Green restructuring under way for Green Campus Park in the lyon region

“EXCELLENT” BREEAM in use certification for the first renovated building

Lyon, 21 January 2021. Green Campus Park, a 10-hectare business park with 34 buildings located in the Lyon region, has been undergoing an extensive programme of works since being acquired in 2019 by Omnes Capital, L’Auxiliaire, Foncière Magellan (the park’s asset manager) and Patriarca Group (the developer in charge of the renovation). The stated aim is to create a latest-generation “green” park through a large-scale redevelopment plan focusing on two major areas: a significant reduction in energy consumption and a general improvement of the environment in terms of comfort, biodiversity, services and mobility. Today, the energy improvement and environmental transition approach has been rewarded with the granting of “Excellent” Breeam In Use certification for the first ‘pilot’ building to be renovated.

To obtain certification, the building was assessed on eight environmental categories: comfort, energy, transport, water, resources, resilience, ecology and pollution. With a score 70%, it met the criteria for certification as “excellent”.

Eleven buildings with a total area of around 15,000 square metres are now being renovated in line with the same model as the pilot. The renovation work is being performed while the site remains in occupation. Once it is completed in 2021, more than 40% of the Park’s floor area will be made up of renovated buildings that meet the highest environmental and energy standards. Resource consumption is expected to drop by more than 40%.

Success will demand significant coordination work with stakeholders, notably through the implementation of a regular information campaign aimed at all of the park’s tenants.  “Obtaining this label is in line with our overall strategy for improving the park, which aims to offer our users buildings with excellent energy performance, well-managed expenses and optimal comfort. The many new services recently introduced following the arrival of a Community Manager, such as a range of monthly events and the introduction of on-site services such as yoga classes, massage, veg boxes and dry cleaning, as well as the new restaurant services, form an additional part of action plan, which will enable all park users to enjoy comfort and well-being in their workplace,” said Steven Perron, Chairman of SAS Green Campus.

“In carrying out this renovation work, we had to deal with some major architectural constraints, and meeting that challenge required us to come up with some customised solutions!” said Christian Philippe, Energy Project Director at the Patriarca Group.

GREEN CAMPUS PARK – A BUSINESS PARK WITH POTENTIAL

A 10-hectare space with 34 office and operational buildings, Green Campus Park is home to 60 businesses with around 2,000 people. Eleven of these buildings are being redeveloped, and other development activities are currently being examined, including the construction of new buildings.

The renovation programme for the park is focused on consistency of architectural style, the environmental quality of the buildings and the development of services.