World’s highest BREEAM-rated major office building Located between the Bank of England and St Paul’s Cathedral, Bloomberg’s new European headquarters occupies 3.2 acres and will provide approximately 1.1 million square feet of sustainable office space. It contains three new public plazas, two featuring specially commissioned works of art, a retail arcade that will reinstate an … Continue reading “Bloomberg London”
Bentley Works is Skanska UK’s engineering and manufacturing facility situated 3km north of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The 7.5 hectare site has been used by Skanska for over a century and was in need of redevelopment and modernisation. Skanska redeveloped Bentley Works into a state-of-the-art facility to provide high quality engineering, manufacturing and pre-fabrication services for … Continue reading “Skanska’s Bentley Works, Doncaster”
Al Zahia is a 90.4 hectare development, a milestone community in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It is located between Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and University City Road, with convenient road network links connecting it to the rest of Sharjah and just minutes away from Healthcare City, University City, the … Continue reading “Al Zahia Residential Development, Sharjah, UAE”
VILA DO CONDE THE STYLE OUTLETS IS AN OUTLET SHOPPING CENTRE IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL. It is part of NEINVER’s strategy to certify the portfolio that the company manages around Europe. They have certified 14 shopping centres in 5 European countries within the last year. PROJECT TEAM Building Owner: IRUS VILA DO CONDE S.A. Occupiers: Various … Continue reading “Vila do Conde The Style Outlets”
ABOUT THE BUILDING This Waitrose supermarket at Stratford City forms part of the new Westfield Shopping Centre. Waitrose took on the empty shell and fitted it out to the company’s own specification. Waitrose operates an in-house policy that all of its stores are BREEAM assessed, with the minimum requirement being a ‘Very Good’ rating. As … Continue reading “Waitrose Supermarket, Stratford City”
ABOUT THE BUILDING This new Waitrose Supermarket is part of the regeneration of Bracknell town centre in Berkshire. It is Waitrose’s policy that all of their new build stores are BREEAM assessed, and the decision was made by Waitrose that an ‘Outstanding’ rating should be sought for the Bracknell store. KEY FACTS BREEAM version: Retail 2008 … Continue reading “Waitrose, Bracknell”
ABOUT TOISON D’OR Toison d’Or is a shopping mall located in Dijon, France. It is owned and operated by Unibail-Rodamco SE, Europe’s leading listed commercial property company, which specialises in shopping centres, office buildings, and convention and exhibition centres. In 2013 Toison d’Or was refurbished and extended to provide an additional 12,000 m² of gross … Continue reading “Toison d’Or, Dijon”
ABOUT THE BUILDING ‘The Centre’ Shopping Centre in Livingston is owned and managed by Land Securities. This development involved a 60,000 sq.ft. retail extension of the existing centre. An MSU (Major Shop Unit) was built for Primark Stores. It consists of a three storey extension trading from two levels. BREEAM is part of Land Securities … Continue reading “The Centre, Livingston, UK”
LEADING RETAIL DEVELOPER REDEVCO RECENTLY CELEBRATED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE, ACHIEVING THEIR 100TH BREEAM CERTIFICATE WHICH WAS AWARDED AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY AT EXPO REAL IN OCTOBER 2014 “Greening our portfolio over the next two years is not only environmentally the right thing to do, it also makes sound business sense, says Redevco CEO Andrew Vaughan. … Continue reading “Redevco – Creating Sustainable Retail Space”
NAVE DE VERO, A NEW RETAIL DEVELOPMENT NEAR VENICE, IS THE FIRST SHOPPING CENTRE IN ITALY TO BE AWARDED A BREEAM SUSTAINABILITY RATING OF VERY GOOD. The name Nave de Vero – or ‘glass ship’ in English – is a homage to the Venice’s maritime past and reflects the striking glass structure around the main … Continue reading “Nave de Vero, Venice”
Congratulations to @TUeindhoven for the highest rated Education building against #BREEAM! The Atlas Building was certified against @BREEAMnl, achieved an Outstanding & scored 96.01%. Read more by @DGBC https://t.co/VKVtZNku2A & TU Eindhoven https://t.co/Z2TSZmOxKw #Sustainability
“We really need the right culture within the construction sector to deliver on quality. If you don’t have that, we are going to fail”
Gwyn Roberts of #BREEAM & @homeqm on how Britain can tackle built environment social exclusion
