo para cocina (Edgebuildings.com, s.f.).
● Ahorro de agua (32%): Cabezales de ducha de bajo flujo, grifos de bajo flujo para
baños privados y públicos, inodoros de bajo flujo para baños privados y públicos,
urinarios de bajo flujo, grifos de bajo flujo para fregaderos de cocina, sistema de
tratamiento y reciclaje de aguas residuales (Edgebuildings.com, s.f.)
Tabla 1: Cuadro comparativo de las estrategias de ahorro de energía en los tres casos de
estudio
Tabla 2: Cuadro comparativo de las estrategias de ahorro de energía en los tres casos de
estudio
interiorismo suelen olvidar que de entre diversas prácticas y cuestiones teóricas que ocupan
ver con la falta de compromiso o atención hacia un asunto tan importante. Estos temas
contingencia ambiental se vuelve algo tan severo que ya nadie puede respirar sin darse
Y es que el diseño arquitectónico tiene cada vez más potencial para poder combatir el
cambio climático por medio de producción y almacenaje de energías limpias con diversos
factores de diseño como paneles solares en los edificios o destinando espacios para reciclaje
y poder seleccionar los residuos , estaciones para recargar autos eléctricos, recolección de
Está claro que en la actualidad, las empresas están comenzando a implementar en sus
negativo que generan los procesos de construcción del edificio desde su emplazamiento
hasta la eficiencia del uso del agua y la energía, la selección de materiales sostenible y la
en diversos proyectos no sostenibles. Es por ello, que varias empresas, han decidido
medioambiental.
Como es el caso de la certificación de edificios ecológicos “Edge”, la cual destaca sobre otras
edificios con un uso eficiente de los recursos de forma fácil, inteligente y asequible. Se
considera la intervención de Edge con los certificados de Edge Advanced como impulsor de
la nueva arquitectura que reducirá el impacto medioambiental y a su vez les generará a los
Luego de haber investigado sobre la certificación Edge Advanced, se pudo observar que hay
un aumento de interés en las constructoras en poder conseguir este título a nivel mundial.
Asimismo, al analizar los tres casos de estudio, se confirma que en los proyectos se emplean
de estética.
para obtener el título de Edge Advanced solo se centran en tres categorías, se espera que a
través del tiempo esta empresa pueda obtener más prestigio y puedan agregar más
requisitos para así confirmar que los proyectos hoteleros o comerciales son en verdad
Tras el análisis, se puede decir que la sostenibilidad es una tendencia que poco a poco está
siendo desarrollada de una manera más mundial, brindando así, un cuidado al medio
ambiente más consciente, ya que se entiende que por las grandes construcciones se llega a
contaminarlo en grandes cantidades. Es por eso que, gracias a la certificación EDGE, las
compañías han apostado por este plus, volviéndose así conscientes con el daño que genera
el ámbito de la construcción.
Lo que quiere lograr la certificación EDGE es que, los proyectos que sean acreditados con
esta certificación, sean conscientes del daño que produce construir grandes edificios, que
apoyemos a la sostenibilidad y al cuidado del medio ambiente, implementando nuevas
tecnologías e innovando junto con el diseño del mismo.
Cabe resaltar que para el presente artículo de investigación, se analizaron tres casos de
estudio que cumplan con los requisitos para la acreditación del Certificado EDGE. Se
cautelosamente cada uno de los tres objetos de estudio escogidos a través de imágenes y
cuadros de doble entrada, con el fin de encontrar similitudes o diferencias entre ellos.
Además, se pudo comprobar que cada uno cumple con las tres categorías que necesitan
para la acreditación, ya que en los resultados se encontró que en sus diseños implementan
valor sostenible, asi como el uso de sistemas pasivos también está presente.
Summary
At present, as a consequence of the increase in the emission of waste and the lack of
attention to the care of the environment, the concept of sustainability will be maintained,
that is, the responsible consumption of resources and measures that will reduce the
environmental impact. As a consequence, in the construction and design sector, certification
systems were created to encourage companies around the world to join this developing
trend by making proper management of natural resources, such as water, and soil. energy
saving. This is because the construction sector is one of the most polluting, due to a large
amount of carbon dioxide emissions that are emitted into the atmosphere.
Therefore, in this research article, we will analyze three buildings in the retail and hospitality
industry that have Edge Certification. This certification contributes to the environment and
sustainability, thanks to the three factors that must be taken into account to be accredited
with this. The reduction of energy, water, and energy incorporated in the materials are
considered, and each one of them must have a percentage (%) of savings to be able to be
accredited.
In the present work, a research article focused on innovation in retail design, services, or
hospitality is carried out. The objective of the article is to analyze the strategies that hotels
and businesses implement to provide the user with a sustainable hospitality experience. The
research problem will reveal which are the best award-winning projects in the category of
sustainable innovation in the hotel and retail sector. Therefore, through this research, it will
be demonstrated that the new hotel and commercial building projects are implementing
environmental action strategies for environmental conservation, the use of resources, and
the reduction of carbon emissions and non-biodegradable waste. , mainly.
The 1987 Brundtland Report “Our Common Future” introduced the notion that the
sustainable use of natural resources has to “meet the needs of the present generation
without affecting the ability of future generations to meet theirs”. Since then, the term
sustainability has been popularized and often trivialized in our daily lives.
It is so that no matter how much we know that to build you have to destroy. A sustainable
building, in its design, construction and operation, must be able to reduce or eliminate
overall negative effects and can even generate net positive impacts on the climate and the
environment, conserving resources and improving the quality of life of the occupants
through the turn.
Worldwide, there are various companies that over the years have gained prestige for the
sustainability certifications that they have given to various buildings that have the purpose
of not only providing the best for the client; but rather, make a difference by creating
designs that contribute to our environment.
Although some certifications verify if the building meets certain efficiency criteria, others
create different classifications, assigning a score based on these evaluations. Among the
main certificates is LEED, which is an internationally recognized certification system for
sustainable buildings created by the United States Green Building Council; Green Globe,
which is a company that uses innovation and technology to improve environmental
management, increase sustainability and generate economic savings and Edge, which is the
certification of green buildings that helps create buildings with efficient use of resources.
resources in an easy, smart and affordable way.
In the present work, different buildings that comply with the Edge Advanced certification
will be analyzed, since it is a new category of certification that does not require much
investment and is an incentive for construction projects that bet on sustainability and
achieve at least 40% energy savings, in addition to a 20% reduction in the cost of water and
materials. The analysis of three objects of study is carried out, one of their hotel and two of
them commercial, which have received this certification and applies to new or existing
buildings such as departments, hospitals, houses, hotels, offices, warehouses, and light
industry.
2. Methodology
In the present work, a theme linked to the area of retail design was chosen. In this case, a
hotel project and two businesses that provide the user with a sustainable hospitality
experience were chosen as the object of study. The focus of this research is qualitative and is
structured in the presentation of three case studies and a comparative analysis of the
sustainability criteria that had to be met to acquire the Edge Advanced certification.
For this, the "Comparative analysis of strategies for efficient use and energy saving between
CASA, LEED, BREEAM and EDGE certifications for multi-family homes" was chosen as a
methodological reference, explained by the author Sergio Manrique. In his research, he
identifies and analyzes the evaluation criteria related to the efficiency and energy savings of
the CASA, LEED, BREEAM, and EDGE evaluation systems for multi-family homes, determining
the common elements and the only ones present in each certification through tables of
Double entry.
First of all, they had to identify which were the sustainability certifications, such as their
categories and evaluation criteria. For this, tools were used, such as the application of search
filters to reduce the information available in the "Bloomsbury architecture library" database
and on web pages with the following keywords "certification, retail, hotel, innovation,
sustainable". After finding various sustainability seals such as LEED or Passivhaus, which are
more complex and expensive to obtain, it was decided to choose the Edge certificate, since
as Rafael Perolo, co-director of GEA Consultores Ambientales and EDGE auditor, describes,
"EDGE does not it implies expensive technological transformations or sophisticated projects
that are difficult to implement”.
Secondly, the Edge certification page was explored and a search for the hotel and retail
projects was carried out in the "projects" menu, where information could be filtered by
country and type of building. In this case, we were interested in analyzing two businesses
and a hotel. This analysis was based on three categories, energy saving, water saving, and
energy embodied in materials. Taking into account that, for the building to be considered
green and qualified for certification, it must meet a minimum saving of 20% in the three
categories of resources (Edgebuildings.com, s.f.). It should be noted that the Edge Buildings
website provided the percentages that each project achieved in the three categories, as well
as the technical solutions that they applied so that their projects could be certified.
Finally, to identify elements that were used as technical solutions in each project, interior
and exterior images of the buildings were used, which were extracted from the photo gallery
that each project had located on the Edge Buildings website. After selecting the images, an
analysis of the sustainable strategies used by each project was carried out using annotations
and double-entry tables, to find similarities or differences between the three case studies.
These are structured by a set of rows and columns, the rows are divided into % water
savings, project name, and sustainable strategies, and each column belongs to a project.
3. Results
As the first object of study, the trade "El Palacio de Hierro" located in Mexico in the city of
Juárez will be analyzed.
This shopping complex has an area of 37,442.73m2 and was awarded the Edge Advanced
certification on September 23, 2022. Its technical solutions in each category (energy, water
and energy incorporated into materials) to obtain the Edge Advanced certificate were the
following:
● Energy savings (20%): To conserve the environment, roof insulation and external
walls were implemented in the building, air conditioning with a water-cooled
chiller, speed variators in cooling tower fans, speed variators in pumps, light bulbs
low consumption for sales area, corridors, common areas and external areas,
solar hot water collectors, smart electricity meters (Edgebuildings.com, sf).
● Water savings (28%): It has an efficient flush for toilets in all bathrooms, low
water consumption urinals in all bathrooms, aerators for faucets, automatic
shut-off faucets, low water consumption faucets for kitchen sinks. kitchen
(Edgebuildings.com, sf).
● Less embodied energy in materials (24%): In floor slabs, roof construction,
external walls, internal walls, floors, window frames (Edgebuildings.com, sf).
As a second object of study, the Langham Place trade (commercial tower) located in Hong
Kong in the Yau Tsim Mong district will be analyzed.
This hotel complex has an area of 42,704.94 m2 and was awarded the Edge Advanced
certification on December 2, 2021 . Their technical solutions in each category (energy, water,
and energy embodied in materials) to obtain the Edge Advanced certificate were as follows:
● Energy Savings (22%): There is a window to wall ratio, reflective paint and roof
tiles, roof insulation, exposed floor and tile, green roof, external wall insulation,
efficient glass, efficient water-cooled screw chiller , ventilation with demand
control by CO2 sensors, energy efficiency Lighting for internal areas, energy
efficient lighting for external areas, lighting control with daylight and occupancy
sensors, skylights, consumption-based energy meters, meters power factors,
power factor corrections, on-site renewable energy system, additional
energy-saving measures (Edgebuildings.com, sf)
● Water savings (27%): It has low-flow faucets for private bathrooms, low-flow
faucets for public bathrooms, low-flow toilets for private bathrooms, low-flow
toilets for public bathrooms, low-flow urinals, low-flow faucets flow for kitchen
sinks, energy efficient dishwashers, kitchen low flow pre-rinse spray valve
(Edgebuildings.com, sf).
Less embodied energy in materials (95%): Lower and middle story construction, floor
finishing, roof construction, exterior walls, interior walls, window frames, window glazing,
roof insulation, wall and floor insulation (Edgebuildings.com, sf).
As a third object of study, the Secrets Bahía Mita Surf & Spa hotel located in Mexico, in Punta
de Mita, will be analyzed.
This hotel complex has an area of 29,771.83m2 and was awarded Edge Advanced
certification on October 4, 2022. Its technical solutions in each category (energy, water, and
energy incorporated into materials) to obtain the Edge Advanced certificate were the
following:
● Energy savings (32%): Window to wall ratio, reflective paint for external walls,
roof, floor, exposed slab and external wall insulation, efficient glass, efficient
water-cooled screw chiller, power generation system hot water, energy efficient
lighting for internal areas (Edgebuildings.com, sf)
● Water savings (32%): Low-flow shower heads, low-flow faucets for private and
public bathrooms, low-flow toilets for private and public bathrooms, low-flow
urinals, low-flow faucets for kitchen sinks, system wastewater treatment and
recycling (Edgebuildings.com, sf)
● Less energy embodied in materials (25%): Lower and middle story construction,
floor finishing, roof construction, exterior walls, interior walls, window frames,
window glazing, roof, wall and floor insulation (Edgebuildings .com, sf).
To continue with the analysis of the three case studies, the information will be systematized
through comparative tables to find if there are similarities or differences between the three
projects used in the three categories that need to be met with a minimum saving of 20%. in
energy savings, 20% in water savings and 20% in energy embodied in materials in the
building (Edgebuildings.com, sf).
Table 1: Comparative table of the energy saving strategies in the three case studies
Table 2: Comparative table of energy saving strategies in the three case studies
Table 3: Comparative chart of the energy saving strategies incorporated into the materials in
the three case studies.
After the comparative analysis through double entry tables, it can be highlighted that the
three case studies implement a mixture of passive systems in their designs, where they take
into account orientation, climate, solar radiation, etc., and materials or equipment that
incorporate technology to improve their performance and sustainable value. In the case of
passive systems, in the energy saving category, the use of solar hot water collectors, lighting
control with natural light and skylights are observed. In the case of materials or equipment
that incorporate technology, in the water saving category, there is a wastewater treatment
and recycling system, faucets, shower heads, low-flow toilets and urinals. Likewise, in the
category of energy embodied in materials, energy-efficient glass and insulation of ceilings,
walls and floors are observed.
Discussion
A good percentage of the carbon dioxide emissions that end up in the atmosphere is thanks
to the construction sector. Most architecture professionals tend to forget that among the
various practical and theoretical issues that currently occupy the discipline, the most urgent
to address is the environmental one. Perhaps the scarcity of information on the impact of
construction on the ecosystem has something to do with the lack of commitment or
attention to such an important issue. These issues are heard from time to time without
frequency in the media when the environmental contingency becomes something so severe
that no one can breathe without realizing that something is not working.
And it is that architectural design has more and more potential to combat climate change
through the production and storage of clean energy with various design factors such as solar
panels in buildings or allocating spaces for recycling and being able to select waste, stations
for recharging electric cars, collecting rainwater for bathrooms or irrigation to urban
orchards.
As is the case with the “Edge” green building certification, which stands out from other
certifications by encouraging professionals in the field of design and construction to create
buildings with efficient use of resources in an easy, intelligent and affordable way. The
intervention of Edge with the Edge Advanced certificates is considered a promoter of the
new architecture that will reduce the environmental impact and in turn will generate various
benefits for developers and investors of housing and commercial projects to continue
promoting this initiative.
After having investigated the Edge Advanced certification, it was possible to observe that
there is an increase in interest among construction companies in being able to obtain this
title worldwide. Likewise, when analyzing the three case studies, it is confirmed that similar
strategies are used in the projects to solve environmental conflicts in the building, thus
turning them into certified, functional constructions with a good aesthetic proposal.
After the analysis, it can be said that sustainability is a trend that little by little is being
developed more globally, thus providing more conscious care for the environment, since we
understand that due to large constructions we end up contaminating it in large amounts.
That is why, thanks to the EDGE certification, large companies have opted for this plus, thus
becoming aware of the damage generated by the field of construction.
With the incorporation of the EDGE certification, in the development of projects, it has been
possible to bet on the reduction of energy, water, and materials incorporated, thus using in
them, fewer amounts of water, energy, and materials that affect and contribute to the
contamination of the environment.
What the EDGE certification wants to achieve is that the projects that are accredited with
this certification are aware of the damage caused by building large buildings, that we
support sustainability and care for the environment, implementing new technologies and
innovating together with the design. of the same.
It should be noted that for our research work, three places that meet the requirements for
accreditation of the EDGE Certificate were analyzed. We believe that our method used for
the development of research in this work is effective and efficient and achieves the objective
of the research. We carefully analyzed each of the three objects of study that we chose and
they meet each category that they need for accreditation. The more % savings in each
category they obtain, the project will be accredited for more advanced categories of the
EDGE Certificate.
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Anexo 1