The concept of “High Environmental Quality” first appeared in France the 1990s, and has since been widely developed. It is not a set of regulations, but rather represents a voluntary managerial approach to environmental quality in both the construction and maintenance of a building.

Jean-Piere Auriault, Director of Commercial Property Development at BNP Parbibas Real Estate, gives us a tour of the Grands Moulins de Pantin, a building renovated according to HEQ standards.