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Econcern and NS Poort jointly develop sustainable energy office building
Evelop, part of Econcern, and NS Poort (the Dutch railway company) signed a partnership agreement for the development of a sustainable energy office building in the city of Utrecht. The building, with a gross floor area of 25.000m2, will be developed in the area near Utrecht Central Station.


The architectural firm KOW from The Hague is currently working on the design of the building. Econcern will be responsible for suitable integrated solutions for a sustainable energy supply. Parties expect to be able to communicate their first concrete plans in early 2009. Construction is expected to finish in 2012.


A healthy mix of existing and new technologies is planned for the sustainable energy solutions of the building. For example heat and cold storage, but also new technologies like a direct current electricity grid. Starting point is that all solutions are financially and technically sound and at the same time give direction to sustainable energy solutions in the future.
 
The choice of location - a train station area - contributes to a decrease of CO2 emissions. The office building is within easy reach for users and visitors alike by public transport.

Dirk Berkhout, member of the board of Econcern and responsible for Evelop:"We are very pleased to be able to develop a sustainable energy office building on this unique location. Furthermore we are enthusiastic about the partnership with NS Poort - this is a complimentary agreement.  We share a similar vision when it comes to developing a commercial and industrial building with integrated sustainable energy solutions."

Pamela Boumeester, director of NS Poort: "We are thrilled by this unique partnership. In this construction Evelop and NS Poort work closely together as sustainable project developers. This kind of partnership fits perfectly in the view of NS Poort. Not only in the field of sustainable energy have solutions, but we also found the expansion of our long term relationships very important."


Note to the editor:

Evelop - part of Econcern, a company whose stated mission is "A sustainable energy supply for everyone" - is one of the world's leading sustainable-energy project developers and has one of the largest portfolios of renewable-energy assets worldwide. Evelop develops and implements sustainable-energy projects in fields such as offshore and onshore wind energy, biomass and solar energy, seawater air-conditioning, utility buildings, and housing offering integrated sustainable-energy supply solutions. Evelop also operates and maintains projects. Econcern employs more than 1200 professionals in 20 countries across the world and ranked 234th in Business Week's list of Europe's fastest growing companies and won the European Business Award 2008.

NS Poort is the company division of NS that develops, utilizes and operates station areas. Together with partners NS Poort brings station areas to life. With an eye for sustainability, NS Poort want to contribute to raising accessibility, livability and mobility of the Netherlands.  

For more information:
Evelop:
Anouk Stortenbeker, +31 30 - 66 23 608 of +31 6 - 155 89 769   
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NS Press Office:
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