ECO-CONSTRUCTION POLICY

Refurbishment of the Pertuis factory in France and the new factory at Jaen in Spain.

A STRONG ECO-CONSTRUCTION POLICY

PELLENC takes account of the impact of buildings and production on energy expenditure and on the well-being of the teams working there.

REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION

In terms of eco-building, the PELLENC group's policy operates at two levels: design of buildings, mainly aimed at keeping heat losses to a minimum and optimising energy and water consumption; production of energy reports to monitor the actual performance of the buildings. For example, the latest PELLENC eco-building projects (new 10,000 m2 factory at Jaen in Spain, refurbishment of the factory at Pertuis, a new PELLENC Morocco building) incorporate the following features: • High-efficiency condensing boilers; • Chilled water used to cool buildings (no greenhouse gases); • Water treatment (separation and treatment of wastewater, rainwater, and hydrocarbons); • Solar power production (PV); • Automatic lighting controls; • And more.

Finally, PELLENC has produced an energy report showing that its eco-building policy is bearing fruit: measurements made on the head office buildings at Pertuis indicate energy consumption (electricity and heating) 28% (offices) to 80% (workshops) below average for buildings of comparable size in the same sector of activity as PELLENC (source: 2008 energy report – CEREN).