Phoenix Industries partners co-energi to achieve LEED Platinum Certification for purpose-built plant in Horana BOI Zone

From left: Phoenix Industries Operations Manager K.C. Hewavithana, Chief Operating Officer Buditha Lekamarchchi, co-energi Chief Operating Officer Madushan Samarakoon and LEED Executive Reshadee Weerasooriya

Phoenix Industries successfully completed LEED Certification for its Horana plant, being granted Platinum status, with 84 points.

Phoenix Industries is a leading manufacturer of resin-based products, with over 40 years of industrial experience. Experts in the injection, blow and extrusion moulding field, Phoenix manufactures a wide range of products ranging from Furniture and Household products, Crates and Pallets, and Pipes and Fittings. Phoenix is also a key supplier of rigid packaging solutions, and toothbrushes to other large businesses in Sri Lanka.

The vision for Phoenix’s newest plant, strategically located in the BOI Zone in Horana, was to set up a state-of-the-art, purpose-built plant to deliver just-in-time goods to one of its largest customers, located in the same area. Achieving a Platinum status LEED Certification is a testament to how successfully Phoenix has delivered on that original goal.

As an independent specialist provider of sustainable and resource efficient designs, co-energi is proud to have guided Phoenix Industries on their journey to achieving this milestone LEED Platinum Status.

co-energi is a Building Engineering Consultancy with its principles and values based on the philosophy of ‘SMART DESIGN’, specialising in Green Building, MEP Design Consultancy and Carbon Neutral Consultancy.

With over 10 years of experience in designing highly efficient AC systems, rooftop solar designs, energy audits, MEP designs/retro fittings and being instrumental in achieving over 12 LEED Certifications in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, co-energi is well poised to support Phoenix in this quest 

and journey.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the top Green Building Certification in the world, offered by the US Green Building Council. It helps companies design and build structures and operations integrated with environmental responsibility, with minimal impact on occupant health and the natural environment and deliver high resource efficiency throughout its life cycle.