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Konstruktorska Business Center applies for Green Certificate
The Konstruktorska Businees Center is undertaking an environmental assessment under the BREEAM Europe Commercial scheme. The BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is the worlds’ leading and most widely used environmental assessment method for buildings.


Bratislava/Warszawa, 21.09.2011
The assessment being carried out by Epstein licensed assessor covers the following categories of sustainability -  Management, Health & Wellbeing, Energy, Transportation, Water, Materials, Waste, Land Use & Ecology, Pollution and Innovation.

‘The growth and development of business districts have a large impact on our natural environment. The manufacturing, design, construction, and operation of the buildings in which we live and work are responsible for the consumption of many of our natural resources. By applying for green certificates HB Reavis Group aims to help to preserve the earth.’  - said Stanislav Frnka, Country Manager of HB Reavis in Poland.

Topping out at 48,000 square meters KBC is scheduled for completion in April 2012 and delivery of the building is planned at the end of 2012. The construction works of the Building, designed by the renowned architects Epstein, have been underway since April this year.

The Building will offer A class office and retail space and a friendly working environment. Additionally the building will be supplied only with green energy from renewable sources and it will be equipped with over 30 charging stations for the electric cars.

The project will have 7 overground floors, together with 2 underground levels accommodating 1,070 parking spaces. With the typical floor size exceeding 7,300 sq m it will be the biggest office floorplate available on the market in Poland.

CB Richard Ellis is exclusive marketing and leasing agent for Konstruktorska Business Center.

„We do believe that applying for green buildings certificates reflects our ongoing committment to good corporate citizenship as we strike a balance between development and the growing need to incorporate sustainable best practice into our activities. For the HB Reavis Group, this is a start and a learning curve on how we, as a major real-estate organization, can best pursue our version of the three-P concept - People, Profit and Planet.“ – added Stanislav Frnka.
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About HB Reavis
HB Reavis Group is an interational commercial property development company headquartered in Bratislava with regional offices in Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Zagreb. Founded in 1993 currently employs over 260 professionals and manages assets exceeding 1bn Euros. The company operates an integrated business model including development, construction, property and asset management. Up to date HB Reavis has developed almost 500,000m2 of commercial space focusing on office, retail and logistics projects. For more details please visit our corporate website at www.hbreavis.com.

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HB Reavis Group
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