VMZINC & HQE
French sustainable building benchmark that can lead to certification
The HQE method
This benchmark aims to minimize the impact of new and existing buildings on their environment (based on multi-criteria, multi-stage assessment) and to optimize the health and comfort of users while ensuring effective, stringent management of the project.
The HQE® method is made up of 14 targets classified in 4 sub-domains.
VMZINC and HQE method
Durable, recyclable, low energy consumption (compared to other rolled metals), maintenance free, FDES (French Environmental and Health Declarations), etc. VMZINC products have many advantages enabling them to contribute to the environmental quality of buildings.
When used in building envelopes or, less frequently, as an interior solution, VMZINC solutions contribute more specifically to 4 of the HQE method's targets. VMZINC solutions contribute to the thermal performance of the envelope but alone do not enable a number of points to be obtained.
| Sub-domaine | HQE * (French Haute Qualité Environnementale method) Version 20/01/2012 target | VMZINC advantages | Attainable level | Accessible point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eco-construction | Target 1: harmonious blending of the building with its immediate environment | Extent of SRI possibilities according to designers' requirements (SRI AZENGAR > 35) | VE | 2 |
| Target 2: Integrated choice of building products, systems and processes |
| B E VE VE VE B E | 1 5 3 3 3 | |
Target 3: Low impact building site |
| VE | 6 | |
Eco-management | Target 4: Energy management |
| VE | * * 3 |
Examples of HQE buildings
Numerous buildings have been designed with the HQE® method and using VMZINC solutions. One of of the buildings presented was subject to a quantitative environmental assessment using an Environmental Building Quality calculation tool called Elodie.
Toulouse Lardenne Office Building
Architect : DR SERAU Architects
Surface aspect : ANTHRA-ZINC
Technique : VMZINC Standing seam
Surface in zinc: 3700 m2 on roofing and facade for 8,700 m2 of living space
HQE and BBC Certified
Luis Ortiz Junior High School - Saint Dizier
Architect : Jean-Philippe Thomas
Surface aspect : QUARTZ-ZINC
Technique : VMZINC Standing seam
Surface in zinc: 1980 m2 on roofing and facade
School, Beuzeville
Architect: Desplanques Bettinger
Company: Gaquerel
Surface aspect: QUARTZ-ZINC
Technique: VMZINC Standing seam
