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Siemens Real Estate (SRE)
SRE plans, builds, fi nances, develops and operates Siemens facilities and
supports customers in all matters relating to real estate. We currently
have direct business responsibility for around 17 million square meters of
land and nearly ten million square meters of building space.
Intensely committed to mitigating climate change, Siemens invests more than €2 billion each year in envi-
ronment-related research and development. This commitment also extends to our own properties. For in-
stance, as part of our Natural Resources Management (NRM) project, we recently launched a renovation
initiative at Siemens’ Munich-Perlach facility in order to optimize systems and improve energy effi ciency
in a building from the 1970s. The amount of energy required to heat the building was slashed 34 percent,
while its annual electricity consumption was cut 15 percent. For the tenants, these reductions translated
into savings of nearly €100,000 a year. The building recently obtained GreenBuilding certifi cation from
the European Commission, making SRE a partner of the European GreenBuilding Programme, which is co-
ordinated by Germany’s energy agency (DENA). According to DENA statistics, buildings account for nearly
40 percent of the energy consumed in Europe, with potential savings often reaching 30 percent.
We develop innovative concepts and programs for ensuring from the start that buildings are designed to
be as ecofriendly, ergonomic and cost-effi cient as possible. The entire lifecycle of a property is taken into
account, from requirements analysis and design to the planning, construction, operation and even demo-
lition phases. We also optimize resource use, for example, by dismantling unneeded sites.
With our fl exible real estate strategies and intelligent facility concepts, we’re helping Siemens penetrate
new markets. Our activities pave the way for the Company’s business success by providing the infrastruc-
ture that other Siemens Groups need to achieve worldwide growth. For instance, our regionalization strat-
egy in China is supporting strong sales growth in that country. In India, rapid economic growth is fueling
sales, swelling the ranks of employees and increasing space requirements.
This building at the
Siemens location in
Munich-Perlach
received GreenBuilding
certifi cation from the
European Union after
its energy consump-
tion was slashed.
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