Annual report 2008 - Altarea Cogedim

Sustainable development
In today’s sustainable development culture,
a company must not only consider its
profitability and growth but also the social
and environmental impacts of its activity.
Through various planned initiatives,
social and environmental responsibility
plays a key role in Altarea’s development
strategy as a means of differentiation
and a guarantee of sustainability.
La Cour des Capucins – Thionville.
Altarea’s commitment to responsible eco-construction
Very soon, environmentally-friendly buildings will be seen as an asset class in their own right
and will be better valued financially. Aware of these trends, Altarea is firmly committed to the
challenge posed by global warming and plans to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to one quarter
of existing levels in the next forty years.
Retail projects can now be quality certified under the NF Bâtiments Tertiaires – Démarche HQE ®
label. Certivéa, a subsidiary of CSTB, has just published its environmental certification standards
adapted to the retail property sector. Like the office sector, it contains fourteen reference targets
and sets out environmental indicators for the construction works. These standards are the result
of much hard work, to which Altarea contributed through its involvement in a working group run
by Certivéa and the choice of three pilot developments: Okabé in Kremlin-Bicêtre and other town
centre projects, notably in Thionville. A pioneer in this approach, Altarea will seek certification for
all its projects.
In residential property, at the HQE* Association’s 6 th National Conference, Cerqual, the Qualitel
Group’s certification agency, officially presented Cogedim Résidence with a certificate giving it the
right to use the NF Logement Démarche HQE label.
This certification is tangible proof of Cogedim Résidence’s commitment to a strong environmental
approach. It also reflects Cogedim Résidence’s responsible attitude towards its business as
property developer.
Projects under development will systematically be subject to quality certification. The «Dolce
Villa» project in Paris 19th reflects this commitment. The project, designed by architect
Christophe Girat, has particularly strong ambitions in energy performance by meeting THPE EnR
2005 standards. The project’s key features are selection of materials based on reliability and
recyclability, waste management and substantial energy savings. The hot water system is
operated by Compagnie Parisienne de Chauffage Urbain (CPCU) and is more than 50%
generated by roof-mounted solar panels, whilst a combination of interior and exterior insulation
provides better heating regulation. As a result of this optimum energy management, the house
will use half as much energy as a typical 1980s building.
Lastly, in office development, at the beginning of 2011 Cogedim is due to complete a HQE certified
3* hotel under the Kyriad Prestige brand, in the Saint-Priest technology park on the south-east
outskirts of Lyon. Its design has a high sustainable development content aiming for a significant
reduction in greenhouse gases.
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