High energy efficiency for the Banque de France

15 April 2010 - New contracts - France

On 15 February last, having sold the Le Bayard building from plan to the Banque de France, VINCI Immobilier appointed Pitance Construction (VINCI Construction France) to supply the works. The 6,367 sq. metre building, extending over eight levels (including one underground level), has been designed by Soho Architecture et Urbanisme; it will be built on the Lyon Confluence site. With Minergie energy efficiency certification, the Le Bayard building will notably feature a wind turbine, photovoltaic panels and, beneath the foundations, a ground-coupled heat exchanger (an installation enabling part of the fresh renewal air to be passed through pipes buried in the ground before it enters the building), serving to cool the replacement air in summer. Valued at €9.8m, the works start in June, with handover scheduled for December 2011.