LCB target for arts and culture centre

5 July 2010 - New contracts - France

Early in May, a consortium comprising Campenon Bernard Franche-Comté and Verazzi (VINCI Construction France subsidiaries) and Soletanche Bachy Pieux, a Soletanche Freyssinet subsidiary (VINCI Construction), charged with the foundations, structural works and external works works package, began work on the Cité des Arts et de la Culture in Besançon (east of France). Once handed over, after 30 months of works, this new, 11,000 sq. metre facility will be home to the new music conservatoire and the Frac (regional contemporary art collection). It will be the first cultural building in France on this sort of scale to aim for LCB (Low Consumption Building) certification, (notably thanks to the installation of a heat pump and 1,200 sq. metres of photovoltaic panels). Imhoff Gérardmer and L’Est Énergie (Energy business line business units) will be supplying the ventilation, heating and plumbing works package.