The first building to achieve a 90% score – and an interim “outstanding” rating – under the BREEAM Europe Commercial 2009 scheme is the Spring development in Nanterre by Bouygues Immobilier and Archon Group.

The four-storey, 35,200m² building includes social areas, a restaurant and landscaped areas – as well as basement car parking.

“This is a remarkable achievement for an exceptional building design and is a credit to the developer, the BREEAM Assessor and the rest of the project team,” said BRE Global chief executive Carol Atkinson. It features:

•   Geothermal heat pumps

•   Automatic mechanical ventilation with heat recovery

•   Solar panels

•   6,500m² of photovoltaic panels

•   Rainwater recycling.

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