Berlin Brandenburg Airport Center receives silver DGNB certificate

According to an announcement made by project developer Fay Projects and Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the Berlin Brandenburg Airport Center (²BAC) received a silver certificate from the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen). The certificate was awarded at the commercial property trade show Expo Real in Munich on Monday by DGNB Board member Roman Petrusek. The decision to award the certificate was primarily based on the building's high energy efficiency, the influence of individual users on the respective office climate, the roof greening and the use of emission-free building materials.

Completed in May this year, the six-storey office block next to the terminal of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt comprises approx. 19,000 m2 of office space, which is rented to around 50 companies and organisations. A number of airlines, such as Lufthansa, easyJet, British Airways and United Airlines, and airport service providers use the building. These include DB Station & Service AG, the Gegenbauer Group, the restaurateurs Marché International and Casual Food as well as Globe Ground Berlin and Acconia Airport Services. The AOK North-East and Excellent Business Center have also rented space. The airport company has set up its visitors' centre on the ground floor. Besides an exhibition providing information on Berlin Brandenburg Airport, modern conference rooms are also available.

Fay Projects GmbH specialises in the development of complex inner-city building projects and stands for the creation of sustainable real estate values with above-average competitiveness. The company has almost five decades of expertise and know-how and has successfully completed well over 100 real estate projects. Its corporate culture of sustainability and growth is underlined by the preliminary gold DGNB certificates it has been awarded for various office projects, including the new E.ON building in Regensburg, Waidmarkt in Cologne and the Berlin Brandenburg Airport Center (²BAC). Fay Projects GmbH is a founding member of DGNB.

Berlin is Germany's third-largest airport location. In order to create the capacities required for the future, the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt is currently being built. As of 27 October 2012, all air traffic in Germany's capital region will be concentrated in the south-east of Berlin. Berlin Brandenburg Airport is a modern airport with all facilities within easy reach and a terminal located between two parallel runways. The capital region will be able to provide business travellers, tourists and companies with a new airport that offers the best connections, international flights, direct motorway access, and a railway station directly below the terminal.