Innovative and energy
efficient
"Sustainability in construction
begins with the demolition:
almost 98 per cent of the mate
rials from the old building will
be re-used. The new building
will incorporate countless inno
vative and energy conservation
features. For example, we use
underground energy storage
for heating and cooling and the
lighting level depends on the
amount of light entering the
building from outside and on
the presence of people. The
building's Energy Performance
Coefficient is 0.66, against
normal values of around 1.10.
The lower this coefficient,
the higher a building's energy
efficiency."
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Jan de Graaf, project director
for Rabobank Nederland's new
office building.
54 Rabobank Group Annual Report 2006
