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Munich, Germany, February 8, 2012

Architectural award for future Siemens regional headquarters in Masdar City

At the international real estate event MIPIM in Cannes, the future Siemens headquarters for the Middle East region in Masdar City will receive a MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Award. The building is part of a long-term strategic partnership between Siemens and Masdar, an initiative started up in Abu Dhabi for the utilization of renewable energy sources. Designed by the famous British architecture company Sheppard Robson and optimized in cooperation with Siemens Real Estate (SRE), the building will meet top requirements in terms of architecture, energy efficiency and equipment.

Currently one of the largest urban construction projects in the Middle East, Masdar City is being built near Abu Dhabi, with overall completion scheduled to take a number of years. When finished, it will reflect superlative energy standards and accommodate 50,000 people who will live, work and do research there. In the context of the strategic partnership with the Masdar initiative, Siemens is moving its headquarters for the Near and Middle East to Masdar City. Although still in course of realization, this new corporate location has been named winner of the MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards at the MIPIM real estate fair in March 2012, in the office building category. This prize is presented yearly for outstanding civil engineering projects. The jury gave the following reasons for their decision: "This is a thorough investigation of the design of large floorplate space in an extreme climate, with a well explained proposition emerging. The ambition for a LEEDPlatinum-rating means the project will be followed by many designers and clients with great interest."

With the aid of the latest materials and technologies, the energy consumption of the new building is planned to be comparable with that of a German low-energy office block, even though the climate of the desert region around Masdar poses a challenge in the form of summer temperatures above 50C. This results in a 45 percent reduction in energy consumption and a 50 percent reduction in water consumption compared with the international acknowledged ASHRAE standard. The high energy efficiency primarily comes from the design as a box within a box, a highly-insulated,
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airtight inner facade reduces thermal conductivity while a parametrically-optimized lightweight aluminium external shading system optimizes solar gain and maximizes day lighting and views from the building. Certification for the building in the LEED Platinum category will be aimed for. Masdar is the principle contractor.

Awarded design of the new Siemens Headquarters for Near and Middle East Region Source: Sheppard Robson / Team Macarie

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Siemens Real Estate, one of the leading corporate real estate companies, is responsible for Siemens entire real estate related activities. This comprises managing of the real estate portfolio, operation of the properties and all property-related services, responsibility for the commercial exploitation of real estate and as well as for all building projects throughout Siemens. This ensures optimal and sustainable use of resources in terms of cost, transparency and efficiency. In fiscal 2011, Siemens Real Estate had approximately 3,600 employees and a turnover of around 2.2 billion euros. Earnings before taxes amounted to 150 million euros. You can find more information on the Internet at: www.siemens.com/sre

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