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• Renovation of 2.7% of the total portfolio
(excluding new constructions and
acquisitions).
• Increase in the coverage of monitoring
of consumption data: 75% of healthcare
real estate data and 5% of property of
distribution networks.
• Remotely readable meters in nine
additional buildings in 2016 and in all multi-
tenant office buildings in 2018.
• BREEAM in Use certification application
for nine buildings in 2016 and BREEAM
International certification for two
redevelopment projects.
• Green Charter for 30% of office space
areas for 2018.
In conducting its business, Cofinimmo believes that it
has a duty to actively contribute to the global efforts to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 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. The objectives of this
agreement were to follow the recommendations of the
IPCC* and to meet the greenhouse gas reduction targets
of 70% (instead of 40%) by 2050, compared with 2010.
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. The
company has put in place a programme aimed at the
BREEAM certification for the renovations and the BREEAM
in Use certification for the management of existing
buildings. Through this certification system, it has a
dual objective: continuously improve the environmental
performance of its buildings and improve their
commercial competitiveness. It is striving to make as
much progress as possible in terms of energy efficiency,
often beyond legal obligations, within the limits of the
economic profitability objective.
Cofinimmo is gradually improving its knowledge of the
equipments and their consumption in its buildings.
Remotely readable meters connect the equipment to
the energy accounting software, implemented in 2013.
The software collates all the consumption data for all the
common areas managed by Cofinimmo, as well as private
consumption data provided by tenants on a voluntary
basis. Installations consuming the most energy can thus
be identified, and the portfolio’s energy costs can be
monitored.
Cofinimmo is convinced that the owner and tenants have
a shared interest in reducing the environmental impact
of a leased space. It urges its office tenants to sign a
Green Charter, a long-term collaboration agreement
making it possible to share consumption data, put in
place initiatives to reduce consumption, optimise sorting
of waste, etc.
2015 achievements
•
Redevelopment/large-scale renovation of 1.1% of the
total portfolio.
•
Continued integration of consumption data of
buildings into the energy accounting system. The
following are now tracked:
•
97 % of the office portfolio (88 % in 2014);
•
43 % of the healthcare real estate portfolio (9 % in
2014);
•
1 % of the portfolio of pubs/restaurants (0 % in 2014).
•
Remotely readable meters in 15 additional office
buildings. Since 31.12.2015, 27 office buildings have
been connected to the energy accounting software.
•
Installation of two units for production of renewable
electricity through photovoltaic panels: one at the
Paepsem Business Park site in Brussels and the other
* IPCC: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was created in 1988 in order to provide detailed assessments of the state of scientific, technical, and socio-economic knowledge on climate change, its
causes, its potential impacts, and response strategies. –
www.ipcc.ch.at the Cockx 8-10 (Omega Court) site in Brussels.
Production has been fully operational since February
2016. It is estimated at 270 MWh and 75 MWh per
year respectively. The total production of photovoltaic
electricity in the portfolio is therefore approximately
one GWh per year (private and common facilities).
•
Two BREEAM in Use certificates were extended.
•
Renewal of the ISO 14001:2004 certification for the
property management of the office portfolio and for
the project management of major works.
•
Signing of a Green Charter by 23 tenants, covering
110,799 m², 17 % of the office portfolio.
•
Update of the carbon report of the headquarters
on the basis of 2014 data. The company’s carbon
footprint has increased. Over the past five years, it has
increased from 592 tons of CO
2
e in 2009 to 756 tons
of CO
2
e in 2014. This is explained by the geographic
diversification of the assets. The most important
source of emissions (55 %) comes from travel
(company cars, business travel, commuting, travels by
our visitors).
2016-2018 OBJECTIVES