PRESS RELEASE
Warsaw, February 7, 2014
FACTORY Ursus. The first outlet centre in Poland received the BREEAM In-Use certificate
FACTORY Warszawa Ursus, the first outlet shopping centre in Poland with the
BREEEAM In-Use certificate. International auditors inspected the ecological standards of the structure of the building, application of devices and the sustainable management of the object. Constructed in 2002, FACTORY Ursus is one of five NEINVER outlet centres in Poland.
“The BREEAM In-Use certificate for FACTORY Ursus shows that despite the fact that 12 years have passed since the construction of the centre, we can still pursue the rapidly changing standards in terms of “green building”. It is a matter of consistent policy of the company related to sustainable development and the work of the entire team dedicated to a particular project” - says Marcin Melerski, Site Facility Manager Neinver Polska.
BREEAM auditors inspected the centre in terms of various aspects: accepted standards, procedures, company policy and even the applied devices.
At FACTORY Ursus we paid special attention to maximally use the available utilities, preventing heat, water and power losses. The applied systems and devices are extremely efficient.
The lighting and the operation of electric devices in the building are under special control, adjusted to the intensity of daylight, time of day and the intensity of work of the outlet centre. We are also using energy-efficient light sources, such as LED lamps.
In the toilets we installed water-efficient taps and special valves in the urinals and showers, preventing water losses.
In the cooling systems for devices installed in the outlet centre we are using gases which do not affect the atmospheric composition. The air at the FACTORY Ursus outlet centre is systematically examined and controlled in terms of the content of carbon dioxide in order to provide the highest comfort of shopping for the visitors and of work for the employees.
The installations include energy-efficient devices with a high EER.
All waste is properly segregated and processed. Recycling refers to the waste produced by the customers and by the tenants.
BREEAM means not only eco-standards inside the building, but also the standards in terms of the location of the outlet centre within the agglomeration and the availability of public transport. FACTORY Ursus meets all those standards. You can easily reach the outlet centre by bus or a suburban train. There are also bicycle parking racks installed.
The portfolio of NEINVER in Poland includes currently five FACTORY Outlet centres located in four cities: Warszawa – Ursus and Annopol, Poznań, Wrocław
and Kraków. FACTORY Ursus, opened in 2002, was the first outlet centre in Poland and the first investment of NEINVER on the Polish market.
NEINVER operates in six European countries: Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, France and Portugal. NEINVER was the first to introduce the concept of outlet centres to Poland and Spain.
About NEINVER Polska
NEINVER is one of the leading companies on the European real estate market. The company is an investor,
a developer and a property manager. NEINVER currently operates in six countries: Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, France and Portugal.
Under the FACTORY brand, NEINVER introduced the concept of outlet centres to Poland and Spain and for many years has been the leader on those two markets. The company is the second largest operator of outlet centres in Europe. NEINVER efficiently combines their own concept of outlet centres with traditional retail centres.
NEINVER manages the „IRUS European Retail Property Fund”, which is one of the largest private Paneuropean funds on the real estate market.
NEINVER operates in Poland since 2000. The company has already constructed over 250,000 m2 of commercial, office and public space - the recently opened Galeria Katowicka, Galeria Malta in Poznań, Futura Park in Kraków, Factory Ursus and Annopol in Warsaw.
In 2002, NEINVER opened their first outlet centre in Poland - FACTORY Warszawa Ursus. In 2007, Galeria Malta was constructed - the largest commercial and entertainment centre in Western Poland. NEINVER was awarded the “Construction of the Year” title for executing the shopping centre in Poznań. In 2008, NEINVER completed the FUTURA Park, according to their own concept, combining an outlet centre with a retail park in Wrocław. When NEINVERwas opening in 2011 the FUTURA Park Kraków, they managed to successfully combine two sales concepts under one roof. FUTURA Park Kraków is the first commercial complex in Poland with the BREEAM certificate, confirming that the building meets the highest ecological standards.
In 2013, NEINVER commissioned the second in the capital city and the largest in the Masovian region outlet centre - FACTORY Warszawa Annopol, which was already at the design stage granted the BREEAM certificate. September 18, 2013, is the date of opening of Galeria Katowicka - the outlet centre constructed in the heart of Silesia.
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