Case Study
Paris La Défense Aréna
Visiting one of London's most iconic buildings, also known as "The Walkie-Talkie," on its Green Team Meeting day was a truly insightful experience. It was exciting to see property managers, tenants, and businesses all in one place, sharing their energy-saving wins through the Go Dark Project and other green efforts.
2021 - 2022
Location: Paris, France
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1 year achievements
1st Place (Podium sports infrastructure)
2nd place (General)
28.1%
Energy savings
4,080,500 kWh
total savings
Building characteristics
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55,543 m2
total area
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2017
construction completed
2017
construction completed
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40,000m2 capacity arena
33,000 m2 of offices
300 student rooms
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5,000 average occupancy,
40,000 capacity
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No environmental in use, No energy manager
Top actions
Management and behaviour
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Created Green Team and nominated point person per department to share information
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Security team checked that lights were turned off after hours
Minor technical and re-programming
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Took advantage of the arena’s large volume and inherent temperature inertia to specify that it would be nether heated nor cooled between 16-21C
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Implemented a 19C setpoint in the office
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Dimmed lights when events were not running
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Fresh air circulation was switched off when events were not running (about 200 days)
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Don't just take it from us
What RO say
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"CUBE provides a unique opportunity for us to collaborate with our tenants as we continue our journey to a more sustainable future. As a landlord, engagement with our tenants is paramount, and improving energy efficiency across our buildings is a key priority for us. CUBE is a first for the real estate sector and the competition comes at an important time"
- Edward Rowlandson, Group Managing Director, the RO