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| Ernst-August-Galerie Hannover honored as best shopping center The Ernst-August-Galerie in Hanover developed by ECE was honored at Europe's largest retail trade fair in Cannes (France). A top-class jury chose the shopping center to be the best sustainable retail property of the year. The MAPIC award is another proof for the pioneering environment concept of the inner-city shopping center. The Ernst-August-Galerie already received a sustainability certificate in gold from the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). 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 230-million-euro project was planned and realized by ECE and HGA Capital Grundbesitz und Anlage GmbH. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |