The Nordica Ostrava office building has been constructed in Ostrava, eastern Czech Republic, and was the first building in the country to be certified according to the energy efficiency demands of the European Union’s GreenBuilding Programme.

The Hostetin Centre for Sustainable Rural Development in southeast Czech Republic, was built to ultra-low energy use ‘passive house’ standards and used traditional construction techniques and local resources to promote local benefit.

The new CSOB Group headquarters in Prague is the first building in the Czech Republic to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified for its sustainable construction and energy efficient design features.

Knezice biogas power plant in the town of the same name, 70 km east of Prague, produces renewable energy from biodegradable waste, and has solved municipal waste management problems, promoted local energy self-sufficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and provided residents with cheaper energy.