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EDITORIAL Belgian real estate market : the new reality

n considering the recent evolution of the real estate landscape in Belgium, and in Brussels in particular, it is quite clear that we have reached a new beginning. There is a marked and growing move by investors and developers away from offices and into other segments such as the retail and logistics markets which performed very well in 2011. The new real estate market place is no longer ‘offices and a few minor auxiliary domains’. This is for a number of reasons. Firstly, office vacancy remains stubbornly high overall – around 11% for the Antwerp market and the whole of the Brussels market, even if it is nearer to 5 % in the Brussels Centre and lower in some sub-districts. In these circumstances, speculative office development is still very much on hold; 2011 saw just 110,000 m² or so put on the market, well under half of the 2010 level. Secondly, the stated philosophy of the Brussels authorities is to create mixed-use districts, a philosophy which even extends to that most ‘concrete office jungle’ of zones – the European District, via an overall re-conversion plan. The orientation towards mixed use in Brussels is given a strong push by the expected explosion in the population of the capital, forecast to rise by around 160,000 over the coming years, which requires far more residential accommodation to be built.

Add to all this the fact that a substantial proportion of office vacancy is in older buildings, a genuine ‘second division’ market in these days of environmental certification, low energy use… and the recipe seems clear. Too many offices, many of them obsolete, not enough residential accommodation, and investors/developers looking for ‘non-office’ outlets for their talents. The resulting solution of converting obsolete offices into housing is not just a good idea, it is a substantial reality on the Brussels market. The Livingstone building in the European district is the most famous example because of its size (30,000 m² of which more than half is being converted to residential use), but also because it responds to another dynamic affecting this trend: the ‘New World of Work’. Previous occupants Dexia Bank have adopted this concept and the 30,000 m2 of the Livingstone building became surplus to their space requirements. Current figures show that some 250,000 m² of other office space is set to be converted in the near future into residential accommodation, mostly apartments, but also homes for the elderly, schools, or hotels. The new reality is up and running!

Tim HARRUP Final editor Pro-Realestate Media

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Projet Urbain Loi on the move … and Delta on the starting blocks I Creating space for SME’s I Developing ‘industrial eco-systems’ I Atenor’s vision for major urban projects I Impact of the energy crisis on the land development I Cadixwijk continues Eilandje revival I Neo, strategic hub for Brussels I Seraing to give itself a city centre I Town planning projects

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This guide gives real estate professionals a global view and analysis of the Belgian real estate market. It provides corporate end-users with key information and helps them to find the right partners and advisers to assist them in carrying out their real estate management: investment strategy (purchase, lease or rent), choice of the perfect location according to the company’s activities, selection of the most suitable and sustainable building, financing and taxation, building fit out, building facilities operations. The guide describes major town planning projects. It sets out market trends in terms of letting and sale for offices, retail and logistics estates. It presents the main projects and players for office buildings and shopping centers and highlights the best practices in property and buildings

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Brussels office market, properties to let/ for sale, office buildings projects I Antwerp, Mechelen, Ghent and Liège office markets I 2011 Retail market trends I Green light for Uplace I Shopping centres’ projects I 2011 logistics market trends

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Relocation : stay or move – a key decision I Renewable energy : Wind turbines in Brussels ? I Green certification for buildings – cities taking the lead I New World of Work : a saving of 50,000 m² from a major workspace reorganisation

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ANTWERP • Antwerp Headquarters • Artesis Hogeschool • Eilandje – Cadixwijk • European Market City • Havenhuis • IPZ • Onyx LIEGE • Cristal Park • Espace Horizon • Oh | Offices house • Rue du plan incline • Seraing City Center • Tour des Finances • Val Benoît MECHELEN • Station district • Zuidpoort • York Tower

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With the mixed-use NEO urban plan, the city of Brussels wishes to establish the future International Congress Centre on the Heyzel plateau. On an estimated surface of 18 hectares out of the 68 hectares making up the Heysel Plateau, the development plan includes the building of an international-scale congress centre of 3,500 seats, a shopping mall, hotels, leisure facilities including a concert hall with a capacity of 15,000 seats and sport grounds, along with new green areas and 750 homes.

The rehabilitation of the area around Guillemins station is continuing, with the granting by Walloon Planning Minister Philippe Henry at the beginning of February 2012, of the planning permit for the future Finance Tower on the Rue du Paradis. Following the station designed by Calatrava, and Médiacité, this 26-floor tower will be a new symbol –albeit controversial – of the urban revitalisation of the Liège city center.

The master plan for the Eilandje (‘Little’ Island) involves an area of some 172 hectares and is being implemented from south (city centre) to north (harbour and sea). In the southern area, private investments are primarily involved and the conversion to an urban area is largely complete.

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TOWN PLANNING

ollowing the perceived random nature of some town planning over past decades, many forward-looking cities across Europe are now striving for a coherent method of providing for future needs. In this section, we have selected those projects in Belgium which can be considered to meet the fundamental criteria for being included in this category: projects of a ‘district-wide’ size, involving a high degree of mixed use, integrating mobility, and providing a real benefit to city-dwellers and commuting workers alike. One of the buzz phrases of the moment is ‘returning the city to its inhabitants’, and this clearly implies not just constructing vast office-only areas as has been done in the past – sometimes for the best of reasons – but which now seems to be a concept which has had its time. This is not to denigrate the many excellent and much-needed office developments still being undertaken and planned, but merely to highlight those projects which look to a wider scale and try, is it too much to say, to replicate the atmosphere of the cities of the past.

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Projet Urbain Loi on the move … and Delta on the starting blocks Creating space for SME’s Developing ‘industrial eco-systems’ Atenor, a vision and a philosophy for major urban projects Impact of the energy crisis on the land development Cadixwijk continues Eilandje revival Neo, strategic hub for Brussels further international development Seraing to give itself a city centre revitalising a former industrial complex Town planning projects

On www.pro-realestate.be/projects, you will find updated information on the town planning projects presented in this edition of the ‘Belgium Real Estate Showcase’ together with many others town planning project descriptions. Antwerp Headquarters I Artevelde stadium (Ghent) I Belair (Brussels) I City Docks (Brussels) Hôtel de Police & Charleroi Danses Performing Arts Center’ (Charleroi) I IPZ (Antwerp) Oude Dokken (Ghent) I Paepsem SME’s Park (Brussels) I Port du Bon Dieu (Namur) Port Sud (Brussels) I Artesis Hogeschool (Antwerp) I The Loop (Ghent) I Tivoli (Brussels) I Tweebeek SME’s Park (Brussels) I Tours & Taxis (Brussels) I UP-site (Brussels) I Val Benoît (Liège)

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TOWN PLANNING I BRUSSELS I EUROPEAN DISTRICTS I

Projet Urbain Loi on the move … To provide an update on the Projet Urbain Loi, which forms a central part of the Brussels Region’s policy of redeveloping the whole of the Leopold (European) district, and of the European Commission’s desire to rationalise its real estate occupation, we turned to someone who knows this district better than almost anyone else - Marie-Laure Roggemans.

arie-Laure Roggemans has been designated by the Brussels region to take charge of the redevelopment programme for the European district of Brussels, and as such is referred to by the Region’s Minister-President Charles Picqué as ‘Madame Europe’. In her role, she acts as a pivot between the European Commission, the various current property owners, the developers and the politicians. So going beyond the mere figures, she explained us how the project is progressing, both in terms of its progress through the various administrative formalities, and where the overall policy is concerned. Regional Zoned Planning Regulation The district is covered by a regulation called RRUZ (‘regional zoned planning regulation’). Real estate operations are normally covered by a PPAS, but those operations which are already being negotiated need a shorter term solution. The developers of two zones in particular Europa Capital and Atenor – wish to lodge a planning request in the short term and so it was not possible to wait for a PPAS to be drawn

The PUL includes certain buildings which are the property of different owners, and others which are ‘heritage listed’ and which therefore have to be maintained. The first perimeter of buildings which are closest to the Rue de la Loi (although set back by 15 metres) may be of low and medium height – up to 55 metres – and the second perimeter, set

Marie-Laure Roggemans, Project Head for the Brussels Territorial Development Agency, and delegated to the European project.

up, as this would take too long. The government has thus turned to a RRUZ, which differs from a PPAS because it indicates how high the buildings can be, what volume, how far they can be set back, what impact they have on public areas. “This is the first time we are adopting this type of approach”, MarieLaure Roggemans pointed out. “Another major difference where a RRUZ is concerned is that it does not allow us to impose a particular usage, such as residential. We can negotiate politically, which we are currently doing, but we do not have the regulatory force of a PPAS. And a RRUZ does not require an impact study – a PPAS plus an impact study would take at least two years, whereas here we are talking of a little less than a year”.

The demolition of the Crowne Plaza hotel located at the top of the Rue de la Loi, along with the project to construct a new office building in this location by developer Atenor, are directly concerned by the new regulations imposed by the Projet Urbain Loi. Although the hotel closed in December 2011, the adoption of the ‘RRUZ’ is awaited with impatience in order to finalise the Europa project, set to offer 37,000 m2 of extra office space in the heart of the European district. 8 BELGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012

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further back can be as high as 114 metres, and the towers themselves can only be located on the Rue de la Loi and only on lots of over 2,000 m². There is one exception, on one single lot and for the European Commission’s use, which can rise to 165 metres. The towers cannot be more than 40 metres wide, and maximum floor size is 1,500 m². In reality, in the first sketches of architect De Portzamparc, floor sizes are of the order of 900 m². All of this has been updated now, along with the situation on the Rue Joseph II and Rue Joseph de Lalaing. The same sort of regulation exists for the surrounding streets too. The internal team of the Brussels Region has drawn up the latest plans, but

everything is communicated to the architectural bureau of De Portzamparc for agreement. There is also a high proportion of green space in the zone covered by the PUL, something of the order of 1520% of the ground area. The ratio of floorspace to ground area has been able to be increased from 5.5 to 8. The European Commission currently has 98,000 m² in this zone, and will eventually have 190,000 m². The developers currently involved can be granted certain advantages for providing a certain amount of public space and other facilities within the framework of the buildings they are planning.

… and Delta on the starting blocks

here has been much talk of the European institutions requiring more space than can be found for them within the traditional ‘European district’. The zone which has been earmarked for such an expansion is Delta, which won out over the only other candidate (Schaerbeek formation) able to offer the ground area required (Delta extends to 30 hectares, and the built area for the EU, set to be 200.000 m², would cover 5 of these, plus thoroughfares and surrounds). The selection of Delta is not to all tastes, however, and it may yet be a long time before anything is actually signed. The project is currently being considered in more depth by the European Commission, but the amount of time it took to get the European Commission to commit to a 50,000 m² building right in the heart of their current district – The Capital – bears witness to a slow decision-making process which is not the sole prerogative of Belgian public authorities. When asked about the possible development of another European District for the European Institutions on the Delta site, Marie Laure Roggemans explained: “I am part of the team which is negotiating this, and we meet regularly with the teams from the European institutions to see how they are thinking in terms of real estate needs, and with the federal government. We are continuing to talk with the EU about their setting up at Delta. We are looking at all aspects of this, including mobility, and we have also now launched a call for tenders for this project. And as there will be a large

hospital close by, we are looking with the medical authorities at how the two usage types can live together. The opinion of the local commune also has to be taken into account, of course. But I would say that a second district – Delta – is indispensable for the European institutions. They will have to undertake what we call a ‘drawer’ operation – which means emptying buildings one at a time and replacing them elsewhere, so that the obsolete buildings can be demolished and replaced by new ones. They are also arriving at lease ends with certain buildings, so they need a further zone. It is their intention to turn to Delta” Delta has the advantage of being located at one of the entrance points of Brussels (E411 Namur – Luxembourg motorway and Brussels Ring), of being easily and quickly accessible from the current European district (5 metro stops from Schuman, 10 minutes by car), and of already housing some European bodies in Beaulieu, two hundred metres down the road. On the Delta site, of the 9.8 hectares of buildable land, 5 hectares are scheduled to accommodate the Chirec hospital complex and its associated services (shops, hotels, seminar facilities, laboratories). These buildings will extend to some 125,000 m² and are scheduled for construction between 2013 and 2017. On the Delta site, just , 20,000 m2 is currently believed to be scheduled for housing. Tim HARRUP n BELGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012 9

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The Projet Urbain Loi in figures Type of use

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Total ground area

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Office floor area

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Projet Urbain Loi: Transform this concrete office jungle into a more liveable and human area Marie-Laure Roggemans’ opinion. Can the Leopold district – European district – really play a role in the provision of new housing which Brussels needs? ‘ Yes most certainly – there is already a high degree of mixed use scheduled. There is a procedure for allocating usage types, and for everything in this area which happens to fall outside of the strict limits of the PUL, the Region is preparing a PPAS (specific ground use plan) for the very reason of introducing residential accommodation. Some 95,000 m² of residential accommodation has been provided as ‘compensation’ for the office constructions, and 55,000 m² more under the initiative of private development.’ What about the mobility aspect ? Is reducing the number of lanes on the two principal thoroughfares, Rue Belliard and Rue de la Loi really feasible? ‘This will see Rue de la Loi reduced from four to three lanes and Rue Belliard from five to four. This will certainly happen and is expected to be finished by 2018. We have modelled all of the traffic situation within the zone, and the modifications will be made in phases. The first phase is to build a tunnel under the whole of the Rue Cortenbergh, so that the existing tunnel from the E40 emerges at the top of the Rue de la Loi. This will be part of the way in which we remove traffic as much as possible from the Schuman roundabout. We have to turn off the ‘taps’ which feed it. It will be these elements which make it possible to reduce the width of the two roads. On top of this, the RER (Regional Electric Rail) is now scheduled to come into full operation in 2019, as certain planning permit situations have caused a delay from the original schedule of 2018’

European Parliament call for acquisition in the Leopold District © Rendering Jaspers-Eyers & Architects for ATENOR

The building located on the corner of the Rue de Trèves and Rue Belliard and thus named ‘Trebel’, has been selected by the European Parliament within stage one of a call for tenders. The building is owned by Atenor, which has lodged a planning permit request with the authorities in October 2011 for the demolitionreconstruction of this building to offer 32,300 m2 of office spaces. Construction works should start mid 2013 to end in 2016. Formerly the headquarters of Bacob Bank, the building benefits from being on the same street as the European Parliament itself, barely five minutes walk along the Rue de Trèves to the Place du Luxembourg. Trebel is also one of the closest buildings on the Rue Belliard to the European Commission buildings around Schuman. It has the advantage of Luxembourg railway station nearby (just in front of the European Parliament), and Trône and Maelbeek metro stations within a short walk. The announcement by the European Parliament follows a call for the acquisition of buildings launched at the end of 2010, such buildings having to meet a number of criteria. The European institutions are undertaking a deep-rooted review of their property holdings and occupancy in Brussels, and although Trebel falls outside of the strict limits of the Projet Urbain Loi (PUL), it forms a part of the overall scheme focused around the PUL and the entire European district.

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TOWN PLANNING I BRUSSELS REGION I

Creating space for SME’s One of the major players in the semi-industrial segment in Brussels is the Brussels Regional Development Agency, SDRB. This public sector body fills a niche and works either independently or in collaboration with the private sector.

he SDRB has been in existence since 1974 and its basic mission has always been to create infrastructures for enabling companies to set up in the Brussels Region. Originally, one of the aims was to maintain industrial activity and therefore employment. The enormous evolution within Brussels, and the fact that it is geographically limited to 162 square kilometres, mean that industrial parks have tended to mutate into business parks and this also involves some office space. The SDRB now manages around 45 such sites, totalling 200 hectares and with some 300 companies. These include some large concerns, with one occupant employing 850 persons. Alongside these established companies are start-ups and spinoffs which are supported by the universities. The SDRB is also very visible for its residential sites, with often hundreds of new apartments being constructed in order to plan ahead for the forecast explosion in the population of the capital over coming years. This particular activity is also allied to a desire for urban regeneration, investing in abandoned sites which may be in ‘difficult’ districts sometimes shunned by the private sector.

30 or so projects are on the files and set to come into being over the near future. The SDRB sees itself as complementary to the private sector in developing this type of park, explains Economic Expansion Director General Philippe Antoine, satisfying a niche market which is of less interest to the private sector. This fits in very well with the mandate of the agency, which is to introduce more economic activity into Brussels. The SDRB is able to offer sometimes very interesting prices, however, and mention should be made of Lavoisier, just inside the Ring at the eastern side. This is a former cigarette factory now transformed into a building to accommodate SME’s and at prices starting from € 60/m²/year, substantially below prices found anywhere else. To illustrate the fact that these operations do not constitute competition with the private sector, the SDRB has established a database under the name of Inventimmo (www. inventimmo.be) and which is available for all real estate professionals to consult free of charge, representing a market barometer and price guide. The private sector also provides the information for this database. Tim HARRUP n

Philippe Antoine, Director General Economic Expansion Brussels Regional Agency

Located near to the Brussels Ring at the northern end and close to the canal, Tweebeek will extend to 5,000 m2 of economic activity in modules of 500 m² and larger, and is part of an overall renovation project which will see more than 9,000 m² of new constructions within this part of the site. © image DDS & Partners Architects

Location preference Where economic activity is concerned, a location close to the Brussels Ring is considered to be important when possible. One of the current projects, Paepsem, enjoys exactly this location, just a few hundred metres inside the Ring at the southwest entrance to the city. Some 12 to 24 workshops of 250 to 500 square metres will accommodate SME’s, which will be responsible for their own fit-out. As with the majority of SDRB projects, ecological measures such as low energy use and the recuperation of rainwater, are included in the programming. Another project ‘Tweebeek’ is also close to the Ring, this time at the northern end, and also close to the canal which is the location for many of the agency’s residential projects. Tweebeek will extend to 5,000 m² of economic activity in modules of 500 m² and larger, and is part of an overall renovation project which will see more than 9,000 m² of new constructions within this part of the site. A further BELGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012 11

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LAND DEVELOPMENT I SUSTAINABILITY I

Developing ‘industrial eco-systems’ ‘Eco-parks’ are developing all over Europe. The principle behind them is the creation of an ‘industrial eco-system’ within the context of sustainable development, setting up industrial areas and bringing together industrial processes with a reduced impact on the environment.

Ecolys, in Namur, is a park destined for companies attentive to sustainable development within the eco-construction sector, and to traditional companies which adopt a management system with concern for the environment.

on flow management (resources and energy) in order to avoid wasting resources • technology capable of creating a reliable system. This approach is also based on cooperation and exchange of information, services, infrastructures, materials, water and energy between economic entities of various natures.

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he concept of ‘industrial ecology’ is attributed to Robert Frosch and Nicholas Gallopoulos, senior researchers with GM at the end of the 80’s. This concept is based on: • an integrated vision of all the component parts of an industrial system and of their relationship with the natural environment (local and regional) • a concrete approach to the economy focusing

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Birth of new industrial parks This concept is behind the appearance of economic activity parks of a new type, integrating the three pillars of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. The first of these are currently coming into being in Wallonia: in January 2010 the Walloon Economy Minister Jean-Claude Marcourt launched a call for ecoparks within the framework of the ‘Marshall Plan 2 Green’. Thirteen projects were lodged by eight inter-communal development associations in conjunction with numerous companies. The regional government decided to set in motion five subsidised pilot trials at a total cost of € 1,293,000: they will be developed at Tertre (Saint-Ghislain), Chimay Baileux, Liège Science Park, Écopôle (Farciennes-Aiseau-Presles) and Hermalle sous Huy/Engis. Around thirty companies are involved. Second chance In light of the success of the call for projects and the quality of the proposals, those projects not selected were invited to submit amended dossiers by October 14th 2011. On top of this, the Minister committed to ‘organise assistance and a deeper awareness for the subsidised and non-subsidised projects, of industrial ecology and of the principles of the call for eco-park projects’. The projects re-submitted after amendment were evaluated by the jury during the course of

December 2011. The Walloon government has scheduled a decision on them for the beginning of 2012. New call for projects The overall budget set aside for this measure within the Marshall Plan 2 Green is € 2,500,000. There will therefore still be some unused budget following the second phase of the first call for projects, which will enable a second such call to be made. This can be followed on http://ecozoning. wallonie.be. ‘Eco-park’ label project ? The question of a possible eco-park labelling system has been raised. An idea which is not currently on the agenda according to JeanClaude Marcourt: “The objective of the pilot trials being undertaken by the winning projects is to understand the concept and make it workable. It is also to define the key factors for success and the main obstacles. It is probable that the concept of industrial ecology and the high ambitions that the Walloon Government set in its call for ecopark zones, will not be applicable to all economic activity parks in existence in our territory. It therefore follows that it is too soon to make any decision on the pertinence of setting up an ecopark labelling system”. Patrick BARTHOLOME n

Further reading ‘Notes de Recherche : Le concept d’éco-zoning en Région wallonne’ by A. Bory, F. Brévers, C. Dopagne, E. Droeven, C. Van der Kaa, under the leadership of E. Sérusiaux. Conférence Permanente du Développement Territorial (CPDT), n° 17 – April 2011. Available in French on www.profacility.be/references

Jean-Claude Marcourt explains this strategy “Subsidies granted within the framework of the call for eco-park projects are designed to finance feasibility studies relative to industrial synergies, and to sharing services or purchases between the companies receiving them. The partners in these projects have begun to set in motion the management of their projects. The most frequent approach is to subdivide the overall project into themed work groups according to the defined action points. The teams are currently beginning to establish specifications for the various subsidised studies. Some, at a more advanced stage, have already proceeded on to attributing public contracts and are starting the studies. These have to be completed within 24 months from the decision of the Government. This means that it is still a bit too early to know the first results. The primary objective of these pilot trials is to understand the concept and make it workable.”

Jean-Claude Marcourt , Minister for the Economy, SME’s, External Trade, New Technolgies and Higher Education. BELGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012 13

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TOWN PLANNING I REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT I

A vision and a philosophy f One of the most iconic developments along the banks of the canal in Brussels is UP-site, developed by Atenor. This mixed use development contains within it an iconic building, for the 140 metre high tower is residential in nature, and thus becomes the highest residential tower in Belgium. Along with the 48,000 m² of residential accommodation, there are some 30,000 m² of office space. Atenor CEO Stéphan Sonneville explains his company’s philosophy where UP-site and the other major Atenor developments – Europa and the PUL – are concerned.

his part of the canal, just to the north west of the city centre, has attracted a great deal of developer attention over the past few of decades. The capital’s North District has grown up here (around North Station, Belgium’s largest transport interchange) during this period, and after years of false starts, the historic Tour & Taxis site finally began its long road to reconversion into a new city district. Between the two, UP-site is now emerging from the ground, another major piece of the jigsaw which will eventually see ‘waterside living’ once more become a reality in the capital of Europe.

Stéphan Sonneville CEO Atenor

What is the Atenor philosophy in general, and in particular where UP-site is concerned ? Stéphan Sonneville: Atenor is specialised and clearly positioned as a developer of large mixed use projects. This means that we are interested in surface areas which are often over one hectare, and which will enable projects which are major for the district. Mixed means that within a single project we bring together housing and offices. Our philosophy also involves the fact that we believe that large office projects should be located near to railway stations, and in answer to the oftenrepeated statement that there are too many offices in the city, I would respond that there are too many poorly located offices. Those which will remain in the future will be those which have impeccable environmental and architectural qualities, and which are located close to communications hubs. This would resolve many mobility problems and enable Brussels to retain its attractiveness and retain companies within its centre. Where residential property is concerned, we believe that there was one district which seemed to have been forgotten, which is along the whole of the canal. Most cities have made more of their water – rivers or canals – but this has not happened to the same degree in Brussels since the industrial history of the canal. So now

industry is making way for residential use, and we have developed our UP-site project. This was a fairly abandoned district, the industrial and logistics activities had gone, but nothing had come to replace them yet. We have brought in an architectural renaissance, with an iconic tower. Are towers the answer to planners’ problems? Stéphan Sonneville: I would like to make this comment about towers – I believe that they represent an urban planning tool available to the political authorities, to be used discerningly, and which are certainly justified in particular situations. Our tower at UP-site will be residential in use. And in the particular case of our tower, it is located just across the canal from Tour & Taxis, which has its own values, and in this case they are horizontal. We believed it was appropriate to therefore create a vertical statement, and establish a happy transition from Tour & Taxis on one side, to the North District on the other. Do you see North-UP-site-Tour & Taxis as a sort of mega-district? Stéphan Sonneville: Yes, of course! I think this district will also eventually take in the Place Emile Bockstael – a little further out from Tour & Taxis – which is also an old district of Brussels. This new axis runs perpendicular to the other main axis which is of course the canal itself, which is now, happily, seeing so much redevelopment along much of its length. And there is even a sort of ‘canal spirit’. So I think that with UP-site we really are at the junction of a rehabilitation of the city which moves in two directions, and which should help to breathe new life into the whole of the city. Tell us about Victor This is an important and even an imposing district, because this will have an even higher tower – 150 metres – this time for office use. The whole project extends to 110,000 m², so it is a mega-project. People may ask whether it is reasonable to launch such a large

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y for major urban projects office project in current economic circumstances. Yes, I would answer, and a thousand times yes! Because there is, as I said before, a real need to develop offices near stations. The train is undeniably the mode of transport of the future, you can even see today how trains are overcrowded at peak times. And to my mind, a train service which functions well means a society that functions well, helping with mobility of course, and also with conviviality. So Victor is very necessary for reasons of mobility amongst others. And it shouldn’t be forgotten that it is located next to South Station, one of the most important in Belgium, with both its national and its international services. It is therefore a major junction at a European level, but when you step outside and look around, the district still needs a lot of quality redevelopment. Victor will contribute to and enable the redevelopment of the whole district. There will be a positive impact for not only the district as a built environment, but in view of the rehabilitation and creation of public areas, for its inhabitants too.

Now that most of the industrial and logistics activities have disappeared from from along the Brussels canal close to Tour & Taxis, Atenor’s UP-site project is set to breathe new life to this area. Atenor is introducing an architectural renaissance, with an iconic 42-storey tower - which will be the highest residential tower in Belgium - integrated into a mixed use programme including 30.000 m2 of office space and some retail facilities

What is your involvement in, and opinion of, the Projet Urbain Loi? Well I have to start by congratulating the public authorities on this initiative and vision. It is essential for Brussels to structure this historic district for Europe, and to give it the quality it deserves. The questions of mobility and mixed use, along with density, needed to be broached. We took part in a competition for the parcel we are developing, and this is just at the stage of being put into operation. I regret however, that while the vision of the political world here is excellent, there is a hiccup when it comes to getting things going. It should be realised that when certain constraints including size and positioning with regard to the roadside, along with mixed use, are imposed on a developer this brings difficulties and cost. Mixing office and residential use together in one tower is not obvious. So I would ask the authorities to realise that if they impose constraints on the one hand, they have to loosen the clamps on the other. We are involved with our Europa project, at the junction of the Rue de la Loi and the Chaussée d’Etterbeek at a spot which is physically and symbolically crucial for the PUL and European district. Our Europa project responds to all the constraints, and so we just wish to be provided now with the legal framework which will enable us to set the permit process in motion. Tim HARRUP n BELGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012 15

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TOWn PLANNING I LAND DEVELOPMENT I

Impact of the energy crisis ‘Move less before moving better’: this sounds like a slogan and it could even become one if the conclusions of a recent UCL-ULB study on land development are to be taken on board. Looking to the medium and long term, the study’s authors consider scenarios for responding to the diminishing reserves of oil, through land development. Their extremely interesting recommendations take on even more significance in the light of recent decisions by the Federal Government.

ost reductions through decreasing office space take-up as a result of reorganising work practices according to the principles of the New World of Working (NWOW) and optimising (re)location in order to respond to mobility problems, thus gaining the loyalty of ever scarcer qualified personnel: these are two trends already well observed within service companies. They seem to move in the same direction as the conclusions of the UCL-ULB study on behalf of the CPDT (Permanent Conference for Territorial Development, supported by the Walloon Region): ‘Faced with the drying up of oil reserves, what role can the use of land in Wallonia play?’ And this is somewhat encouraging. Less so is a series of measures adopted urgently by the Federal Government – we will come back to this.

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SITE BOCH - LA LOUVIÈRE Transforming a brownfield site to a mixed urban retail-leisure-residential area Developer: Architects: Site area: Retail & leisure: Residential: Parking: Opening

Wilhelm & Co. Ron Arad 15 ha. 39,000 m² 60,000 m² (600 apartments) 1,500 spaces 2013/2014

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RIVE GAUCHE - CHARLEROI Finally on track Developer Architect Retail surface area Total surface area Status Opening

Saint-Lambert Promotion DDS & Partners 31,500 m² 111,000 m² permits granted 2014/2015

The ‘Rive Gauche’ project in the centre of Charleroi is designed to provide the city with new shopping facilities and to contribute to the rehabilitation of the ‘lower town’ area. It has been the subject of much debate for some years. The permit process was unlocked in the autumn of last year, however, and this project is now set to become a reality. Both the planning and the environmental permits were granted in November 2011. Alongside the originally scheduled 31,500 m² shopping centre will be residential accommodation, offices, and car parking. The planning permit sets conditions. There is to be only one access zone, rather than the two originally planned by developers Saint-Lambert Promotion. And the number of parking spaces will be limited to 650, whereas the developer wanted more. Rive Gauche represents a bold design which redefines this district of the lower town from top to bottom, including its immediate surroundings comprising the Place Buisset along with the Triangle/Parking Moulin. Along with the development of Rive Gauche itself, the project is set to be a trigger for further real estate development within the ten years that follow the start of construction. New buildings and renovation projects will add a further mix of functions to this district. BELGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012 57

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LOGISTIC & SEMI-INDUSTRIAL I MARKET TRENDS I

An exceptional year for logistics The semi-industrial market in Belgium – both in the logistics segment and the remainder of semi-industrial activity – had a very good year in 2011. Not just compared to 2010, but also in comparison with the 5 year average. Taking the two together, their 2011 take-up of 1.528 million square metres is around 170,000 m² up on this average. We take a closer look at the logistics segment.

Walter Goossens, Director and Head of Industrial & Retail Leasing, Jones Lang LaSalle

t real estate advisors Jones Lang LaSalle, Walter Goossens is Head of Industrial. There are few people better placed to comment on the market, and his words make an ideal way to assess the performance in 2011: “It is remarkable to observe that despite the fragile economic context and the Euro crisis, logistics take-up achieved a new record during 2011”. This increase was no less than 233% compared to the previous year, and around 3.4% up on the five year average (757.000 m2). Rather than a simple expansion of activities, Jones Lang LaSalle puts this increase down to a centralisation of activities and optimisation of logistics infrastructures. In terms of timing, the first half of the year was very strong, following a fairly disastrous 2010, and by the end of the first quarter take-up had almost reached the same level as the previous year. Golden triangle Activity continues to be concentrated around the three main cities of Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent, which is how the ‘Golden Triangle’ gets its name. The limited size of Belgium means, of course, that this is not a vast area. No more than 50 km separates any of these three cities from each of the other two. The Brussels-Antwerp axis – benefiting from two motorway connections (E19 and A12) and with

the benefit of another major market in between (Mechelen) – accounted for a little over half of all logistics take-up in 2011, and when the AntwerpGhent segment is added in, the figure rises to 510,000 m² out of the total of 783,000 m², almost two thirds. The third main logistics axis is known as the ‘E313’ and this benefits from being the main motorway from Antwerp – Europe’s second port after Rotterdam – to the heart of Europe and the Ruhr Valley in particular. Major transactions As is the case with any real estate sub-market, the Belgian logistics market was able to call on a number of major transactions during 2011 to help boost its figures. However, while the top three transactions added together accounted for around 188,000 m² (66,000 m² on the former Opel Site in Antwerp by Schelde-Natie, 65,000 m² in Tessenderloo by Stanley Black & Decker and 50,000 m² on the Zwaaidok in Mechelen Zuid by Colim) a further six transactions of note were the only others to exceed 20,000 m². These accounted for a similar total surface area (a fraction over 200,000 m²), and the tenth largest, at just under 20,000m², has to be added before half of the market is accounted for. This leaves a healthy figure approaching 400,000 m² to be taken care of by a large number of smaller transactions. Prime rents for logistics space have been stable close

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to € 50/m²/year. Vacancy levels in logistics space are currently estimated to be under 2%, and when taken in conjunction with the low level of speculative developments set to come onto the market over the next few years, Jones Lang LaSalle, believes that large scale demand will be difficult to satisfy. As is the case

for office property, developers are showing caution and preferring to build projects for the specific use of clients placing firm orders for them, rather than building speculatively. Tim HARRUP ■

Logistics market trends

Logistics activities continue to be concentrated around the three main

With a global take-up of 783,000 m2 of logistic spaces in 2011, the

cities of Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent, known as the ‘Golden Triangle’.

take-up is 3.4% up on the five year average and up with no less

This zone account for almost two thirds of the total take-up in 2011

than 233% compared to the very weak 2010 market take-up.

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INVESTMENT, PROPERTY & BUILDINGS MANAGEMENT

he accepted truth about the three major criteria required to give a property its value in the past was that they were ‘location, location and location’. For investors and others involved in the ‘theoretical’ side of operating a building, this is now far from true. Location does occupy one of the three podium places, but not in the same way that it did. A good location used to mean being slap bang in the middle of the CBD. Now it means being easily accessible, preferably near to a railway station and a bus/tram/ metro stop, and if possible with a car-sharing point just outside… Next on the podium comes ‘green’, a concept which now stretches backwards from merely ‘low energy’ to ‘ecological construction methods and materials’ and forwards to ‘transformable to other uses and/or recyclable when demolished’ (a very long time in the future…). Add to this the rationality demanded by the ‘New Way of Working’, and ‘location, location, location’, seems like a very old idea. In this section and in our online libraries, we investigate some of these themes with experts in the field.

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Relocation I Stay or move - a key decision Renewable energy I Wind turbines in Brussels ? Sustainability I Green certification for buildings - cities taking the lead New World of Work I A saving of 50,000 m² from a major workspace reorganisation

Other articles about real estate investment, property and buildings management published the ‘Belgium Real Estate Showcase’ previous edition, or in the Profacility magazine, can be consulted on www.pro-realestate.be/library (PRE) or www.profacility.be/biblio (PFY). The articles can be downloaded in PDF format either in French, Dutch or English. All of them are classified by publishing date. You can also find an article by instigating a search using the title of this article in the website homepage search window. Law I The energy performance of new constructions and public buildings (PFY 10/10/2011) New World of Work I Getronics: change management as a challenge (PFY 12/09/2011) Sustainability I Eco-efficiency through the ‘Cradle to Cradle’ principle (PFY 22/08/2011) Financing I Logistics real estate financing, freeing up cash. (PRE 08/06/2011) Relocation I GDF Suez, Brussels: relocation and regrouping (PFY 23/05/2011) Real estate development I Converting obsolete offices to housing (PRE 16/05/2011) Environmental certification I Not a hype, a request from investors (PRE 02/05/2011) Investment I From brownfields … to green (PRE 10/04/2011) Sustainability I Renewable energy production: creative financial mechanisms (PFY 03/03/2011) Property management I Organising preventive and remedial maintenance in buildings (PFY 21/02/2011) Public-private partnership I One key concept: effective cooperation (PFY 06/12/2010)

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Property & FACILITY ManagEment I occupier strategy I

Stay or move - a key de c In the past, when a company or other organisation decided to move offices, it was generally for a very concrete reason, such as the existing building having become too old or too small… Now, however, there is much more to this decision, and not only cost.

Vincent Gérin, CEO of Anixton identifies the top three criteria when the ‘stay or move’ question is first asked : cost and location first and second, but with the environmental factor now clearly on the podium too.

Isabelle Vandeur. Partner - Head of Global Corporate Service at CBRE emphasizes that for large corporates, the consolidation of multiple office locations into one is currently a popular approach

o find out how this new concept works in practice, we first asked Vincent Gérin, CEO of Brussels-based advisory company Anixton, which has made a speciality out of ‘Stay or Move’. Firstly, he explained under what circumstances a company might ask itself the question of whether it should stay in its current building or move. Vincent Gérin explained that the question generally becomes relevant at a lease break or end, when an owner may wish to increase the rent. So in this context, stay, move or renegotiate terms is initially a matter of cost. Alongside this, other factors may also lead to the question being asked: the building may no longer meet modern requirements in terms of occupancy comfort, it may have become too small – or too big – or the company may wish to become more environmentally friendly and move to a ‘greener’ building. In this last case, the trend is to have offices which are very low consumers of energy, and this of course also has a positive financial impact. Then there is the question of optimal architecture – some buildings which offer 5,000 sqm of gross space may only contain a much lower amount of truly usable space (from 3.000 sqm for a “bad” building to 4,500 sqm for a “good” building) – which equates to paying a certain amount of rent for nothing. Image Another factor which companies may have to take into account is the image their building gives them. In certain sectors this is important, especially if the location of the existing building has become old-fashioned and does not reflect what the company wants to say about itself. The question is therefore clearly strategic, as Vincent Gérin explains: “In these cases top management gets involved because the directors understand that the choice of building is more and more strategic, even if cost had been the initial driver”. In many cases, therefore, the Marketing Director will be looking for a certain image, the Human Resources Director may be arguing for a particular type of layout. There is also the question of access, and more and more often this includes the mobility aspect. Offices located close to good public transport facilities are not just a matter of political policy (in the case of Brussels) but a

matter of employee comfort and of the company’s environmental footprint. The top three criteria when the ‘stay or move’ question is first asked, are cost and location first and second, but with the environmental factor now clearly on the podium too. This is not just a matter of projecting the right image, but really does ensure that a company can meet its own environmental objectives. Analysis When Anixton is mandated with the question of helping a client to decide whether to stay or move, it is able to analyse the situation with a high degree of objectivity, because it does not engage in any ‘agency’ activities. Whether the client eventually decides to stay or move therefore has no impact on Anixton’s revenues. This objectivity involves establishing a score-card which includes all of the client’s main criteria. The client and Anixton together decide on the weighting to be given to each of the criteria already mentioned (and others). “What we often find”, explains Vincent Gérin, “is that at the beginning a company may state that cost reduction is its principal objective, perhaps accounting for 50% of the weighting. But as the process unfolds, the client begins to realise that the financial side in fact only represents 40% or even less of its objectives. Because a well laidout building, well-located and equipped can enable the personnel to be more motivated and as a result more productive. This in itself leads to a financial gain, and not just by going down the ‘cost reduction’ route”. Attracting and retaining the best talent is a major challenge for companies these days. One of the outcomes of the analysis process may be that the occupant is advised to stay in its current building, but to go to the owner and request a refurbishment of the space, an upgrade, a rental adjustment… this situation has arisen several times in the case of Anixton. Consolidation For a second opinion on this emerging ‘stay or move’ notion, we also asked real estate advisors CBRE for their views. Isabelle Vandeur. Partner Head of Global Corporate Services also confirmed that companies are looking at this area, and she told us: “In our experience around 40% of

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e cision Audit ‘stay or Move’ - Key ratios A comparison of Three key indicators enables a company to compare the current rental situation with : • its sector of activity – in the example, the legal services sector • the average in Brussels, all sectors taken together • good examples considered to be references for the real estate market SURFACE AREA

OCP

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IO/SO

IO: Individual ofﬁces SO: Shared ofﬁces

companies that are envisioning a move to another building will eventually renegotiate their existing lease after having examined all parameters. Against the backdrop of the volatile economy and the high degree of uncertainty, cost-containment remains a key business driver for most corporates…. Although the economic recovery remains very fragile, many occupiers – particularly the early movers who cut costs decisively in the initial stages of the downturn – now have stronger balance sheets and are looking to make strategic decisions”. Isabelle Vandeur went on to say that in terms of real estate, the top cost-reduction initiatives are reductions in space occupied, renegotiation of the financial terms of the lease and the renegotiation of the length of the lease. When the ‘quick win’ savings have been implemented and/or exhausted it becomes harder to identify further cost-cutting measures that do not jeopardize business stability. And returning to the question of strategy, Isabelle Vandeur said: “More positively, we can detect a renewed focus on strategic planning for the future. For larger corporates, the consolidation of multiple office locations into one is a popular approach”. The green question also plays a role in all of this,

IO/SO

We thank Anixton for providing us with this benchmark. For more detailed information see www.stayormove.com

and the experience of CBRE is that here has been a perception that the importance of sustainability issues had diminished or disappeared as a result of the recession. Isabelle Vandeur disagrees with this perception: “This is not the case as in my opinion more than half of our occupier clients would be prepared to go for a green building. But the green agenda needs to find its place in the spectrum of the overall building-selection factors. And we might not forget that there is still a shortage of green buildings, partly because so little has been built recently”. Perhaps the greatest evolution in all of this is that in the past the decision would simply ‘whether to move’. ‘Staying’ would not considered as constituting any sort of decision at all, but now, this too has become a positive, strategic question which merits the same professional attention as the decision to move.

taking all options into consideration A good example of this is a major international train operator which realised that its existing rental level, negotiated at a time when the real estate market was in good health, was expensive in the current ‘crisis’ market. But the location was very good, and the decision was taken to stay, but provided that the rent was adjusted, which Anixton was able to negotiate. Vincent Gérin explains ‘Sometimes, a client comes to us and says that they want to stay in their building, they are sure of that, but they need better terms. However, it sometimes happens that because we nevertheless believe it is our duty to show them all the options, as our mission evolves, they decide it may be better to move after all! ‘Once again, the client takes all of the strategic aspects into account and comes to a decision totally the oppo-

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Property & Building ManagEment I RENEWABLE ENERGY I

Wind turbines in Brussels? Cityscapes are quite the opposite of the vast open spaces sought for locating giant wind turbine masts. And yet the wind which blows through a city, or is caused by the buildings themselves, can also be put to use. But not in the same way as in the countryside. Technical evolution is necessary, along with the notion of ‘building integrated’. A European study into urban wind turbines is underway, and Brussels is part of it.

Where the potential power to be generated is concerned, the figures are not impressive: for the Brussels-Capital Region, the large wind turbines (outside of built-up areas) could total 2.8 to 18 MW and the micro-turbines 3 to 15 MW. This is to be compared, in order to put it into context, with the 1000 MW of power from just one of the six nuclear reactors in the country. A number of recent minor accidents and failures (at Mariembourg, Charleroi…) prove that micro-turbine technology is still at the trial and error stage.The study concludes by recommending deeper studies into the various domains, starting with a study on winds, an obvious prerequisite for any wind turbine project.

Bob Starc (Amaay!), recently designated as wind turbine facilitator for the Brussels-Capital Region: “Within ten years wind turbine technology will be as much a part of the urban landscape as traffic lights”.

n July 2009, Brussels-Environment published a study entitled ‘Study into the use of the potential of wind turbines in the Brussels Capital Region’. Carried out by the CERAA (Centre for Research, Study and Action in Architecture), in collaboration with the ICEDD (Studies and Advice in Sustainable Development), and two services of the ULB, this farreaching study finally threw up as many unanswered questions as answers to the question of the pertinence of producing wind turbine energy in a city. These questions revolve firstly around the nuisance factor: there is little information available about the noise emissions of micro-turbines or about their aesthetical impact; nothing is known about their impact on urban small animal life; the risks have not been assessed; blades cracking and falling to the ground, ice formed on these blades falling, the machine breaking down, thunder, vibration within the buildings, work accidents during installation and maintenance… Other more administrative questions remain obscure: a planning permit will be indispensable, as will, probably, an environmental permit too, but nothing specific to these wind turbines yet exists within the various procedures in force in Brussels.

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Property & Building ManagEment I RENEWABLE ENERGY I

Nicknamed without compassion ‘The Lady Shave’ by Londoners, the Strata Tower (London) is a 42-storey residential building with 408 apartments, completed in 2010. This building produces 8% of the energy it consumes thanks to three wind turbines on its roof.

Technology in its infancy “This is a good study”, comments Bob Starc, from the Amaay! study bureau, a spin-off from a consultancy bureau specialised in the impact of the work environment on company productivity. “It puts the finger on the fact that, technically, we still no very little about urban wind turbines: to draw a parallel, we are currently at the same stage as the Wright Brothers’ first powered flight in 1903. Just 63 years came between this and the first flight by a Boeing 747. We are in the same situation with wind turbines – everything remains to be invented. At Amaay! we are convinced that within ten years wind turbine technology will be as much a part of the urban landscape as traffic lights. And they will even be integrated into building design, as photovoltaic panels are now. Positive energy buildings will soon be the rule and wind turbines one of the means of achieving this. Fed by a multitude of independent sources and managed by a smart grid, the city will be made up of energy-producing buildings”. A new wind turbine facilitator in Brussels Following the publication of this report, 2010 was dedicated to a first study on the wind Brussels, limited to just the Manhattan Tower in the North District and to brainstorming sessions involving scientists, local authorities and architects, sociologists… The following year, 2011, saw the first work on drawing up a ‘map of the winds’ in Brussels, and the birth of two

platforms: internet site Wincitybrussels and Urban wind HUB, with a network of partners meeting each year in order to update on Wincity. A facilitator was finally designated: the Amaay! bureau, charged with identifying potential urban sites through a call for projects and assistance with these projects. Six sites with different typologies will be selected. Certain of these have already been investigated: the Midi tower, the North Galaxy tower, the Coca-Cola building and the Port of Brussels in particular. Over the course of a year, wind measurements were scheduled to be carried out on the selected sites. According to the results, technology suited to each site was then to be defined in order for pilot projects to be set up in 2012. Following the results of these pilot projects, the Region will be able to draw up a strategy for the development of urban wind turbines. A European network of urban wind The Wincity project is Europe-wide in scale, and underway in Luxembourg, Lille, Antwerp and San Sebastian in particular. Those behind it believe that the wind is an energy source which is growing in Europe and that the urban wind turbine will become a reality. The first objective of Wincity is to establish a database at a European level, gathering as much information as possible on the behaviour of the wind in cities. Anemometers will be positioned in strategic locations and measurements taken for at least two years. The objective is both to obtain usable information and to help make the public aware – in a visible manner – of the potential for wind turbines in cities. In a second phase, Wincity will position ‘pavilions’, flexible and aesthetically-pleasing energyproducing structures in strategic locations within European cities. These will make the public aware of sustainable energy solutions and will also improve the immediate urban surroundings. This phase will be followed by an exhibition of equipment and of the results of the pilot projects. Information on www.wincitybrussels.com Patrick BARTHOLOME n

Wind effects Certain urban wind turbines could make use of the ‘wind effect’ caused by the buildings. For cities in general and tall buildings in particular often lead to micro-climates and to wind effects, a recognised phenomenon for a long time. This is explained as follows: because of the friction between the air and the ground, the wind often blows more slowly at ground level than higher up. High buildings, however, tend to deflect the wind downwards, towards areas normally protected from it. These ground level winds are unpleasant (cold) and sometimes dangerous for pedestrians, and the problem is becoming more widespread. This is one of the reasons Chicago is known as ‘the windy city’. In Brussels, the phenomenon is virtually permanent at the foot of the 174 metre high Finance Tower opposite the Botanical Gardens. This type of effect is also to be observed at the corners of buildings, which is what gave the engineers the idea of integrating vertical wind turbines into the buildings at these points. (Photo 1) The ‘Venturi effect’ which is characterised by local increases in wind speed, and thus an increase in the amount of air being moved, is also noticeable in the gaps between two buildings or in tunnels created within their structures to serve this purpose. Certain urban wind tunnel projects exploit this effect, such as the Bahrain WTC Building (photos 2 and 3).

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4. An architectural sign of the integration of sustainable development into the post-oil era city: vertical wind turbines coated with photovoltaic cells which could be located in urban public areas. 5. The Strata Tower in London - a 42-storey residential building with 408 apartments - produces 8% of the energy it consumes thanks to three wind turbines on its roof. BelGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012 67

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Property & Building ManagEment I Sustainability I

Green certification for bu il The era of ‘green certification’ has begun, and is here to stay. In Brussels, the regulations for buildings on the sales and letting markets came into force in 2011. Brussels Environment Minister Evelyne Huytebroeck is a staunch advocate of a more ecologically-friendly built environment, and she gave us her thoughts on certification and the wider picture.

n conjunction with various organisations and associations, the Brussels Region is working hard to ensure that its future built environment conforms to the highest ecological standards. Evelyne Huytebroeck takes a very close interest, and is often to be found speaking at the inauguration of new developments. Nobody is better placed to explain current thinking and action in this domain.

Why single certification…? Buildgreen, an initiative by Nathalie Saverys and Kathleen Iweins, held a conference in Brussels in October on the very subject of the proposed single ‘Belgian certification’. Representing Evelyne Huytebroeck, Ismaël Daoud emphasised that the market needed a single reference point, to avoid the current confusion. The certification being established would cover all types of building, and

What is the latest news concerning ‘green’ certification in Brussels? Evelyne Huytebroeck: We have introduced the certification system in Brussels and to make sure we are well prepared, we already had 560 certifiers at the end of 2011, trained in six training schools. This means that there are enough people qualified to carry out the certification procedure for residential property. Where office space is concerned, there are also round 100 persons able to carry out certification. We have to remain extremely vigilant because it is vital that this work is carried out professionally, and that the certification procedure is of high quality. And I am happy to say that we have received almost no complaints up to now. From January there is a surveillance organism to ensure that this certification is carried out correctly, because it is of course also important that we don’t reach a situation of competition between the certifiers,

with one carrying out ten a day, and another just one! This also extends to the cost – for residential the cost is in the 150 to 400 Euros band globally, and we have to make sure there is not too much discrepancy between certifiers. We are not going to impose prices, however. The same philosophy applies to office space. What is your opinion of the proposed ‘Single Belgian Certification’? Evelyne Huytebroeck: It has always appeared to be ideal to create uniform rules for Belgium which cover all of the three regions. This has always seemed to be the simplest and most coherent way of proceeding… except that it must not be forgotten that a region like Brussels is very urban in nature, with a great deal of old buildings. And it is therefore sometimes necessary to have regulations which are in keeping with this urban environment, which is not the same as a more rural environment. I am in favour of having the same calculation methods, but this does not mean that we have to impose exactly the same requirements. There has been some talk of a ‘passive tower’. What is your opinion of this possibility? Evelyne Huytebroeck: Well I would simply say – why not? I am not someone who is opposed in

would take in all of the major criteria found in other existing certification schemes, but in particular in the much-used BREEAM system, and in the Belgian Valideo label. All existing

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u ildings - cities taking the lead What about the ‘green’ building your department is to construct at Tour & Taxis. Evelyne Huytebroeck: We are still at the permit request stage but things are advancing. My great hope is that the building can be ready for 2014. It will be 16,000 m² of totally passive construction, so it is really a great challenge for us. It is for the environmental administration and there will be some 500 persons working there. It is not entirely offices – there will be a sort of ‘eco-centre’ on the ground floor, with a showroom displaying the latest advances in terms of energy performance amongst others. I want it to be a building open to At the 2011 climate conference in South Africa, the outside, where people can come in to receive you were representing the whole of Belgium as advice, not just an administrative centre closed to well as Brussels. How is Brussels in particular anyone else. seen in terms of being a green city? Tim HARRUP n Evelyne Huytebroeck: It is very well considered, and this is partly because I have been making sure over the past few years that we are part of a number of European and other international networks. We are in the ICLEI, we are in the Energy City network, and we are one of the city’s which signed the Mayors convention for climate, along with the Mexico pact. This means that we are one of the cities which asked, during the Durban conference, that the message from the cities is also taken into account. We pointed out that over the coming years the highest proportion of the population of the world will be living in cities. The tools we have for tackling climate change are also located in cities. So we were saying that nations have to also think of cities during consideration about climate. And this is all the more important when it is remembered that an enormous number of cities already go further in their figures and their objectives, than the nations – including Brussels. principle to towers. Everything depends on what sort of tower, of course. It would have to include a number of qualities in terms of architecture and energy performance. It would also have to integrate into its urban surroundings – so there are a number of conditions to be respected, but I do not say ‘never any towers’. It is of course clear that it is more difficult to build a passive tower than a small house, but there are some extraordinary technical evolutions in the domain, so this type of thing cannot be ruled out in the years to come.

Brussels Environment Minister Evelyne Huytebroeck: “I am in favour of having the same calculation methods, but this does not mean that we have to impose exactly the same requirements.”

What is the objective of Brussels ? Evelyne Huytebroeck: The goal was set at a reduction of 30% of CO2 for 2025, and 40% if it is calculated by inhabitant. Today we have already reduced (between 2004 and 2009) by 12% in CO2 emissions, and we have achieved a reduction of 18% in energy consumption per inhabitant. Where Brussels is concerned, I have submitted to Europe the candidature of Brussels to be Green Capital in 2014. The final winner will be known in June. And the figures we have been able to produce not just in terms of energy, but also of waste, of water, of air pollution, put us in a good position.

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Following the dismantling of the Dexia group at the end of last year, Dexia Bank Belgium – which no longer forms part of the group – is to change its name and its image. In anticipation of this change, the Dexia Tower – headquarters of Dexia Bank – is being modified and renamed Rogier Tower. From June of this year, the 824 agencies will also be re-branded in line with the graphic direction selected for the new identity of the bank.

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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT I NEW WORLD OF WORK I

A saving of 50,000 m² from workspace reorganisation Even if the poor governance of Franco-Belgian group Dexia culminated at the end of last year in the dismantling of the Dexia group, Dexia Bank Belgium – which no longer forms part of the group – can be saluted for its innovative strategy in the domain of mobility management and the working environment, producing significant positive financial results in the medium term. By applying the principles of the New World of Work at a very large scale, Dexia Bank Belgium has shown itself to be a pioneer. Four years later, other banks are adopting this concept and moving in the same direction.

he first banking crisis acted as a costsaving trigger in many ways, and Dexia Bank’s response has clearly been robust but insufficient to avoid the crisis which culminated at the end of last year in the dismantling of the Franco-Belgian Dexia group. Dexia bank set itself the objective of making overall savings amounting to € 600 million by the end of 2011. In the area of the use of buildings, the recurrent contribution to this cost saving had been set at € 19million. To achieve these savings, a substantial programme of new workplace organisation, with desk sharing at its heart, has been put in place. Along with the cost savings come space occupation savings. Some 50,000 m², or even more, out of the original total of just over 205,000 m² being shed, with the knock-on effect on market vacancy that this may have. The bank refers to this as a total transformation plan. This plan goes far beyond just of space layout. Marc Awouters, head of Real Estate at Dexia, is responsible for all of the bank’s corporate buildings, and he put it like this: “The ‘New World of Work’ is not simply a question of space management, of culture, of HR management – it is a collection of all these things. It is interesting to see that different companies enter this ‘new world’ via different doors: Google, for example, sees it as a culture change, Microsoft sees it as a matter of IT… and it is true that it many ways it was all made possible by the advent of PC’s”. It should also be pointed out that the ecology is not forgotten in all of this. Real Estate Manager Marc Awouters points out that Dexia is well on the way to achieving its CO2 emissions reduction target of 50% for its Brussels headquarters between 2008 and 2012, and its proportion of employees coming to work by public transport – 83% – is one of the highest in Belgium. With regards to mobility, centralising the headquarters of Dexia in Brussels has therefore been

a great success. It is just a short walk between the three buildings now occupied. They are also easily accessible by public transport, in particular from the nearby North Station. With other well known companies which have gone down this new route, a mix of space planning and IT considerations have been paramount. For Dexia, the starting point was quite clearly to reduce costs. Yet for a successful project, all three of these elements need to be taken into account. And when all of these criteria were put into the equation, Dexia found that everyone came along with the same sorts of solutions.

Marc AWOUTERS, Head of Real Estate, Dexia Bank Belgium “The ‘New World of Work’ is not simply a question of space management, of IT, of culture, or HR management – it is a collection of all these.”

Real estate optimisation objectives Staying with the cost element, following an investment of € 5 million in new ‘activity based’ furniture, Dexia Bank found that it was now occupying buildings whose costs were € 19 million too high. This figure was divided amongst other buildings in Brussels which were now no longer needed, one (€ 3 million) on the Rue Royale, another (€ 12 million) from the Livingstone building just below the European Commission buildings in the Leopold district, with the remaining € 4 million accounted for by freeing and re-renting some 15,000 m² in the Dexia Tower itself (the 5 upper floors) – and Jones Lang LaSalle has now been mandated with marketing this space. The other two (rented) buildings were vacated following negotiations with the owners in one case and a lease break in the other. Dexia Bank Belgium or Dexia insurance Belgium owns the other buildings still occupied. In the wake of recent developments, the objective of offering 15,000 m2 for rent in the Dexia Tower has been revised upwards, and by the end of 2012, by continuing the quick march towards space optimisation, 30,000 m2 may be liberated and put BELGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012 71

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Property ManagEment I NEW WORLD OF WORK I

Pioneer By applying the principles of the New World of Work as early as 2007, Dexia Bank Belgium has been a pioneer. Four years later, other banks are adopting this concept and moving in the same direction. KBC is developing its project under the name of Plato, ING is going down the same route, also adopting the principle of shared offices

on the market. By 2014 some 50,000 m2 may have two or three to work together in a more convivial been vacated, enabling the bank’s real estate assets to atmosphere, and ‘Cockpits’ enable people to concentrate in private. All of this is arranged with a become substantially more profitable. great deal of colour and comfort – the partitioning is Department by department new space adorned with full size ‘nature’ photos on the outside, allocation and acoustic insulating cloth on the inside. When the Dexia Tower was designed and built, this was not with a view to a desk sharing concept, but 80 % presence ratio traditional, individual work stations and offices. Out of 6.500 staff working in Brussels, Dexia Now, however, all has changed. Desk sharing as a currently has almost five thousand people working concept came onto the agenda as long ago as 2005, in this way, including Dexia Insurance Belgium, when Dexia initiated a plan called ‘Excellence in who moved from Livingstone building to Galilée Banking Support’. By the end of 2007 – before the building. The bank developed the system internally, banking crisis – Dexia decided to instigate a desk without any recourse whatsoever to outside sharing plan for the years to come. This was with a consultancy. One of the starting points for the 80% view to being able to vacate some of the rented space ratio was simple observation. The bank calculated and thus save on facilities management costs. At first that at any given time, taking into account business this involved the Facilities Management department trips, holidays etc., there are maximally eight out itself, which was to be used for the first trial. The IT of every ten employees actually in the office. This and HR departments followed in 2009, freeing up does not take tele-working into account. Most space and enabling Dexia Asset Management to be tele-working is carried out by persons whose job accommodated in the Tower. So the financial gains involves them travelling anyway, and this is why this were almost immediate. In concrete terms, today, aspect is not taken into consideration in calculating when members of staff arrive at work, they first the 80% presence ratio. Employees are able to fulfil make their way to their own floors. This is because all of their contracted hours, normally, by being although it is a desk sharing concept, this does present in the office for only four out of five days. not mean that people work absolutely anywhere. In reality, there is a higher degree of presence on Dexia works in what it calls ‘Activity Clouds’, which Tuesdays and Thursdays, with people opting for a means that people still need to be within their own longer weekend break or a midweek break. Dexia departments. Within each Cloud, there are sufficient has observed a departmental variation in presence work stations for 80% of the personnel. This ratio of levels, however. The IT Development department, 8 stations for 10 people is in open space layout. To for example, has a higher degree of presence than address some of the logistical issues, each member of Payments department. Alongside the reduction in staff nevertheless has a private locker where personal the number of work stations has come a reduction and work effects can be left overnight, and these are in the amount of space per work station – which picked up in the morning and taken to whichever will stand (for the ‘open space’ areas only), at around desk is chosen. The personnel are also given ‘mobile 12 m². cases’ (in which they can put their things and take them around with them. The ‘clean desk’ principle Now, almost everyone works within the desk is therefore very important. Obviously, though, there sharing principle in the Dexia Headquarter is less space for paper and other items to be stored, buildings. However, as Marc Awouters puts it, and Dexia therefore organises ‘junk days’ when the universal acceptance did not come immediately: personnel can get rid of all the things most of us “The relatively sedentary occupations such as probably keep unnecessarily and far too long… accountancy said that this was a great idea for the sales people, because they moved around and had Marc Awouters points out one specific characteristic lots of meetings. But the sales people said it was more of the Dexia method which may seem unusual: appropriate for back office, because there was a lot “Where we are different, is in that we do not have of part time working anyway. So everybody initially laptop computers. All our personnel works with thought it was a good idea, but for somebody desktop computers which are already installed at else!” Now, the attitude has completely changed. A the desks. They simply log in wherever they are”. satisfaction survey carried out internally has shown The same is true for the ‘fixed’ telephone numbers. that, firstly, everyone agrees that if it is necessary to The person logs in his or her desk location and calls cut costs, it is much better to do this by shedding come directly to that desk. Alongside the normal space than by shedding jobs! And on top of this, shared work desks and short period ‘benches’ some 50% of people state that their working life is known as ‘Touchdown’, other working zones have now better than it was before, and 30% say it is the been set up to allow for more private meetings etc. same. Only 20% express negative opinions. These include small rooms known as ‘One2Few’ which are equipped with a computer and a wide screen enhancing collaboration. ‘Lounges’ are for Tim HARRUP n

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ANIXTON Leuvensesteenweg, 369 - BE-1932 Zaventem TEL 0032 (0)2 721 99 19 FAX 0032 (0)2 721 99 20 info@anixton.com www.anixton.com

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COMPANY PROFILE

AREMIS NV/SA Avenue Charles Schallerlaan 54 - BE-1160 Brussels TEL 0032 (0)2 775 95 12 FAX 0032 (0)2 775 95 14 info@aremis.com www.aremis.com

Contact Xavier Orts TEL 0032 (0)2 775 95 12 x.orts@aremis.com

Structure Management

Introduction AREMIS is helping organizations to optimize the sustainable managament of • their buildings • their work environment • their services to occupants This represents: • the 1st environmental footprint driver • the 2nd cost after salaries • a major driver for productivity and welness at work

Xavier Orts Managing Director

Réginald Thomas Management Services Director

AREMIS Group was created in July 2010 in the scope of a management buy-out in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. The experts and solutions deployed by AREMIS currently manage more than 31 million sqm. Thanks to its international network, AREMIS is able to support organizations on local and global scale.

Services

Axel Tasiaux Sales Director

Bart D’heer Major Accounts Director

International Luxembourg, France, Switzerland

Company Number of staff: 90 Year of foundation: 2010

Turnover 2008: 7 400 000 € 2009: 7 700 000 € 2010: 7 800 000 € 2011: 8 100 000 €

Management Services: As a human resources developer and provider, AREMIS selects, develops and insources expert profiles to complement your building, facilities and real estate management resources. Our consultants and experts can notably complement your teams to: • Develop strategic space plans • Lease contract Management • Manage building projects • Implement energy performance improvement programs • Manage sites and buildings • Internal move coordination and space planning • Convert, create and maintain accurate drawing libraries • Update and process data to provide key performance indicators and management dashboards Information Systems : AREMIS delivers integrated solutions based on software expertise and best practices to optimize the costs and quality of the work environment and to reduce the environmental footprint of large organizations. These solutions will notably help you to achieve the following goals: • Real estate and occupancy costs optimization • Environmental footprint reduction • Increase in efficiency and credibility of your FM and RE departments • Shorten decision process and enhanced level of services

The AREMIS team is by far the most experienced in continental Europe and offers a strong combination of expert profiles: FM & RE process specialists, IT engineers and project managers, web and database experts, application consultants, CAD engineers. We deploy solutions that are supporting and embedded in daily operations to deliver intuitive decision dashboard that support your decisions with reliable data and indicators. These solutions will notably help you to achieve the following goals: • Portfolio inventory and lease administration • Environmental footprint calculation • Strategic space forecasting • Space planning and move management • Employee Portal - Service Desk administration • Maintenance Monitoring and Cabling • Condition Assessment • Resources Reservations (meeting rooms, shared desk, etc.) Consulting Services: The AREMIS consultants have a practical experience in facilities and real estate management to support you in the following domains: • Define information system requirements, deployment plans and budgets • Manage information system deployments • Define or streamline processes and workflows • Define and map performance indicators and dashboards • Diagnose energy performance issues • Optimize printers and copiers policy and costs • Manage on-site building measurement campaigns

References - clients Some companies who trusted us : 3M, AGC Glass Unlimited, AXA, Bayer, BMW, BNP PARIBAS Fortis, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Brussels Airport, Cofely Services, Communauté Française Wallonie-Bruxelles, Corelio, Delhaize, DEXIA, European Commission Luxembourg, European Investment Bank, European Patent Office, European Space Agency, FOREM, Generali, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, IATA, IBM, KBC Bank, KBC Real Estate, Kiabi, Linklaters, Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes (France), Ministère des Finances à Luxembourg, Nestlé, Philip Morris International, Police d’Evere, Région Bruxelles Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Réseau Ferré de France, RTBF, RTL, Sanofi-Aventis, SITA, SNCB/ NMBS, Sodexo, SPF Sécurité sociale/ FOD Sociale Zekerheid, TOTAL, Tractebel, UBS, UCB, UEFA, Université Catholique de Louvain, Veolia. BELGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012 79

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Eveillez-vous à la vie citadine. UP-site, le nouveau « place-to-live ». Un concept unique en Belgique

Un quartier en pleine expansion

Des appartements sur-mesure

Des vues à couper le souffle

Des services haut de gamme

45% d’économies d’énergie (E=53*)

Contemporain et raffiné, UP-site est en passe de devenir le reflet emblématique d’un nouveau style de vie urbain, chic et actif. Avec sa tour résidentielle de 140 m de haut et sa gamme de services exclusifs, Bruxelles n’a plus rien à envier à aucune autre ville.

À l’instar des grandes capitales d’Europe, le quartier du Canal vit une extraordinaire métamorphose : magasins et restaurants branchés, sites culturels avantgardistes, nouveaux parcs, mobilité multimodale optimisée.

Du pied-à-terre trendy au penthouse d’exception ou à l’appartement familial, chaque espace de vie s’ouvre sur une magnifique terrasse. La flexibilité des surfaces et des finitions vous permet de choisir le style et le budget qui vous correspondent le mieux.

UP-site, Avec sa tour résidentielle la plus haute de la capitale vous offre les plus belles vues de Bruxelles. Que ce soit depuis votre appartement ou votre terrasse, vous goûterez au calme ambiant tout en profitant d’un panorama époustouflant.

Le confort de votre appartement est agrémenté d’une offre de services exclusifs et facilement accessibles. De la conciergerie en passant par le spa, le centre de bien-être, le bar lounge, le restaurant, le skydeck, ou encore le cinéma privé, vous bénéficierez de tous les avantages de la vie urbaine.

Les appartements de la tour UP-site offrent des économies d’énergie substantielles (-45%) par rapport aux logements bruxellois standards. Bâtiment durable, ambiance conviviale, espaces verts, mobilité douce sont autant de paramètres qui vont orienter votre choix...

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www.immobilierneuf.be + 32 2 423 00 00

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* Moyenne arithmétique des appartements – à l’exception des appartements à caractéristiques particulières tels que duplex et quelques appartements des étages supérieurs.

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COMPANY PROFILE

ATENOR GROUP NV/SA Avenue Reine Astrid 92 - BE-1310 La Hulpe TEL 0032 (0)2 387 22 99 FAX 0032 (0)2 387 23 16 info@atenor.be - www.atenor.be

Brussels Europa

Contact Sandrine JACOBS for Happybizz sprl Communication Director TEL 0032 (0)2 387 22 99 - jacobs@atenor.be

Structure Management

Victor

City Docks

Stéphan Sonneville s.a. Managing Director

Olivier Ralet (for Olivier Ralet BDM sprl) Executive Officer

Trebel

Introduction ATENOR GROUP is a real estate development company listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels. Its mission is to provide suitable answers to new requirements created by changes in urban and professional life through its urban planning and architectural approach (mobility, respect for the environment, urban densification, safety…)

Laurent Collier (for Strat Up sprl) Executive Officer

Sidney D. Bens Chief Financial Officer

William Lerinckx (for Probatimmo bvba) Executive Officer

Sandrine Jacobs (for Happybizz sprl) Communication Director

Hans Vandendael (for Hans Vandendael bvba) Legal Manager

Plant/International ATENOR Group Romania - ATENOR Group Hungary ATENOR Group Luxembourg

Company

www.concerto.be

Number of staff: 36

Turnover 2008: 40 012 000 € - 2009: 35 490 000 € 2010: 10.944.000 €

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ATENOR GROUP invests in large scale real estate projects which meet very strict requirements in terms location, mixed use, diversification, technical quality, economic efficiency, and sustainable development. Environmental responsibility Respect for the environment and sustainable development The Group proposes real estate projects which fall under a continuous progress of sustainable development: use of environmentally-friendly materials, energy drawn from the natural elements at hand (water, wind, sun)... Social responsibility An increased functional diversity for more userfriendliness A user-friendliness factor, functional diversity makes it possible for city dwellers to experience the city differently. Well integrated into the urban fabric, it engenders a sociological diversity and supports inter-generational contact. From a macro-economic point of view, it also makes it possible to reduce intra-urban travel (mobility/ pollution) and to ensure a dynamics for the city beyond office hours. Urban density as the basis even for the existence of a city For many town planners, increased urban density counts as one of the most relevant solutions for mitigating the problems with which large cities are confronted. A well considered increase in density thus acts in favour of a better quality of life.

Public spaces conducting a private space/public space dialog More than an open air meeting space, public space is a link between private life and public life. An essential and incontrovertible link that contributes to the success of the renovation of a district. Architecture with a meaningful direction For Atenor Group, architectural quality fashions an urban landscape and encourages everyone to respect their city, to live there, to work there and to stay there. Economic responsibility Attentive to its financial stability and future growth, ATENOR GROUP endeavours to create value by the implementation of a clear and largely diffused strategy. The Group intends to offer to shareholders a regular return on capital. Social and cultural responsibilities Sensitive to the promotion of art, architecture and education, the company therefore supports various projects.

References - Properties & Real Estate Development REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO The projects in the portfolio representing about 500,000 m² are: South City Hotel (Brussels, Belgium – 2,760 m²), UP-site (Brussels, Belgium – 80,000 m²), Hermes Business Campus (Bucharest, Romania – 78,000 m²), Vaci Greens (Budapest, Hungary – phase 1: 56,000 m²), Brussels Europa (Brussels, Belgium – 30,000 m²), Victor (Brussels, Belgium – 56,000 m²), Port du Bon Dieu (Namur, Belgium – 12,000 m²), wCity Docks (Brussels, Belgium – 125,000 m²), Trebel (Brussels, Belgium – 32,000 m²), Brasserie Henri Funck (Luxembourg – 13,000 m²).

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Résidence Palace, Future Council of the European Union Brussels © Architectes & Ingénieurs: Philippe Samyn and Partners, Studio Valle Progettazioni, Buro Happold Limited.

The Belgian Buildings Agency Gulden Vlieslaan - Avenue de la Toison d’Or 87 box 2 B-1060 Brussels - Belgium Phone: +32(0)2 541 70 66 - Fax: +32(0)2 541 70 70 www.buildingsagency.be

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COMPANY PROFILE

BELGIAN BUILDINGS AGENCY (Regie der Gebouwen Régie des Bâtiments) Avenue de la Toison d’Or 87 b 2 - BE-1060 Brussels TEL 0032 (0)2 541 65 11 FAX 0032 (0)2 541 65 10 infodesk@buildingsagency.be www.buildingsagency.be

Contact Laurent Vrijdaghs - C.E.O. TEL 0032 (0)2 541 70 76 laurent.vrijdaghs@buildingsagency.be

Structure Management

design and image by assar architecten

Introduction The Belgian Buildings Agency The real estate expert of the federal state Founded in 1971 as a semi-independent governmental organization, the Belgian Buildings Agency provides qualitative office accommodation for federal public servants and manages the national architectural heritage. Responsibility, integrity, professionalism, flexibility and efficiency are its core values.

Laurent Vrijdaghs C.E.O.

Dirk Van Geystelen Director-general Strategy and real estate

The Agency manages about 7,9 million m² in real estate, devided over some 1 450 buildings. About 950 of the buildings are owned by the Federal state (about 4.9 million m²), 497 buildings are rented (about 2.9 million m²). For the federal public servants, the Agency either rents office blocks of high quality, or it operates as a property developer. When renting offices, the needs of the clients are carefully analysed. For newly constructed buildings, particular attention is paid to the global architectural quality of the building plans. This quality is assessed, among other things, in terms of functionality, expected operating lifetime, aesthetical quality, urban integration within the existing environment, construction costs, maintenance costs and sustainable energy consumption.

Marie-Caroline Pardon Director-general Clients

Paul De Ceuster Director-general Operational

Roger Vermeulen Managing director Staff

Brussels (HQ), Antwerp, Hasselt, Leuven, Ghent, Bruges, Namur, Liège, Arlon, Mons, Nivelles

Company Number of staff: Around 1150 Year of foundation: 1971

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The federal heritage includes several buildings of immense architectural and historic interest, such as the site of the Cinquantenaire with the Cinquantenaire Museum, Autoworld and the Royal Museum of the Army and Military History. This patrimony is administered by the Belgian Buildings Agency, which guards over the preservation of these monuments and unique buildings, which refer to Belgium’s rich past and culture. The Agency has been developing its conservation and restoration know-how for many years. Every year, the Agency restores several valuable buildings and monuments to their former glory. The opera house La Monnaie, the Palace of the Academies, the Musical Instruments Museum, the Belgian Royal Museums of Fine Arts, the Halle Gate, the Japanese Tower, the Chinese Pavilion and the Centre for Fine Arts are just a few examples of this commitment. The Agency is also responsible for the various commitments of the Belgian state to provide office accommodation for international organizations such as

the European Schools (European Commission) or the Council of the European Union. The realization of each project is always the result of a successful collaboration between the different partners. Quality service and a specific and unique expertise in the fields of construction, restoration and real estate management make the Belgian Buildings Agency the real estate expert of the Federal State.

Services • • • •

Civil & Structural Engineering: stability, concrete and steel studies, infrastructure, special construction procedures, VRD, etc. Engineering: Hvac, electricity, electro-mechanics, fire prevention, technical building management, energy management, environmental audits, special systems (IT, telephone, etc), restoration techniques, etc. Facility Management Project Management : public procurement procedures, calls for tender, budget, timescale, space planning, quality control, etc.

References - clients • Federal Ministries • Federal Public Services (Personnel and Organisation, Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Budget and Management Control, Information and Communication Technology, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Home Affairs, Finance, Justice, Mobility and Transport, Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue, Social Security, Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Economy, SMEs, Self-Employed and Energy) • Federal Public Planning Services (Social Integration, Fight against Poverty and Social Economy, Sustainable Development, Science Policy) • Fedasil • State Archives • Royal Palaces (Brussels and Laeken) • European school in Belgium (European Commission) • Council of the EU (Justus Lipsius Residence Palace) • Academia Belgica (Rome – Italy) • Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Paris – France) • World and International Exhibitions (Shanghai 2010, Saragossa 2008, Aïchi 2005, Hannover 2000) BELGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012 83

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COMPANY PROFILE

L.O.G Rue du Charroi 21-23 - BE-1190 Bruxelles - Forest TEL 0032 (0)2 512 21 10 FAX 0032 (0)2 503 34 16 www.log.be

Contact Geert Swaelens Business Development TEL +32 (0)2 340 29 86 Geert.Swaelens@log.be

Structure Management

Introduction

Benoît Detroz CIO-CFO

L.O.G is an independent company specialised in space management, interior design and optimisation of the workspace.

SERVICE L.O.G offers an integrated approach to space management incorporating your ever changing needs and objectives. This guarantees a holistic view on economic space management.

Patrick Dubois CEO

The design and the occupancy of the workspace of your company are known to be factors of high impact on the performance, strongly influencing the organisations’ ability to achieve its objectives.

COMPETENCES Interior architects, space managers, engineers, program managers, project leaders, draftsmen, designers and other operational staff.

Services

Whether you are considering a move within or outside your premises, creating or realising an interior concept, an integrated plan management, a pristine condition,… L.O.G offers in a flexible way the appropriate solution.

Jurgen Wyckman COO Geert Swaelens Business Development

Company Number of staff: 27 Year of foundation: 2000

Turnover 2008: 1 650 000 € 2009: 2 150 000 € 2010: 2 102 000 € 2011: 2 400 000 €

Management Services: L.O.G offers an integrated approach at different levels: AUDIT How to design and layout the available space aligned with the objectives of your business? Based on the analysis of the current situation, L.O.G offers a view on constraints, success factors and opportunities for the development and optimization of the workspace to come. PROJECT L.O.G brings on board a brought range of expertise offering the services for total project management, starting from analysis to realisation and final acceptance. When needed your project team can call on specific expertise, ranging from one off questions to defined parts of the project.

References - clients ABLYNX - ACEA ELECTRABEL ROMA - AKZO NOBEL ATRADIUS - AZ DAMIAAN - BELPEX - B-POST BRAMMER - CHARLEROI AIRPORT - CHR CITADELLE LIEGE - CLYDE BERGEMANN - COLT TELECOM DISTRIGAZ - DLA PIPER - ELIA PRATER - ETHIAS - ETUDE NOTARIALE A.BOUTTIAU - EUROCLEAR - FIDUCIAIRE MONTGOMERY - GDF SUEZ / ELECTRABEL - JAPAN INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO - MERCEDES BENZ KOMATSU - LABORELEC - LEASINVEST - NATO/OTAN OMBUDSMAN DES ASSURANCES - PARCOURS - PLANTIN SECUREX SIBELGA - SIEMENS - TOTAL FINA - TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING - TRASYS - VITO

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company profile

BEDDELEEM NV/SA Venecoweg 14 A - BE-9810 Nazareth TEL 0032 (0)9 221 89 21 FAX 0032 (0)9 220 26 25 info@beddeleem.be www.beddeleem.be

Structure Management

Jo Beddeleem Managing Director Koen De Block Managing Director Hendrik Daneels Managing Director

Belgian subsidiaries Beddeleem - Nazareth Beddeleem - Brussels

Plant/International Beddeleem Paris - France Year of foundation : 1950

Turnover 2008: 33 000 000 € 2009: 34 500 000 € 2010: 34 000 000 € 2011: 40 000 000 €

Introduction

New

Beddeleem has been an absolute benchmark in the construction industry since 1950. In addition to manufacturing and installing relocatable partitions under the JB® brand name and climate ceiling systems under the JB® Cool brand name, we are also involved in ceiling systems, fixed partition walls and in fit-out.

JB® Sky unites elegance and transparency. Fine profile sets and a slim door frame, complemented by an intelligent coupling system, ensure that the showpiece of the JB® range will continue to stand for quality and aesthetics in your future office environment.

Products JB® relocatable partitions, a wide range extending from basic partitions for the most economical solutions to design partitions which respond to all technical demands. JB® Cool climate ceilings, available as load bearing metallic panels or applied as a false ceiling in plaster panels. JB Office project furniture, helps you to equip your office in a professional and tasteful way. Besides our newest modular JB® Desk system, complemented with the JB® Storage and the JB® Chair furniture, we offer you a large range of accessories which contribute to the finishing touch of your office. ®

Services Beddeleem offers you high quality products with a wide choice of finishing levels and colours, manufactured, delivered and mounted in very short time frames. Our Research and Development department is continually developing new products and constantly modifying and improving existing products. By installing our systems ourselves, we are not only able to guarantee a professional finish, but also offer particularly competitive prices.

JB® Door units consist of door frames with matching door leafs. The door frames can be lacquered steel plate, multiplex or solid wood. The door leafs can have different finishings, according to the colour, performance characteristics,....The JB® Door units consist of a limited number of parts and this means they can be assembled in a minimum amount of time and without the aid of any special tools.

References Ackermans & Van Haren, Arcelor Mittal, Atomium, AXA Belgium, Bank Van Breda, Belgacom, Besix, BMS, BNP Paribas Fortis, Borealis, Bouygues Telecom, BT, Carrefour, Coca-Cola, Antwerp and Mons Law Courts, De Lijn, Eandis, Ernst & Young, Ethias, Exxon Mobil, Fluxys, GDF Suez-Electrabel, Glaxosmithkline, Ikea, IMEC, Inbev, ING, Janssen Pharma, KBC, La Poste, Lidl, Makro, National Bank, Novartis, Polo Ralph Lauren, Robelco, RTL, Sibelga, SNCB, Solvay, Vandemoortele, Vivaqua, various European, federal and regional institutions,...

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give space a new dimension design project & facility management

In crisis times, reducing costs is essential, but this challenge also presents an outstanding opportunity. How can you reorganise your teams in the work area? What working method is most suited to the jobs performed? How can you improve your communications ? As specialist in creating and developing work spaces, GLOBAL will help answer these questions and make your offices a real strategic lever. So you can successfully meet your challenges, today and tomorrow. WWW.GLOBAL-DPM.BE / STEVEN VALKENIERS +32 (0)475 83 06 23 / PHILIPPE JANSSENS +32 (0)474 97 55 07

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COMPANY PROFILE

GLOBAL Design, Project & Facility Management Chaussée de La Hulpe 177 / 20 - BE-1170 Brussels TEL 0032 (0)2 663 27 40 FAX 0032 (0)2 663 27 79 global@global-dpm.be www.global-dpm.be

Contact Alain LE GRELLE Managing Director TEL 0032 (0)2 663 27 43 ale@global-dpm.be

Structure Management

Alain LE GRELLE Managing Director - Associate Aferdita KAS Design Management - Associate Philippe BEMONT Project Management - Associate Steven VALKENIERS Sales Director - Associate Cécile SEVRIN Administration - Associate

Company Number of staff: 27 Year of foundation: 1995

Turnover 2008: 2 145 000 (ex. VAT) € 2009: 2 181 000 (ex. VAT) € 2010: 2 748 000 (ex. VAT) €

Introduction In 1995 a handful of enthusiasts decided to form the GLOBAL study centre. The centre quickly specializes in design and management of work spaces. In 2004 it expands its activities to businesses, housing and hotels. All of these spaces have one thing in common: the need for tailored solutions in order to revalue the human dimension. An aspiration GLOBAL tries to realize by maintaining a tight financial budget, combined with creativity, flexibility and synergy. As a consequence, the company has become a pre-eminent partner for companies that wish to give real meaning to their space.

Services Change management Since the early nineties, GLOBAL has been offering an exclusive approach to organising the workplace. Based on the Dynamic Office concept, Change Management creates a new relationship between the different areas associated with work, inside the office as well as outside. The goal is to rationalise the space available whilst offering employees more flexibility and giving the company a really attractive image. Space Planning. Understand, solve, plan. GLOBAL tries to get acquainted with the client’s personal culture, understand and analyse this culture and then translate it into its own words. Main objective: To present a first proposal to rearrange the space organizationally. In addition, the centre studies the project’s feasibility and makes the requisite budgetary analyses. Design Management. Design, equip, verify. The first creative and aesthetic sketch takes on a more solid form and the first outlines are refined. We help you select the materials, partitions, and wiring, as well as the air conditioning, the new panelling, the lighting, the colour schemes, and the furniture. Of course keeping in mind all the parameters the client has set for the actual execution.

Project Management. Select, coordinate, check. GLOBAL keeps your quality standards, timeframe and budget perfectly under control. The project manager with whom you are in constant contact watches over your interests. He makes sure the work proceeds smoothly by keeping an eye on the specifications and the tenders, managing the time and the budgets and coordinating and monitoring the on-site activities. Facility Management. Counsel, advise, develop. The attention GLOBAL pays to flexible spaces, cost analysis and of course cost-effectiveness immensely facilitates the step toward a new location. It also helps you manage the newly-applied structures in an integrated way. GLOBAL looks ahead and anticipates its clients’ future needs. That is why we also provide a customized after sales support.

References - clients ACCOR, ASTRA ZENECA, AXA, BAIN & COMPANY BELGIUM, BÂTIMENTS ET PONTS CONSTRUCTION, BOEING, BONELLI EREDE PAPPALARDO, BREDIN PRAT, BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO, CARDINAL HEALTH, CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON, CLIFFORD CHANCE, COCA COLA, COFINIMMO, COMMISSION EUROPEENNE, CUMERIO, DATASCOPE, DE WOLF & PARTNERS, DEXIA, EASYNET, EBBINGE, ELECTRABEL, ELIA, FIRST INDUSTRIAL, FOST +, FRESHFIELDS DERINGER, G 14, GENERAL ELECTRIC, GLAXO SMITH KLINE, GREY, HENGELER MUELLER, HONDA, HUNTON&WILLIAMS,ING, INNOVEX / QUINTILES, JET AIRWAYS, JONES DAY, LA POSTE, LACTALIS, L’ECHO, LIEDEKERKE, LINKLATERS, LOYENS LOEFF, McKINSEY & COMPANY EUROPE, MOBISTAR, NAUTADUTILH, NCR, NESTLE, NH HOTELES, OUTOKUMPU OYJ, PREVENT, RAFFINERIE TIRLEMONTOISE / TIENSE SUIKERRAFFINADERIJ, S.N.C.B. / N.M.B.S., S.T.I.B. / M.I.V.B., SECURA BELGIAN RE, SLAUGHTER & MAY, SOM, SPE, STATE STREET, STIBBE, SYNTHES, THE BRUSSELS AIRPORT, TOYOTA, UCB , UMICORE, UNIFERT, URIA MENENDEZ, VAL-I-PAC, VANGUARD INVESTMENTS EUROPE, VF EUROPE, VILLEROY & BOCH, WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE, WILMER HALE LLP, WORLD BANK.

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Tour & Taxis I Brussels I 22-23-24 May 2012

Real Estate & Facility Management meet at ‘Realty’

The IFMA (Belgian Federation of professionals involved in Facility Management) together with the architects are promoting exchanges and knowledge sharing between architects and end-users - occupiers - of a building. For the end-users, real estate optimisation, building maintenance and energy efﬁciency are often within the facility manager’s scope of responsibilities.

On Tuesday 22nd of May, at 15:00 during the Realty B2B real estate trade fair, IFMA is organizing a conference about "Turntoo, an engine for a circular economy - forget ownership, focus on performance!" presented by Architect Thomas Martin Rau, European C2C and Sustainability Authority. This seminar will be followed by the "Facility Awards 2012" event celebrating the nomination of "The Facility Manager of the Year 2012" and the "Best FM Thesis". More information on www.facility-awards.be

IFMA thanks these partners for their support :

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Online registration via www.realty-brussels.com When registering for the fair, you will gain free access to the conferences

Media Partners

Fair Partner

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IFMA BELGIAN CHAPTER Hemelaerstraat 21 - BE-9100 Sint-Niklaas TEL 0032 (0)2 424 12 80 FAX 0032 (0)2 424 12 90 info@ifma.be www.ifma.be

Contact Annemie VAN GOETHEM Office Manager TEL 0032 (0)2 424 12 80 secretary@ifma.be

Structure Management

Gilles Rasson President

Michel Adriaens Board Member

Mieke Loncke Secretary

Yves STEVENS Development & Marketing Manager

Dirk De Cuyper Board Member

Yves Bertholomé Treasurer

Introduction Company profile

IFMA is Belgium’s only specialist association for professionals in the world of facility management. The organisation has now existed for 15 years in Belgium, having witnessed the development of this specialist field in the country since its infancy. IFMA Belgium is an important European chapter in the worldwide IFMA International. IFMA Belgium Chapter reaches today more than 6500 professionals and providers in the sector of activity. As an organisation, IFMA works to build a future founded on three pillars: specialised events that turn the spotlight on a specific discipline within facility management, an unconditional focus on the content of the specialist field and actions that place its members centre stage. Facility Management meets Real Estate Real Estate meets Facility Management As facility managers and facility directors take decisions at a strategic level, they are being given new responsibilities and having an ever greater impact on overall events in the company. Facility Management has a direct impact on running and maintaining a company’s buildings and workplaces, along with the quality of the working environment for employees. CEO’s are more and more realising that optimal facility management can have a substantial impact on the final operating, social and financial results of the company.

The existing working groups will continue to receive professional guidance with a view to ensuring added value for members. New actions will be undertaken in line with the market situation. IFMA Facility Awards New ‘Facility Manager of the Year’ Every year IFMA organises a competition to find the best ‘Facility Management Project of the Year’. This is the biggest annual event in the world of facility management. The IFMA Facility Awards are synonymous with innovative projects, achievements that demonstrate progress in the field and as such serve as an example for fellow professionals. The facility manager who supervised the ‘Facility Management Project of the Year’ shares his experiences with his colleagues. This is why, as of 2011, elections will also be held to find the ‘Facility Manager of the Year’. The ‘Facility Management Project of the Year’ will now be organised every two years, in order to give projects with high added value every chance of being highlighted through this competition. Alternating with the ‘Facility Management Project of the Year’, will be the election of the ‘Facility Manager of the Year, a new IFMA initiative. The winners will receive their prizes on 22nd of May 2012 during the Realty exhibition fair. This gala evening will be hosted by two now familiar presenters: Kathleen Cools and Frédéric Deborsu.

Training IFMA lies behind the organisation of vocational training for facility professionals. Over 500 people throughout Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels • The legal responsibility of the facility manager and successfully followed a specialised FM training course, at post graduate or bachelor level with a specific professional insurance for facility full-time curriculum. The training in strategic Facility managers have been defined within workgroups. • The responsibility of the facility manager relative Management and themed half day training sessions are two new IFMA initiatives. to energy management, facility management in the healthcare sector, efficient collaboration Become a member of IFMA between architects and building users – facility This professional organisation offers to everyone managers – are at the top of the IFMA agenda taking care of facility management a single platform • IFMA Belgium also closely follows the new FM for events, knowledge, training and networking. norms at a European level, and clarifies them to IFMA constitutes the logical complement for every make them easier to apply. professional facility manager. Affiliation to the IFMA should therefore be a natural reflex for those proud of their work, who want to share experiences with colleagues and who understand the indispensable nature of continuous training. IFMA anticipates this with targeted research through specific working and specialist workgroups within the organisation. Here are a few examples:

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POLO ARCHITECTS BVBA/SPRL Tavernierkaai 2 bus 28 - BE-2000 Antwerp TEL 0032 0(3) 225 18 84 FAX 0032 0(3) 233 22 67 info@polo-architects.be www.polo-architects.be

Contact ir. arch. Patrick Billiet managing director TEL 0032 (0)3 225 18 84 pb@polo-architects.be

Structure Management Introduction Mauro Poponcini (°1956) and Patrick Lootens (°1958) studied architecture at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the University of Leuven (1981). ir. arch. Mauro Poponcini business manager

ir. arch. Patrick Lootens business manager

ir. arch. Patrick Billiet managing director

Company Number of staff: 43 Year of foundation: 1991

From an architectural point of view, Poponcini & Lootens ir. architecten bvba seek the qualities that endure as well as a corrective relationship between form and space, connecting with contemporary conditions.

Mauro Poponcini teaches at the University of Leuven, Department of Architecture, Urbanism and Planning, having extensive experience in the supervision of architectural assignments and urban planning studies. Patrick Lootens also taught until 2005 at the University College of Antwerp, department of Architecture. He is currently following a Master’s in Urbanism and Strategic Planning at the University of Leuven.

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Mauro Poponcini and Patrick Lootens have been running Poponcini & Lootens ir. architecten bvba, established in Antwerp, since 1991. The team consists of 43 employees in total.

References - Properties & Real Estate Development

Poponcini & Lootens ir. architecten bvba is a team of architects that operates as conceptual designers of a wide range of programmes, with sufficient capacity for realisation in the search for concrete solutions, taking account of the programmatic requirements of the client, the budget and the constructional demands. In this, Poponcini & Lootens ir. architecten is supported by specialists in the relevant disciplines. The commissions that come to the bureau are very diverse in nature and scale: residential, educational, commercial premises, offices, urban studies, etc., in respect of new construction as well as renovation of private and municipal buildings. The methodology used in these diverse commissions is uniformly applied, irrespective of scale. The architecture of Poponcini & Lootens ir. architecten bvba is presented as an inherent logic between programme, construction, form and environment. The design results from the critical response to the programme and the determination of the relationship with the environment, based on a thorough analysis of the environment and of the social context.

• Architecture • Town Planning • Feasibility studies • Total supervision of the construction process (from sketch design/draft design up to and including commissioning/delivery) • ...

• Fire Brigade station in Ranst - new construction - 1997 • Science Park Arenberg in Leuven - master plan - 1999 • Apartments and shops in the HELIX, Antwerp new construction - 2002 • Head Office of InBev in Leuven - new construction - 2002 • Sint Lukas University College, Brussels new construction and renovation - 2003 • Gasthuisberg Onderwijs en Navorsing in Leuven - new construction - 2003 • Business Centre in Kallo for Kantoennatie NV - master plan and new construction - 2003 • Mava Environmental Solutions offices in Steenokkerzeel new construction - 2003 • Science Park Arenberg office cluster I in Leuven new construction - 2003 • Head Office of Telenet in Mechelen - extension - 2005 • Cultural Centres in Antwerp - master plan and execution - 2006 • Science Park Arenberg office cluster II in Leuven new construction - 2006 | Office tower of the Flemish Administration Centre, Koningin Fabiololaan Sint- Pietersstation, Ghent - new construction - 2010 • Artesis University College in Antwerp - new construction - 2011 • Ambulant Centre in Leuven - new construction (extension) - 2011

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PYLOS BENELUX NV/SA Brugmannlaan, 16 - BE-1060 Brussels TEL 0032 (0)2 534 88 81 FAX 0032 (0)2 534 88 79 alex.dewitte@pylos.be www.pylos.be

Contact Jurgen Trappeniers Project Director TEL 0032 (0)2 340 19 62 jurgen.trappeniers@pylos.be

Structure Management Introduction

Edward De Nève Founder²

Alex De Witte CEO BENELUX

Tom Deckers CFO

Johan Theunis CTO

Eric Claessens Project Director

Yann-Alexandre Tytgadt Project Director

Jurgen Trappeniers Project Director

Company Number of staff: 25 Year of foundation: 2001

Plant/International Pylos Luxembourg - Pylos France Pylos Suisse - Pylos Brazil

History PYLOS was founded by Edward De Nève and Vincent Boutens in early 2001 at the respective ages of 28 and 31 years old. Since then, the group has proven to be very successful, delivering 120.000 m² of projects to the market, with a combined value in excess of €300 million by the end of 2010. Today, PYLOS is active in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland and Brazil, with a strong local presence in each country. Our philosophy is to deliver practical, useable commercial space to our clients, quickly and economically, using a small, flexible team. We attribute our successes to astute management, lean, flexible operations, an unrivalled sense of timing and a hard-working, dynamic team.The PYLOS group has seen a significant expansion over its first decade of existence. Whilst the first years were aimed at establishing ourselves in our incumbent market, Belgium, diversification through international expansion soon became a cornerstone of Pylos’ business strategy.

well as on a micro scale -affecting the occupiers. PYLOS identified this same philosophy in the “Breeam” certificates and has decided to adapt the Breeam principles for all projects started since 2010. We prefer to think of sustainability rather than just energy savings, since good sustainable design leads not only to more efficient energy consumption, but affects the well being of people in their interaction with the immediate environment. Based on our experience over the past years and the continuous feedback from our tenants, we strongly believe in a pragmatic approach to sustainable design. This means that for every new development our technical team will analyze applied concepts and upcoming techniques and evaluate their respective strengths or weaknesses. Therefore PYLOS will always implement concepts that make sense and go beyond being fashionably green.

Mission Statement PYLOS strives to deliver solutions and add value in commercial real estate, servicing the demands and needs of the end-users and investors. PYLOS will accomplish these goals in a timely manner, within budgeted cost and with respect for our stakeholders and for the environment. Today, environmental awareness is part of our daily lives. This is even more so for the Real Estate market, due to the vast impact buildings have on the environment during their lifecycle. We acknowledge this responsibility and approach it as an opportunity to confirm our position as one of the leading real estate developers

Axa Belgium / Intégrale / Ethias / Panasonic / Michelin FedEx / Atlas Copco / Grontmij / GDF SUEZ / Hasbro Adecco / T-systems / Promethera / Oaktree / SC Johnson / Ecolab / Société Générale

Environmental commitment In 2004, PYLOS investigated the possibilities of sustainable architecture and hence was the first Brussels real estate developer to do so. This resulted in a design team with the Flemish government / 3E and lead to the first “green” development in Brussels – Waterside. After this positive experience we were convinced that applying sustainable concepts would offer added value in future projects - on a larger, environmental scale as

References - Clients

References - Properties & Real Estate Development Delivererd projects: Atlas Copco (3.800 m² offices / 10 - 15 Mio EUR) Connexion (16.000 m² offices / 25 - 40 Mio EUR) Waterside (17.500 m² offices & residential / 40 - 60 Mio EUR) Reflexion (8.500 m² offices / 15 - 25 Mio EUR) West End I (10.000 m² offices / 25 - 40 Mio EUR) Watson & Crick Hill I (20.000 m² offices & mixed area / 25 - 40 Mio EUR) Immo Fractal (5.500 m² mixed area / 5 - 10 Mio EUR) Industrialaan (3.500 m² offices / 5 - 10 Mio EUR) Gare Immo (3.500 m² offices / 25 - 40 Mio EUR) Royal Monterey (6.000 m² / 60 - 80 Mio EUR) In development: West End II (30.000 m² offices / 60 - 80 Mio EUR) E-lite (7.000 m² offices / 15 - 25 Mio EUR) Watson & Crick Hill II ( 30.000 m² offices / 60 - 80 Mio EUR) Stargate (6.500 m² / 40 - 60 Mio EUR) BELGIUM REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 2012 91

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BRDA Brussels Regional Development Agency +32 2 422 51 51 commercial@sdrb.be - www.sdrb.be PROJET

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VILLE DE BRUXELLES / REGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE

REPRESENTE PAR :

Société de Développement pour la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale Président: D. Grimberghs

Administrateur délégué: J. Meganck

Rue Antoine Dansaert, 206 - 1000 Bruxelles Tel. +32 2 502 81 07 - Fax. +32 2 502 81 28 e-mail : ms@ms-a.be

PRESCRIPTIONS LITERALES

Rue Jonniaux, 16 - 1040 Bruxelles Tel. 02/733 14 73 - Fax. 02/733 85 33 e-mail : chenu.olivier@skynet.be

Olivier CHENU U R B A N I S T E

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PLAN ILLUSTRATIF + AMENAGEMENT DES VOIRIES (valeur indicative) N° DU PLAN

Tivoli

Housing

446 housing units, two crèches, shops and public spaces.

Spaces for economic activities

Two buildings will house business activities on 12,000 m2 of floor space, 7,500 m2 of which will be home to the BRUSSELS GREENBIZZ project thanks to €15 million in ERDF funding.

With us, Brussels is yours!

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SDRB GOMB BRDA Rue Gabrielle Petit 6 - BE-1080 Brussels TEL 0032 (0)2 422 51 11 FAX 0032 (0)2 422 51 12 info@sdrb.be www.sdrb.be

Contact Mireille FRANCQ General Director TEL 0032 (0)2 422 51 11

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Introduction The Brussels Regional Development Agency With us, Brussels is yours!

Denis GRIMBERGHS Chairman of the Board

Julien Meganck Executive Director Mireille FRANCQ General Director Philippe ANTOINE General Manager Nicolas JOSCHKO General Manager Gert Van der Eeken General Manager

Company Number of staff: 130 Year of foundation: 1974

The BRDA has nearly 40 years of experience in professional real estate The Brussels Regional Development Agency (BRDA) was created in 1974 to facilitate the establishment of high value-added industrial, semi-industrial, artisanal and services companies in the Brussels-Capital Region by providing real estate infrastructure at attractive prices. The BRDA acquires plots of land which it makes viable and provides to businesses in the form of long-term leases. The BRDA also re-purposes former industrial sites as multi-purpose premises for economic activities, that meet the needs of businesses and puts them on the market at attractive rates. Thanks to its work, the BRDA promotes economic development and employment in the Brussels Region. The BRDA currently manages a total area of nearly 200 ha with over 270 companies that provide 18,000 jobs.

Services The BRDA provides tailor-made real estate solutions All businesses looking for premises in the BrusselsCapital Region can contact the BRDA. Companies that want to establish themselves on the plots or in the buildings of the BRDA must meet certain activity and employment criteria. The BRDA then shows the properties (land or buildings) in its portfolio to the company.

If there are no suitable properties in its real estate portfolio, or if the company does not meet the criteria, the BRDA will try to find a solution in the private sector via its Inventimmo real estate database (www.inventimmo.be) which lists all properties available in the Brussels-Capital Region (workshops, depots, offices, industrial lots, etc.). The BRDA provides support and advice and directs companies to the right contacts In addition to providing real estate support, the BRDA analyses project financing, the granting of any permits or subsidies, and guides companies towards other regional partners such as the Brussels Enterprise Agency, the Brussels Regional Investment Company, the Brussels Guarantee Scheme, etc. The BRDA, a significant player in Sustainable Urban Development The BRDA has also been very involved in urban renewal projects for the past 25 years. It builds housing for middle-income households. Thanks to regional subsidies, it makes housing available to residents of Brussels at 30% below the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real estate market prices. The BRDA moved to a sustainable development policy several years ago. All of the housing built by the BRDA is either passive or low-energy. The BRDA also manages mixed-use projects in which housing and workshops are seamlessly integrated.

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SERVICE A BVBA/SPRL 12 rue du Monastère - BE-1000 Bruxelles TEL 0032 (0)2 792 83 03 FAX 0032 (0)2 611 07 46 info@service-a.com www.service-a.com

Contact Jean Leclercq Associate jleclercq@service-a.com

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Introduction Created in 2007 by two architects at a time when no such service existed in Belgium, Service A became the first Belgian recruitment company specialized in architecture, construction and real estate. Through the years, Service A has developed it’s own and strong database composed exclusively of profile related to these three specific sectors.

Grégory Losson Architect, Co-founder, Associate

Jean Leclercq Architect, Co-founder, Associate

Company Year of foundation: 2007

If a good recruitment service depends above all on a good understanding of the client’s needs, Service A can without a doubt garanty this crucial factor to their clients. Indeed, Service A’s team is composed of only architects and therefore has the perfect comprehension of either the client and the candidate’s demands and expectations. Rapidly recognized by the main actors as a useful and indispensable service, Service A has become in its sector a real recruitment partner when it comes to finding the right person for a company, a team or a project.

Services Service A has developed a specific methodology and series of services in order to suit the niche in which Service A operates. Whether you want to hire someone for an indefinite period of time or for a specific project, Service A has an answer. Service A | Selection: Looking to hire someone for an indefinite period of time ? Service A Selection is a complete Search & Selection service. After analyzing the client’s demand, Service A searches the right profile, makes the selection and handles the interviews before presenting the candidates to the client.

Service A | Temporary Work: Looking to hire someone for a specific project or mission ? Service A Temporary Work is a specific body shopping or outsourcing service. After analyzing the client’s demand, verify the budget and deadlines, Service A introduces to the client a series of freelancers capable to handle the project or mission. Once the project or mission is accomplished, the freelancer returns to Service A. Profiles frequently asked at Service A: Project managers, Developers, Facility managers, Property managers, Coordinators, Architects, Interior architects, Engineers, Draftmen, Freelancers,...

References - clients COFINIMMO, ATENOR, ART&BUILD, ASSAR, ARCHI2000, VIZZION, HERPAIN, VK GROUP, BURO2, ARTABEL, ETAU, MDW ARCHITECTURE, COOPARCH, 51N4E, SOCATRA, 3EME BUREAU, BSOLUTION, AR-TE, BPOST, MINALE DESIGN STRATEGY, ATELIER D’ARCHITECTURE ET D’URBANISME, TABART, VELUX, RADIANCE 35, ADE, AT-OSBORNE, D’IETEREN, TASE RESEARCH, R&A MAHIEU, ARCHITECTURADORE, LUC DE BEIR, PAJO PLAN, INNOVATION, DDS & PARTNERS, ATLAND, GROUPE STRUCTURE 3, ACT DESIGN, CHU ST-PIERRE, CHU BRUGMANN,..

“Hire less, hire better”.

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VK ENGINEERING NV/SA Av. Clemenceaulaan 87 - BE-1070 Brussels TEL 0032 (0)2 414 07 77 FAX 0032 (0)2 414 04 98 bxl@vkgroup.be www.vkgroup.be

Contact Serge Cappon - Marketing Manager serge.c@vkgroup.be

Structure Management

Geert Devolder Technology Officer

Paul Corbeel C.E.O.

Dirk Slabbinck Technology Officer

Bernard Nef Senior Advisor Buildings

Belgian subsidiaries VK - Axxess Business Park, Gulden sporenpark, Building A n°4 BE-9820 Merelbeke (Ghent) VK - Zevenbergenlaan 2a - BE-8200 Brugge VK - Brugsesteenweg 210 - BE-8800 Roeselare

Plant/International Kazachstan - VK ASTANA Vietnam - VK Ho Chi Minh City

Company Number of staff: > 100 Year of foundation: 1952

Turnover

The new NATO HQ (Brussels)

Introduction

New

VK is a multi-disciplinary design and engineering company with 60 years of experience. VK has an extensive portfolio of work which is represented in four main markets: HEALTHCARE, BUILDINGS, INDUSTRY and INFRASTRUCTURE.

The use of CFD software, Fire engineering, energy engineering, acoustical engineering.

In our ‘learning organization’ we keep up with technological evolution. VK focuses on sustainable, ecoefficient and future-oriented design, with knowledge of business on rational use of energy, energy performance standards, energy reporting, ... Being rewarded a ‘Green Good Design Award’ for the Renson head office (2002), Infrax (2010) and a ‘2020 challenge award’ for the Infrax low energy offices (2009), proves that VK is successful in implementing its sustainable approach in various projects. VK has contributed to several challenging structural and technical engineering missions and large-scale projects with renowned architects: MG Tower (Ghent), The Capital Business Centre (Brussels), Zenith Tower (Brussels), the new NATO HQ (Brussels), extension of the European Parliament (Brussels), the new Law Courts of Antwerp, various projects for GlaxoSmithKline and Baxter, ... and was engaged as engineering office in 5 MIPIM award winners since 2000.

Services Civil & Structural Engineering: stability, concrete and steel studies, infrastructure, special construction procedures, VRD, etc. MEP Engineering: HVAC, electricity, plumbing, electro-mechanics, fire prevention, technical building management, energy management, energy engineering, environmental audits, special systems (IT, telephone, etc.), etc.

References - clients Offices: Depaepe Group, All Fin, Atenor, Axa RE, B.P.I., Banimmo, AG Real Estate, ING Real Estate, Burco, CDP, Certimmo, CIB, Codic, Cofinimmo, Cogerimmo, Deloitte & Touch, Dexia Real Estate, Immomills, Infrax, JM Construction, Kairos, Robelco, Redevco, Renson, Sodiro,… Retail: Wereldhave Belle-Ile (Liège), Fort-Jaco (Brussels), Wereldhave - Les Bastions (Doornik), ING RE- Ilot SaintMichel (Liège), Ring Shopping Center Kuurne, Woluwe Shopping Center, Redevco, etc. Public buildings: Flemish Administrative Centre Leuven, National Theatre of Belgium, Forem La Louvière, Town hall Koksijde, Law Courts Antwerp, Concert Hall Brugge, Atomium, NATO HQ, etc. Hotels: Hotel Metropole, Crown Plaza, Marriott, Ravestein, etc. Industry: Amylum, Bekaert, Boortmalt, Cargill, Eurosilo, Ghent Grain Terminal, Kopal, Leievoeders, Pfizer Corporation, Picanol, Proferro, Rendac, Samga, ArcelorMittal, Sobelgra, Spanolux, Tailor Steel, TOP Bronnen, UCB, Vamo Mills, Vandemoortele, Vanden Avenne, Voeders Danis, Volkswagen, Glaxo Smithkline (Rixensart), Pfizer Corporation (Brussels), UCB (Eigenbrakel and Vorst), … Hospitals: VinMec International Hospital (Vietnam), Pediatric Hospital Nha Thrang (Vietnam), General Hospital Sint-Maarten Mechelen, O.L. Vrouw Hospital (Aalst), H. Heart Hospital (Roeselare), Burns Unit Military Hospital (Neder-over-Heembeek), University Hospital Revalidation Centre Esneux, University Hospital (Leuven), Jan Yperman (Ieper), Public Welfare Hospital Roeselare, St-Jan Hospital (Brugge), etc.

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ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING NV/SA Rijksweg 47 - BE-2870 Puurs TEL 0032 (0)3 860 93 93 FAX 0032 (0)3 886 25 00 info@zumtobel.be www.zumtobel.be

Contact Jan Stoops Marketing Director Benelux TEL 0032 (0)3 860 93 93 jan.stoops@zumtobel.com

Structure Management Jozef Slaets Managing Director Jan Glazemaekers Financials and HR Wim Van Landeghem Sales Manager Belgium Bruno Branswyk Sales Manager The Netherlands Marc Closter Sales Manager Luxemburg

Company Number of staff: 78 Year of foundation: 1980

Introduction Corporate mission statement Zumtobel “We want to use light to create worlds of experience, make work easier and improve communications and safety while remaining fully aware of our responsibility to the environment.” Zumtobel, a company of the Zumtobel Group, is an internationally leading supplier of integral lighting solutions for professional indoor and outdoor building lighting applications. For more than 50 years, Zumtobel has been developing innovative, custom lighting solutions that meet extremely and environmental compatibility and also deliver aesthetic added value.

Products

Light creates a sense of well-being. Zumtobel conducts research into the health-promoting effects of light and makes it ever easier to exploit these effects in order to provide people with the best possible lighting quality. Zumtobel’s applied research attaches particular importance to energy efficiency. Daylightbased lighting control and luminaires with higher light output ratios produce more light and brightness than standard solutions, assuming identical light sources are used.

Services Beside luminaires and lighting management, Zumtobel offers also for there products service contracts for lighting management systems and emergency lighting installations.

As an innovation leader, Zumtobel supplies an extensive range of premium luminaires and lighting control systems for various professional building lighting application areas: Offices and Communication, Education and Science, Presentation and Retail, Hotel and Wellness, Art and Culture, Health and Care, Industry and Engineering, Façades and architecture. Zumtobel has an international customer presence thanks to its own sales organisations in 23 countries and commercial agencies in more than 50 other countries.

New

The emotional effect of light Zumtobel uses integral lighting solutions to create lighting scenes that make it possible to experience the interplay between light and architecture an all its diverse complexity. The combined use of luminaires, lighting management and emergency lighting systems is geared towards the architecture of a building and the particular application situation.

References - clients

The latest innovations from Zumtobel are all LED based developments: • Tecton LED is a pre-wired 11-pole continuous row lighting system for the industry, logistic centres and for the retail sector. • Pylas, Ikono, Skena and Pan are LED products for façade lighting • Mellow Light V, Aero II LED, Light Fields LED, Eleea and Panos Infinity are LED products for the office and education applications

Belgium: Scania Parts Logistics (Opglabbeek), LU Biscuits (Herentals), Delhaize, Nike Logistics (Meerhout), KAM Building (Brugge), North Light (Brussels) The Netherlands: Scheepvaartmuseum (Amsterdam, Villa Flora (office) (Venlo), C1000, Deutsche Bank (Amsterdam), Hoogheemraadschap (Leiden)

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COMPANIES INDEX I Identify the partners and suppliers who meet your needs through consulting their company profiles

WWW.PRO-REALESTATE.BE/NETWORK I The directory of Pro-Realestate.be publishes the coordinates of : • key players in the real estate industry • suppliers who can advise end-users to perform in their investment, building and property management • suppliers who can assist developers in achieving their projects In the following pages you will find a selection of these companies. They are classified according to their field of activities. Connect to www.pro-realestate.be/network for the full listing and their coordinates.

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

ATENOR GROUP see advertising on page 80

REAL ESTATE CONSULTANCY

BANIMMO

ALLTEN

BESIX RED

ANIXTON see advertising on page 100

www.pro-realestate.be/anixton

AREMIS see advertising on page 78

www.pro-realestate.be/aremis

www.pro-realestate.be/atenor

BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER BPC BREEVAST DEVELOPMENT BUELENS

BNP PARIBAS REAL ESTATE

BURCO

CBRE

CIP (CONSTRUCTION & INVESTMENT PARTNERS)

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL

COBELFROI

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD

CODIC

DE CROMBRUGGHE AND PARTNERS see advertising on page 19

DE PAEPE GROUP EQUILIS

DTZ FREESTONE

EURO IMMO STAR www.profacility.be/freestone

EXTENSA GROUP

GVA GRIMLEY BRUSSELS

GHELAMCO GROUP

IMMOBILIEN HUGO CEUSTERS see advertising on page 2

GOODMAN

IMMOQUEST

GROUP MAES

JONES LANG LASALLE

HERPAIN URBIS

KEY ESTATE

IMMOBEL

KING BELGIUM

INTERVEST OFFICES

KNIGHT FRANK

JCX GESTION

STRUCTURA BUSINESS PROPERTY

KAIROS

GROUP BERNAERTS

KBC REAL ESTATE

LEGAL AND FISCAL ADVISORY

LEASINVEST REAL ESTATE

ALLEN AND OVERY

MATEXI

ALTIUS | TIBERGHIEN

MONTEA

BAKER & MCKENZIE

NEXITY

CMS DEBACKER

PROJECT T&T

CRAWFORD

PROWINKO

DELOITTE REAL ESTATE

PYLOS BENELUX

ERNST AND YOUNG

REDEVCO RETAIL

HAUMONT,SCHOLASSE & PARTNERS KPMG

ROBELCO GROUP www.pro-realestate.be/KPMG

SOPEDI

LAGA

UPLACE

LINKLATERS

VAN DE WALLE BOUWGROEP

LYDIAN LAWYERS

VERELST INDUSTRIEBOUW

STIBBE

VICTOIRE PROPERTIES

VERCRUYSSE & KADANER

VIRIX

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS

www.pro-realestate.be/pylos

WILHELM & CO

AG REAL ESTATE

WILLY NAESSENS INDUSTRIEBOUW see advertising on page 23

ALLFIN

WILMA PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

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WWW.PRO-REALESTATE.BE/NETWORK I

LOCAL AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES GROUND USE AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

RYCKAERTS & PARTNERS

ADT /ATO (Agence pour le développement territorial de Bruxelles)

SAQ

BRUSSELS ENTREPRISE AGENCY

SYNTAXE ARCHITECTES

AG STADSPLANNING ANTWERPEN

VANDERBRUGGEN ARCHITECTENBUREAU

AG STADSONTWIKKELINGSBEDRIJF GENT

VIZZION ARCHITECTS

AG VESPA ANTWERPEN

SAMYN AND PARTNERS

AWEX BELGIAN BUILDINGS AGENCY see advertising on page 82

www.pro-realestate.be/bba

CONSTRUCTION – CONSULTANCY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACMG CONSTRUCT CONSULTANT

BEP (Bureau Economique de la Province de Namur) BRUSSELS EXPORT

AREMIS see advertising on page 78

BRUSSELS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (BRDA) see advertising on page 35 & 92 www.pro-realestate.be/sdrb

AT OSBORNE

ERIGES

BOPRO REAL ESTATE SERVICES

FLANDERS INVESTMENT TRADE

PROBAM

IDEA

NEXITY

IDELUX

VK ENGINEERING

IDETA

WAREHOUSES ESTATES BELGIUM

IGRETEC

WIDNELL EUROPE

www.pro-realestate.be/aremis

B4F - BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

www.pro-realestate.be/vk

KORTRIJK LEIEDAL MEUSINVEST

ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY

POM OOST-VLAANDEREN (Development Agency East Flanders)

ABT

SPI

ARCADIS B SOLUTIONS

ARCHITECTS

INGENIUM

A2RC ARCHITECTS

MARCQ & ROBA

ACCARAIN & BOUILLOT

SETESCO

ALTIPLAN° ARCHITECTS

SOPHIA GROUP

ARCHI 2000

TPF ENGINEERING

ARCHITECTES ASSOCIES

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING (GDF ZUEZ)

ARCHITECTUURBUREAU LOWETTE

VK ENGINEERING

ARCHITEKTENBURO STORME VAN RANST

WATERMAN TCA

www.profacility.be/ingenium

www.pro-realestate.be/vk

ART & BUILD ARCHITECTS ARTE POLIS

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION OF BUILDINGS

ASSAR ARCHITECTS

BREEAM

ATELIER D'ARCHITECTURE DE GENVAL

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE (B4F)

ATELIER DU SART TILMAN

HQE

ATELIER DE L'ARBRE D'OR

INGENIUM

ATELIER XV

SECO

BUREAU D'ARCHITECTURE EMILE VERHAEGHEN

SOPHIA GROUP

BURO 5

VALIDEO

BURO II - ARCHI+I

VINCOTTE

CERAU

VK ENGINEERING

www.profacility.be/ingenium

www.pro-realestate.be/vk

CHAPMAN TAYLOR BENELUX CONIX ARCHITECTS

REAL ESTATE - HR RECRUITMENT - PROJECT SOURCING

CREPAIN-BINST ARCHITECTURE

SERVICE A

DDS & PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

FREESTONE

www.pro-realestate.be/service-a www.profacility.be/freestone

DSW ARCHITECTS ELD PARTNERSHIP

FEDERATIONS - RESEARCH

JASPERS - EYERS ARCHITECTS

EPRA

KONIOR & PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

RES

MDW ARCHITECTURE

RICS BELUX

MONTOIS PARTNERS ARCHITECTS POLO ARCHITECTS PROJECT²

UEPC www.pro-realestate.be/polo-architects

ULI EUROPE UPSI -BVS

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PROPERTY, BUILDINGS & FACILITY MANAGEMENT

COFELY SERVICES DALKIA

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

FABRICOM

AG REAL ESTATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

IMTECH MAINTENANCE

BELGIAN BUILDINGS AGENCY see advertising on page 82 CAMELOT

www.pro-realestate.be/bba www.pro-realestate.be/camelot

JOHNSON CONTROLS SODEXO SOPHIA GROUP

COFINIMMO

SPIE BELGIUM

DEVIMMO

T.E.M

ENTRAKT

VINCI FACILITIES

FREESTONE

www.profacility.be/vinci

www.profacility.be/freestone

GLOBAL PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

BUILDING AUTOMATION

INTERIM VASTGOEDBEHEER

BECKHOFF AUTOMATION

QUARES PROPERTY & FACILITY MANAGEMENT

PRIVA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE

SOGESMAINT

RISCO GROUP BENELUX SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

EDUCATION IN REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT

SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES

K.U.LEUVEN CAMPUS KORTRIJK

ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING

www.pro-realestate.be/zumtobel

UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN MANAGEMENT SCHOOL (UAMS)

COLD CEILING SYSTEM

SOLVAY BUSINESS SCHOOL

BEDDELEEM

RELOCATION ANIXTON see advertising on page 100 AOS BELGIUM

www.pro-realestate.be/beddeleem

INTERALU www.pro-realestate.be/anixton

ACCESS CONTROL - INSTALLERS www.profacility.be/aos-studley

AMANO ELECTRONICS EUROPE AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS

DE CROMBRUGGHE AND PARTNERS see advertising on page 19

GET

L.O.G

www.pro-realestate.be/log

PROCOS GROUP

www.profacility.be/procos

TRAJECT

www.profacility.be/traject

PROTIME RISCO GROUP BENELUX

SECURITY INTEGRATED FACILITY MANAGEMENT

CAMELOT

ATALIAN EUREST SERVICES FACILICOM

www.profacility.be/atalian

FACT SECURITY

www.profacility.be/eurest

G4S

www.profacility.be/facilicom

ISS

www.profacility.be/iss

www.pro-realestate.be/camelot

SECURITAS SERIS SECURITY

www.profacility.be/seris

TRIGION SECURITY

JOHNSON CONTROLS SODEXO

www.profacility.be/sodexo

VINCI FACILITIES

www.profacility.be/vinci

MOVERS ARTHUR PIERRE

www.profacility.be/alliedarthur

SOURCING STRATEGY -CONSULTANCY

DOCKX MOVERS

ALMA CONSULTING GROUP BELGIUM

MOZER GROUP see advertising on page 73

www.profacility.be/mozer

POTIEZ-DEMAN

www.profacility.be/potiez

EUROPEAN & BELGIAN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

REAL ESTATE & FACILITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS (FMIS) AREMIS see advertising on page 78

www.pro-realestate.be/aremis

AOS BELGIUM

www.profacility.be/aos-studley

PLANON PROCOS GROUP

www.profacility.be/procos

ULTIMO BELGIUM

www.profacility.be/ultimo

TOP DESK

TER BEEK YOUR MOVER VANDERGOTEN

www.profacility.be/vandergoten

ZIEGLER see advertising on page 59

FEDERATION BEMAS (BELGIAN MAINTENANCE ASSOCATION) IFMA BELGIAN CHAPTER see advertising on page 88

www.pro-realestate.be/ifma

VIB

BUILDING TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE ( MAINCONTRACTING) CEGELEC

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WE ARE ALWAYS STRIVING TO DO MORE FOR OUR CLIENTS. AND THEY APPRECIATE THAT !

de Ligne :

Global Strategy (Brussels, 40.000 m²)

Baker & McKenzie :

Hôpital Erasme - ULB :

Investment Advice (Brussels, 110.000 m²)

Century Center :

Waterside :

Letting & Investment (Brussels, 12.000 m²)

Realex :

“Stay or Move?” (Brussels, 4.800 m²)

Investment Advice (Antwerpen, 30.000 m²)

Investment Advice (Brussels, 30.000 m²)

RTBF (Reyers) :

Tervuren Plaza :

Drapiers :

Real Estate Strategy (Brussels, 80.000 m²)

Investment Advice (Brussels, 11.000 m²)

Letting & Investment (Brussels, 9.000 m²)

OUR REFERENCES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES… The past year, our customers have particularly valued our personalized services with an added value and our pragmatic approach. Anixton, an independent corporate real estate consultancy firm, has continuously expanded and strengthened its position on the Belgian market. And the year 2012 starts off well, with new opportunities that make us want to go even further. Thank you for your confidence and let’s meet up soon!

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