EDGE Certification in IP 101

Summary

Location: Mexico

Certification achieved: EDGE Standard

Certification status: Final Certificate

Project description

IP 101 is a project located in Mexico that achieved EDGE Standard certification with a Final Certificate, validating that the efficiency strategies applied in its design and construction meet and exceed the savings required by the standard.

EDGE Standard is the base level of the EDGE system (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies), created by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. It requires minimum savings of 20% in energy, water, and embodied carbon in materials compared with an equivalent conventional building in the same location. The Final Certificate is issued once construction is complete, after an on-site audit verifies that the efficiency measures planned at the design stage were actually implemented.

What makes this project innovative?

IP 101's most notable feature is its materials performance: it achieved a 61% reduction in embodied carbon, three times the minimum EDGE requires in this category. This result reflects early decisions in the selection of construction systems and lower-impact materials.

The project stands out for:

Exceeding the EDGE materials threshold by a wide margin, one of the categories with the greatest influence on a building's carbon footprint.
Achieving verified savings in energy, water, and materials at the same time, not in a single area.
Holding a Final Certificate, confirming that the measures were implemented on site and not only planned at the design stage.