BREEAM CERTIFICATION “I GIGLI” COMMERCIAL CENTRE, Firenze

Eurocommercial Properties N.V. (ECP), international leader among real estate investors with a portfolio of 34 shopping centres in Italy, France, Sweden, and Belgium, got the BREEAM In-Use certification “Very Good” for the “I Gigli” Shopping Centre in Florence.

The centre was founded in 1997 and, with the 2017 renovation, becomes one of the main Italian shopping centres with its 130 stores and over 19 million of visitors every year.

BREEAM In-Use is a path of continuous improvement that involves not only the Management, but also service/supply contractors as well as the tenants and visitors, whose behaviours can contribute significantly upon achievement common objectives of sustainability and responsibility.

BREEAM In-Use is among the most common standards to measure the impact overall environmental of the buildings, especially commercial; common parts of “Gigli” commercial centre were certified according to the standards BREEAM IN USE INTERNATIONAL 2015.

The evaluation criteria regarded 3 macro-areas: Asset Performance (sustainability and environmental impact), Building Management (materials and building techniques), Occupier Management (regulation and best practices).

Description

Environment certification of the existing Shopping Centre

Location

Florence (Italy)

Client

Eurocommercial Properties N.V

Task

Consulting for environmental certification with BREEAM protocol (model design of sustainability, road-map creation and intervention management improvement, technical activity and management support to the certification with BRE)