The project scored 69 points with no denied or pending credits, and was delivered in joint venture with FOCAL Project Managers. It marks an important step in NEA◦POLI’s continued expansion across South-East Europe, building on our established presence in Greece.
Skopje 19/05/2026 – The new headquarters of Stopanska Banka AD Skopje has officially achieved LEED Gold certification under LEED BD+C: New Construction – establishing it as the first LEED-certified building in Skopje and the first project in North Macedonia to reach the Gold tier. Until now, the country appears to have had only a single LEED-certified project, at the Silver level, in Prilep.
For NEA◦POLI, the result extends a well-established South-East European presence, including a substantial body of work in Greece, into a new market. North Macedonia now joins the firm’s regional portfolio with a Gold-tier benchmark.
LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — is among the world’s most widely recognised green building rating systems. Securing a Gold rating in a market with little prior certification history is meaningful: it establishes a clear reference point for the environmental performance of commercial buildings in the capital and sets a benchmark for the wider country.
Beyond the headline tier, the quality of the certification stands out. The project was awarded 69 points, comfortably above the 60-point Gold threshold, and completed the final review with no denied or pending credits — an outcome that points to disciplined design and thorough documentation throughout.
Performance was strong across the rating system’s core categories, including location and transport, water efficiency, energy performance, indoor environmental quality, innovation, and regional priority. The breadth of that performance reflects sustainability considerations that were embedded in the building from the design stage rather than retrofitted at the end.
