Airbus is underscoring its commitment to eco-efficiency with the construction of two highly energy-efficient office buildings in Toulouse, France, which will accommodate 320 employees from the A350 XWB programme and development teams beginning in October.
To attain this status, the 4,150-square metre buildings will feature better-insulated walls and flat roofs, along with very low consumption lights, zone lighting controlled by presence detectors, solar water heaters and sunshade systems. Construction of the offices will begin later this month.
According to project manager Christophe Gavalda, the new facilities’ performance levels will even be 35 per cent higher than France’s current RT 2012 standard – translating to 65 kilowatts used per square metre, rather than the maximum 99 kilowatts allowed for buildings subject to planning permission since October 2010.
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