Location: Otopeni, Ilfov County
Size: 1.400 sqm
Scheme and rating:
BREEAM International New Construction 2016 Outstanding - 95.24%
BEEAM International In-Use v6 Part 1 Outstanding - 99.4%
Achievements:
BREEAM Awards 2021 - Regional Award: Central and Eastern Europe
BREEAM Awards 2021 shortlisted - Commercial project: Post Construction Award
World’s first BREEAM International New Construction 2016 Outstanding certificate
World’s highest BREEAM International New Construction 2016 score (95.24%)
World’s highest BREEAM International In-Use v6 score (99.4%)
Project team
Client and Developer: Rewe Projektentwicklung Romania
Architect: The Architect Now
Main Contractor: Vectrum Solutions
About the project:
The store consumed 18% less energy than a standard PENNY store in 2020.
The roof has 120 photovoltaic panels, 55 solar tubes, 1,000 square meters of green roof and HVAC equipment.
The photovoltaic panels produced 55,315 kWh in 2020, reducing the energy consumption by 21% and avoiding the production of 74,550 kg of CO2 emissions.
Solar tubes bring natural and diffuse light in the store, avoiding high contrasts and protecting food products from direct contact with solar radiation. This also reduces the electricity consumption for lighting.
The store is the first one in the PENNY network to test and use natural refrigerant R744 (CO2), based on carbon dioxide, with a global warming potential of almost zero, eliminating the risk of pollution with refrigerants commonly used for cooling equipment.
Customers’ thermal comfort has been increased with the introduction of refrigerating display cases with doors, which also reduced the energy consumption by 12%.
The green roof, trees and shrubs, climbing plants on the side facades, birdhouses and insect habitats, they all contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.
The parking lot is equipped with electric car chargers and bicycle racks. A large rainwater retention tank is situated below, harvesting rainwater, which is then reused for toilets and irrigation.
The store is perfectly accessible to people with locomotor disabilities, and the markings for people with visual impairments lead visitors from the sidewalk of the 23 August street to the entrance of the store.
Penny Market Otopeni
