Corporate Social Responsibility

Deerns Consulting Engineers

www.deerns.com

Healthy living and working environment Mission critical facilities Sustainability and energy New techniques Safety and security

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Deerns participated in the Greendriver Challenge as one of its initiatives to make the company fleet more sustainable. Charles Mahieu, one of our senior specialists, won this driving competition. The prize? Driving an electric Tesla for a day.

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FOREWORD

Sustainability is an on-going process Contributing to a sustainable environment is part of our mission. We do this by developing advanced, innovative and energy-saving concepts for our clients. Furthermore, we like to show that our business has taken steps forward.

We are pleased to present the achievements Deerns has made to this date in terms of sustainability.

This is no reason to be complacent, it’s an incentive to keep on doing better. Sustainability is an on-going process. Our focus is primarily on large measures that make an immediate and substantial contribution to reducing CO2. While this is logical and certainly necessary, it should not cause us to forget the little things like turning off the light when the office is empty, arranging to travel together to a meeting, travelling more economically and considering whether it is really necessary to travel at all. These are just a small number of contributions towards a sustainable environment.

The most important thing is to change behavior, specifically individual behavior. While each small ­initiative will not resolve the problem in itself, every little bit helps and together this will result in significant savings. This is our biggest challenge!

Marcel Schellekens Director Deerns

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ABOUT DEERNS

Profile Deerns is the largest independent consultancy firm in the Netherlands working in the field of installation engineering, energy and building physics. With local offices in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Dubai and the United States, Deerns is a leading international player. The headquarters of Deerns is located in Rijswijk in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands.

Deerns develops and designs technical facilities in the built-up environment. We excel in combining sustainable and innovative concepts with reliable and practical implementation to help our clients build comfortable, safe and sustainable working and living environments.

Our measures Our offices When it comes to our offices, the emphasis is on energy-saving measures within our buildings and ensuring that the energy consumed is sustainable as far as possible. In addition, we limit the use of raw materials where possible, in our case primarily paper. The paper that we use is manufactured sustainably.

Our travel kilometers By far the largest part of our CO2 footprint is determined by our travel kilometers. The measures we have taken in this context are focused on limiting the number of travel kilometers and reducing our CO2 emissions per kilometer by stimulating the use of public transport and energy-efficient company cars.

Our work Since 1928, we have developed sustainable solutions for a wide-range of clients. Our energy concepts remain by far our most important leverage in our objective to realize a substantial CO2 reduction. This is why we have set ourselves the task of ensuring that at least 20% of the relevant projects that we handle each year are sustainable to such an extent that they are eligible for an accreditation certificate.

‘Viewing sustainability as a popular trend does not create lasting change.

It must be continuously integrated into the business’ Jan Karel Mak, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deerns

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RESULTS

Overview of results Activity General

Results obtained to date

Schedule 2011

Formation of policy

Objective: to achieve 20% fewer CO2 emissions in 2015­ ­compared to 2009

Certificate in accordance with CO2 performance scale

Extensive energy saving measures implemented, including: • Replacing halogen lighting with LED lighting • Limiting billboard lighting time • Energy efficient heat and cooling (e.g. in Groningen and ­Eindhoven) • Reduction of computer standby time

• Monitor and enhance

Consumption of sustainable energy

• Procurement of green energy for Deerns offices

• Increasing sustainable

Consumption of resources?

• Use of sustainably produced paper:

Our offices Energy-saving measures

• Test the generation of wind energy for own consumption

- Paper used for printed matter is at least FSC certified. Corporate publications also in compliance with EU Ecolabel and ISO 14001 - Paper for sanitary use is made of 100% recycled paper and is certified according to FSC, EU Ecolabel and the Cradle to Cradle CO2 neutral mark • Separation of waste (paper, cardboard and organic waste) • Reducing paper use, for example by standard use of ­double-sided printing Influencing of behavior

• Encourage employees to manage energy and resources

­responsibly, e.g. efficient use of lighting, paper and adapters

implemented energy-saving measures • Investigate new measures and implement relevant­ ­issues

­generation of energy • Introduction of measures to

further limit the consumption of raw materials: in addition to further restrictions on paper consumption, also water-saving measures and a reduction in the use of packaging materials

• Continuation of awareness,

e.g. by monitoring energy usage

Our travel kilometers Company cars

• Use of cars with green energy labels A and B

• Phasing out label C and

higher from current fleet

Use of sustainable ­transportation

• Encourage the use of public transport (NS Business Card)

• Continuation of policy

• Encourage the use of bicycles for short distances • Purchase electric cars for car-pooling • Deployment of bicycle couriers for local deliveries

(e.g. in E ­ indhoven) Increased awareness of ­reducing energy consumption

• Monitoring fuel consumption and giving feedback to drivers • Participation in Greendriver Challenge driving competition

• Startup of an incentive

to continue fuel reduction • Investigate whether to

­ ontinue Greendriver c ­Challenge

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Activity Our work

Results obtained to date

Schedule 2011

Encourage implementation of sustainable concepts in our projects

• Objective: that at least 20% of all relevant projects are eligible

Encourage sustainable ­solutions for our clients

Development of sustainable concepts

Development and application of innovative energy-saving ­concepts in projects. Specific examples include: • Kameel van Noord, Amsterdam • De Koelschoorsteen, TU Eindhoven • Controlling the Cloud for Datacenters • Ideal Stadium • Development of energy-neutral Schiphol Airport Terminal • Energy-producing PV façade For more information: www.deerns.com

Increase the number of ­sustainable projects to be developed (at own initiative)

Training of employees

• A team of officially trained BREEAM and LEED specialists,

Firm-wide dissemination of certification techniques and expansion of assessor role

for a recognized certificate

experts and assessors (authorized to provide certification of projects) Development of services

• The Deerns Green Credit Card • BREEAM/LEED advice and certification applied to:

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- TransPort Schiphol Airport (1) LEED Platinum and BREEAM Very Good - TNT Hoofddorp (2) LEED Platinum Pending: - UPC Leeuwarden (3) BREEAM Excellent (design certificate awarded) - Stadskantoor Rotterdam BREEAM Excellent (design certificate awarded) - Oval Tower Amsterdam (4) LEED Platinum (under consideration) - Deloitte Amsterdam BREEAM Excellent (design certificate awarded) - Danone BREEAM Excellent (design certificate awarded) • Startup for BREEAM methodology for healthcare- and laboratory­facilities in conjunction with the Dutch Green Building Council • BREEAM/LEED Quickscan • Methodology Duurzame Kans Bestaande Kantoren

• Further integration of the

methodology in projects • Further development of

s­ ervices aimed at ­sustainability

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RESULTS

The CO2 footprint of Deerns This footprint was calculated using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol This standard for CO2 measurement and management is based on 3 categories: • Scope 1: all direct emissions of greenhouse gases.

• Scope 2: indirect emissions of greenhouse gases arising from the consumption of electricity, heating or steam purchased.

• Scope 3: other indirect emissions, such as extraction and production of materials and fuels purchased, activities related to transportation in vehicles that are owned or managed by the entity making the report, activities related to electricity that do not fall within Scope 2.

CO2 emissions per FTE Own business operations, shown in kg CO2

Calculation of CO2 footprint 2010 Scope 1 Car (business purposes) Gas consumption Water consumption Air conditioning

600,068 65,239 536 10,292

Scope 2 Electricity

85,543

Scope 3 Aircraft Other public transportation Paper

173,802 9,019 11,824

Total CO2 (in kg)

956,322

Emissions per employee (FTE)

2,656

Contribution in percentages

Car kilometers Aircraft kilometers Electricity Gas consumption

Paper Air conditioning Public transport kilometers Water consumption

Car kilometers Gas Water Air conditioning Electricity Aircraft Other public transportation Paper

62.7% 6.8% 0.1% 1.1% 8.9% 18.2% 0.9% 1.2%

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Compared to 2009 we achieved the most important r­esults in terms of mobility: 88,000 fewer car kilometers and 20,000 fewer aircraft kilometers, while doubling the number of public transport kilometers. By being more aware of how we travel, we have reduced our CO2 emissions by 13%.

Deerns Multiplier

CO2 emissions savings

We achieve the greatest reduction in CO2 emissions with our sustainable energy concepts, which are elaborated in our projects.

To reflect this positive impact, we have introduced the Deerns Multiplier. This factor represents the extent to which annually we are able to save CO2 emissions for our clients in our top 10 projects that can be set off against the statutory performance requirements relative to our footprint.

In Deerns’ projects in comparison to the Deerns CO2 footprint for 2010.

In 2010, the savings in CO2 emissions over the entire technical lifespan was 577 times our annual output. The savings of 600,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions realized by our projects corresponds to the annual emissions of 200,000 Dutch automobiles.

Deerns CO2 emissions in 2010 Deerns Multiplier In total, the sustainable solutions in 2010 resulted in a reduction in CO2 emissions of 600,000 tonnes, nearly 600 times the annual emissions of Deerns.

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Our social responsibility goals Reducing CO2 emissions is one of the objectives of Deerns and is part of our ambition to achieve maximum corporate social responsibility in our operations. Deerns also supports other initiatives in order to realize these social objectives. Below is a selection of some of the 20 causes we support annually.

Solar Team Twente (Twente University) In 2011, the eleventh edition of the World Solar Challenge will take place. Solar Team Twente is busy developing a solar car to successfully drive over 3,000 kilometers through the Australian outback. Deerns is one of the sponsors of the team.

Living Daylights 足Foundation The Living Daylights Foundation promotes efficient usage of day light in the built-up environment.

Deerns is one of the main sponsors of this foundation.

Benefit dinner Isala klinieken In 2008, the foundation Benefietdiner Isala klinieken was set up by five interns. This foundation hosts an annual benefit dinner, with the principal aim of raising as much money for charity as possible.

The dinner is also a way of encouraging the integration of specialists, physician assistants and interns working in the Isala klinieken.

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‘Participation in the Alpe d’HuZes is a big challenge for me. It is a very tough cycling stage, but because you are riding for cancer research, giving up is not an option’ Marcel Gelton, designer at Deerns and participant in the Alpe d’HuZes

Alpe d’HuZes Alpe d’HuZes is a cycling event in which participants, either individually or in teams, climb the Alpe d’Huez at least six times in one day. They do not do this just for the sake of it, they do it to raise money for the Alpe d’HuZes research fund for the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF Kankerbestrijding). Deerns sponsors two of its employees (Marcel Gelton and Ted Peters) who participate in this event.

Prinses Christina ­Competition The Prinses Christina ­Competition works to promote classical music and jazz among youngsters. Deerns is one of the patrons of this competition.

YES!Delft YES!Delft is a Young Entrepreneurs Society that promotes and supports technical entrepreneurs in all phases. YES!Delft inspires students, professionals and scientists to become entrepreneurs and offers practical assistance in establishing and developing new businesses.

Deerns is a sponsor of YES!Delft.

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COLLABORATION

Collaboration in the field of sustainability De Groene Zaak De Groene Zaak (The Green Business Association) aims to accelerate the ­implementation of sustainability into the Dutch economy and business climate.

It is the only cross-sector representative body for sustainable entrepreneurs in the Netherlands. Deerns is a founding partner of De Groene Zaak.

Dutch Green Building Council

F O U N D I N G PA R T N E R

Dutch Green Building Council (DGBC) is een onafhankelijke non-profit organisatie die streeft naar verduurzaming van de gebouwde omgeving in Nederland. Deerns is ‘founding partner’ en medeontwikkelaar van BREEAM-NL, een beoordelings­methode om de duurzaamheidsprestatie van gebouwen te bepalen. Deerns is ook lid van de Amerikaanse variant van deze organisatie, de US Green Building Council (USGBC).

Building Brains The challenge set by the project Building Brains is how to make the built-up ­environment energy-neutral. Companies across the entire construction supply chain work together towards achieving the governmental objective of halving the total energy consumption in 2030 compared to 1990. Deerns is an active participant in this program.

Duurzaamgebouwd.nl Everyone in the Netherlands is in favor of sustainable building, but how do you ­distinguish the sense from the nonsense? In order to help all parties make a start, OVG Projectontwikkeling has taken the initiative and, together with a group of Dutch experts, has set up a digital knowledge platform on this subject, www.duurzaamgebouwd.nl. Deerns is a partner in this digital platform.

Samen Elektrisch The platform Samen Elektrisch was founded by and for organizations that buy and use electrical vehicles. Together these organizations have increased negotiation and lobbying power and they want to use this to accelerate and improve the introduction of electrical mobility. The organizations share their knowledge and gain competitive prices and fast delivery. Deerns has ordered its first electric vehicles.

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‘It took some time to get used to it, but driving ­sustainably has become routine now. It happens ­automatically. I don’t even think about it anymore’ Charles Mahieu, senior specialist at Deerns and winner of the Greendriver Challenge

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