Aire Nouvelle: Low-Carbon Real Estate Development & Promotion
Aire Nouvelle, a committed player in real estate development and marketing for EQUANS France.
Committing to Building the Sustainable City of Tomorrow
A determination
Get involved as early as possible, at the very beginning of urban development projects—where the city of tomorrow is envisioned, where innovative, sustainable, and mixed-use urban projects are conceived—in partnership with urban planners, real estate developers, architects, engineering firms, and startups…
Goals
Prioritize renovation and rehabilitation to reduce the carbon footprint of construction.
Designing low-carbon real estate: building in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way to improve citizens’ quality of life and well-being.
Commit to placing environmental excellence at the heart of real estate and urban projects: lower-carbon, energy-efficient, generating renewable energy, promoting green mobility, and fostering biodiversity.
An ambition
Becoming the leader in carbon-neutral real estate
- By systematically aiming for the highest level of environmental performance—in terms of on-site renewable energy production and by designing buildings that are as energy-efficient as possible—in order to make very low-carbon buildings the norm.
- By prioritizing above-ground parking spaces or planning for the reversibility of underground parking facilities.
- By developing and planning for green mobility: the energy sources used in buildings (electricity, biogas, hydrogen) are the energy sources for tomorrow’s mobility.
- By promoting biodiversity and indoor air quality for the health and well-being of all.
Beyond Low Carbon
A strong local presence, closely aligned with the needs of decision-makers
Regions play a major role in the energy transition revolution led by EQUANS France: they invent and develop tailored solutions, test new initiatives, and tackle the challenges specific to their areas.
With Aire Nouvelle, EQUANS France reaffirms its regional roots and positions the region as the ideal setting in which the pursuit of harmonious progress takes shape. EQUANS France’s presence—with more than 27,000 employees across the country—provides deep insight into economic, environmental, political, and technical issues.
This proximity allows us to better meet the expectations of local decision-makers and stakeholders. Indeed, when a local government or a company undertakes an urban development or real estate project, it must highlight the project’s architectural and environmental qualities.
Providing and Leading with Expertise: EQUANS Supporting the Transition to Carbon-Free Real Estate
Aire Nouvelle provides its partners with the expertise of the EQUANS France group to develop, design, and validate all environmental aspects of a project—from its design and construction to the building’s energy mix and user mobility.
Working alongside the real estate developer seeking to best integrate a new building into the urban plan, the Aire Nouvelle teams will analyze the energy environment, the building’s integration into the overall mobility plan, and the site’s biodiversity to ensure that the architectural project presented serves as a model within a carbon-neutral city.
Its strength also lies in EQUANS France’s expertise across the full spectrum of technical systems—including innovation, design, engineering, construction, maintenance, operations, and financing—extending to the ability to guarantee the building’s long-term energy and carbon performance.
Discover our projects
Founded in December 2016, Aire Nouvelle achieved its first major successes in the following months by winning, as part of a consortium, two of the most significant projects in the “Inventons la Métropole du Grand Paris” competition in Saint-Denis (176,000 m2) and Arcueil (82,000 m2).
With a portfolio now totaling nearly 500,000 m2 of projects in the Île-de-France region and across all regional metropolitan areas, Aire Nouvelle is experiencing very strong growth, driven by societal expectations regarding the environment.
Lille, Echo 10.9
A new lifestyle destination combining workspaces, dining, and leisure. 8,000 m² of office space, retail, and leisure facilities.
Credits: Aventim, Aire Nouvelle (developers) and Coldefy (architect and urban planner)
Saint-Denis, Les Lumières Pleyel
A multi-energy Smart Grid and a mobility hub serving a neighborhood with exemplary environmental performance, spearheading the Territoire de la Culture and Creation initiative: 176,000 m² of mixed-use development, including 110,000 m² of office space.
Credits: Sogelym Dixence Holding (lead contractor), Aire Nouvelle, Européquipements, Crédit Agricole Immobilier (developers), Snohetta, Chaix & Morel, Baumschlager Eberle, Atelier 2/3/4, Maud Caubet, Mars Architecture, Moreau Kusunoki (architects)
Bordeaux, Dangeard
A pole of excellence in bioclimatic de3,350 m² of adaptable and reversible activity cells, creation of a tempered loop based on heat recovery.
Credits: Nexity (representative), Aire nouvelle (promoters), Hoerner & Ordonneau (architects)
Toulouse, Borderouge
Sustainable buildings in Occitanie.19,000 m² of commercial space, developed around a tree-lined garden in partnership with the National Museum of Natural History. Primarily wood-frame construction with a bioclimatic design, including 1,000 m² of photovoltaic panels.
Credits: Nexity (lead contractor), Aire Nouvelle (developer), Architecture Studio (architects)
Montpellier, Cambacérès
Mediterranean Sustainable Building. 8,000 m² of mixed-use commercial space along the highway. A wood-frame structure, 20,000 m² of photovoltaic panels on the roof and facade, extensive greening and digitalization are the hallmarks of this project.
Credits: Nexity (project manager), Aire Nouvelle, Cirrus Pegase (developers), Architecture Studio (architects)
Rennes, Palais du Commerce
An exemplary energy-efficient renovation and a contemporary BePos extension.17,000 m², including 5,000 m² of new construction.
Credits: Citizers FREY Group (lead contractor), Aire Nouvelle (developer), MVRDV, Bernard Desmoulin (architects)
Toulouse, Jolimont
An exemplary 18,700 m² project for a carbon-neutral, revitalized, breathable, and circular city.
Credits: Nexity (lead contractor), Aire Nouvelle (developer), Architectes Singuliers (architect)
An exemplary capacity for innovation
To achieve these ambitious environmental goals, Aire Nouvelle’s experts, supported by the group’s innovation labs team, are studying the potential offered by each site, with a particular focus on multi-energy smart grids, local renewable energy production methods, mobility, and biodiversity. Every project brings its own innovations!
Aire Nouvelle is contributing to the work being carried out within Efficacity on the launch of the Sustainable and Smart City label, which addresses issues related to climate change, resource consumption, and resilience. Aire Nouvelle is a partner of the Urban Biodiversity Chair at the National Museum of Natural History to promote biodiversity in its real estate projects. Aire Nouvelle is also a partner and contributor to the Smart Building Alliance (SBA) and the Booster du Réemploi, and a member of the Batiment Bas Carbone (BBCA) association.
Extensive experience with a partnership-based approach
EQUANS France specializes in integrated solutions that combine expertise in energy efficiency and mobility with societal needs such as education and employment…
EQUANS France regularly develops major projects alongside its partners and collaborates with various stakeholders (local governments, entrepreneurs, experts, and startups) to create the most effective solutions best suited to local contexts.
This partnership-based approach, which has become indispensable in the field of real estate development, is another of Aire Nouvelle’s strengths. In addition to its ability to mobilize resources and teams to tackle major projects, its culture of partnership—focused on openness, agility, and the quality of human relationships—enables teams to work together under the best conditions and strengthens the drive to create ambitious and innovative projects.
Because passion plays just as big a role as vision in the quality of a project!
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