06.10.2009: Certified sustainability: For the first time DGNB Gold for shopping center - Perfect scores for ECE center
DGNB Certificate in Gold for Ernst-August-Galerie in Hanover +++ Pre-Certificates in Gold for Forum Mittelrhein Koblenz and Rhein-Galerie Ludwigshafen +++ Nomination for MAPIC Awards
Three shopping centers of ECE, European market leader, received today the highest DGNB award. At the International Commercial Property Exposition EXPO REAL, DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen / German Sustainable Building Council) awarded the Ernst-August-Galerie in Hanover as one of the first commercial properties ever with a Certificate in Gold for its exemplary sustainability concept. Moreover, the Rhein-Galerie Ludwigshafen as well as Forum Mittelrhein Koblenz, which are currently under construction or planned, received the Pre-Certificate in Gold.
“Sustainability and energy efficiency are of great importance to us and constitute essential quality features for real estate. I’m therefore very pleased that our work in this field is acknowledged and awarded by independent experts,” says Alexander Otto, CEO of ECE.
The Ernst-August-Galerie in Hanover with a retail area of approx. 30,000sqm and 150 shops was opened in Hanover’s city center in October of last year. The gallery is the first shopping center in which electrical mall air-conditioning is not required due to natural ventilation. Thus, 35 tons of CO2 can be saved per year. Also a 250-kilowatts photovoltaic system is installed on the roof for energy generation, which saves another 50 tons of CO2 every year. Further climate protection measures are, among others, energy-efficient illuminants of the latest generation as well as the usage of certified green electricity. The Ernst-August-Galerie thus achieves a degree of performance of 86.26 percent (Gold awarded as of 80 percent). The 230-million-euro project was planned and realized by ECE and HGA Capital Grundbesitz und Anlage GmbH.
