THE DOCKS Recognitions:BREEAM Excellent Location: Brussels, Belgium Year: 2016 Source: AGC The Docks Docks Bruxsel is a Shopping District that guarantees a unique urban experience combining leisure activities with shops, food, culture and entertainment. Designed the Brussels architects a2rc, the project arose on the oldest industrial site in Brussels, where the renowned Godin stove factory
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GENERALI TOWER Recognitions:Leed Platinum Location: Milan, Italy Year: 2019 Source: AGC Generali Tower The 191m (44-storey) Generali Tower is the second tallest skyscraper in the CityLife complex, a redevelopment area covering 366,000 m² that was formerly occupied by Milan’s fairground and exhibition facility. At the base of the tower, which has a total floor area
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70 St MARY AXE Recognitions:Breeam Excellent Location: London, United Kingdom Year: 2019 Source: AGC 70 St Mary Axe 70 St Mary Axe is an iconic building in the City of London. A high-performance coated, extra-clear glass, was chosen to glaze the facade of 70 St Mary Axe. This 21-storey, BREEAM Excellent office building is the
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Energy Efficiency First and a supportive Renewable Energy framework to slash CO2 emissions in Europe Position Paper on the recasts of the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Renewable Energy Directive Glass for Europe welcomes the European Commission proposal to achieve higher energy savings and to integrate more renewables in our society for the EU to achieve
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An EU ETS mechanism for buildings and transport It is Glass for Europe’s conviction that to achieve the ambitious target on CO2 emission reduction of minus 55% by 2030 as proposed by the European Commission[1], drastic cuts in CO2 emissions from the building sector will be needed in Europe. Swift actions are needed today in
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CPR Guide: EU Rules, Practical Impact Regulation (EU) 305/2011, more commonly referred to as the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), replaces the 1989 Construction Products Directive (CPD). This legislation sets out the rules governing when and under which conditions, the CE marking must accompany construction products placed on the EU market. The purpose of the following
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ADGAR PLAZA Recognitions:LEED Gold Location: Warsaw, Poland Year: 2019 Source: NSG Adgar Plaza Adgar Plaza is an office complex with a total area of 27,000 sqm. located in Warsaw’s Mokotów district. The office complex consists of two buildings A and B in the form of glass blocks framed with light sandstone cladding.
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FINANSPARKEN IN BJERGSTED Recognitions:BREEAM Excellent Location: Stavanger, Norway Year: 2019 Source: NSG Finansparken in Bjergsted Finansparken in Bjergsted is the new head office for SpareBank1 SR-Bank, which is located just outside Stavanger city center. It is one of the largest office buildings in Europe made of wood. The area is just over 22,000 m² with
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MAIN POINT PANKRAC Recognitions:LEED Platinum Location: Prague, Czech Republic Year: 2017 Source: NSG Main Point Pankrac Main Point Pankrac in Prague is a complex of five, ten-story buildings, each with a rounded triangle shape. The use of double-coated products with a self-cleaning coating on external surface and high performance solar control coating on internal surface
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HOTEL VAN DER VALK ZUIDAS VIVALDI Recognitions:BREEAM-NL Excellent Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Year: 2020 Source: Guardian Hotel Van Der Valk Zuidas Vivaldi The Van der Valk hotel in Amsterdam’s Zuidas district was designed by Wiel Arets Architects, who gave the building a unique, clean, sharp look. The architecture is characterised by a homogeneity to all the
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CASTELLANA 77 Recognitions:LEED Platinum Location: Madrid, Spain Year: 2017 Source: Guardian Castellana 77 In the heart of Madrid’s financial center, in the AZCA district, stands Castellana 77, a building which has begun a new iconic life thanks to luis vidal +arquitectos. The original 1977 tower is now a 62-metre-high office building, defining the skyline of
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CEDAR ING OFFICES Recognitions:BREEAM Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Year: 2020 Source: Guardian Cedar ING Offices Designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, Cedar is a new office building in Amsterdam consisting of two five storey volumes connected by a glass footbridge. The building, interior and surrounding park are designed as an integral whole, with the architecture focused on
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