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IMMOFINANZ AG / Key word(s): Real Estate
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On 18 April IMMOFINANZ Group received the European Commission's Green
Building Annual Award 2012 in the category 'Renovation' for the Bureau am
Belvedere. The modernisation of these offices reduced energy consumption by
74.85%, which represents annual savings of 848.9 MWh. The awards ceremony
took place at the '7th International Conference on Improving Energy
Efficiency in Commercial Buildings' in Frankfurt.
The Green Building Programme is an environmental protection initiative
supported by the European Commission, which is designed to reduce energy
consumption in private and public office buildings. Projects from the
programme's partners were honoured at last week's official awards ceremony.
A significant improvement in energy efficiency led the jury to select the
Bureau am Belvedere for this prize over 18 other competing buildings.
Eduard Zehetner, Chairman of the Executive Board of IMMOFINANZ Group, on
this recognition: 'After LEED Gold certification, this award is a further
confirmation that our concept for the property is working. The Bureau am
Belvedere was one of the buildings selected from over 600 projects - that
is a distinctive honour and we are particularly pleased. Specially directed
revitalisation can also transform standing investments into sustainable,
energy-efficient buildings.'
The Bureau am Belvedere is located at a central site on Prinz-Eugen-Strasse
in the fourth district of Vienna. As part of the general renovation, it was
refitted with a high-quality facade made of Danube limestone that provides
optimal thermal insulation. This energy-efficient construction method has
led to in international LEED Gold certification and now also to the Green
Building Award for the Bureau am Belvedere.
On IMMOFINANZ Group
IMMOFINANZ Group is one of the leading listed property companies in Europe
and is included in the leading ATX index of the Vienna Stock Exchange.
Since its founding in 1990, the company has compiled a high-quality
property portfolio that now comprises more than 1,830 investment properties
with a carrying amount of approx. EUR 9.81 billion. The core business of
IMMOFINANZ Group covers the acquisition and management of investment
properties, the realisation of development projects and the sale of
objects. IMMOFINANZ Group concentrates its activities in the retail,
office, logistics and residential segments of eight regional core markets:
Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Poland and
Russia. Further information under: www.immofinanz.com.
Contact:
For additional information contact:
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Stefan Schönauer
Head of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations
IMMOFINANZ AG
M +43 (0)699 1685 7312
investor@immofinanz.com
Simone Korbelius
Investor Relations
IMMOFINANZ AG
T +43 (0)5 7111 2291
investor@immofinanz.com
MEDIA INQUIRIES
Sandra Bauer
Head of Corporate Communications | Press Spokesperson
IMMOFINANZ AG
T +43 (0)5 7111 2292
M +43 (0)699 1685 7292
communications@immofinanz.com
A-1100 Wien, Wienerbergstraße 11
www.immofinanz.com
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Language: English
Company: IMMOFINANZ AG
Wienerbergstraße 11
1100 Wien
Austria
Phone: +43 (0) 5 7111 - 2291
Fax: +43 (0) 5 7111 - 8291
E-mail: investor@immofinanz.com
Internet: http://www.immofinanz.com
ISIN: AT0000809058
WKN: 911064
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart; Open Market in
Frankfurt; Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market)
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