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1
tCO
2
e: Tonne of CO
2
equivalent, unit of measurement taking all greenhouse gases into account.
Cofinimmo also put a building renovation
programme in place to improve the commer-
cial competitiveness of its buildings and the
environmental performance of its portfolio.
Cofinimmo’s ISO 14001:2004 certification,
renewed during 2015 for rental management
of the office portfolio and for major works pro-
ject management for the overall portfolio. At
the same time, the BREEAM In Use certifica-
tion of the Sovereign 36 and Woluwe 58 office
buildings (headquarters) was extended .
The carbon report of Cofinimmo’s headquar-
ters was updated during 2015, on the basis
of 2014 data. The company’s carbon footprint
increased over the last five years (from
592 tCO
2
e to 756 tCO
2
e
1
). This is explained
mainly by the geographical diversification of
the assets. Indeed, the largest share of emis-
sions (55%) comes from travel of employees
and visitors , which increased in five years.
In conducting its business, Cofinimmo
believes that it has a duty to actively contrib-
ute to the global efforts to reduce green-
house gases. This is why it signed the open
letter of support to the Belgian delegation for
the promotion of an ambitious agreement at
the COP21 conference in December 2015.
Real estate is an energy consumer. One of
Cofinimmo’s main objectives is to improve
the energy performance of its portfolio and
reduce its ecological footprint.
Measuring the energy consumption of
buildings makes it possible to control energy
costs and take measures to reduce con-
sumption. It is for this reason that it continued
to incorporate the consumption data of its
buildings into the energy accounting in 2015,
while putting an emphasis on healthcare real
estate. The consumption of 97% of the office
portfolio, 43% of the healthcare real estate
portfolio and 1% of the Pubstone portfolio
(pubs/restaurants) is now tracked. In 2015, 15
office buildings were equipped with remotely
readable meters, increasing the total number
of buildings connected to the software to 27
properties connected to energy accounting
software.
Energy consumption
and CO
2
emissions
Buildings must achieve optimal energy
performances to reduce CO
2
emissions
resulting from their use.
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