EIFFAGE (EPA:FGR) - Eiffage hands over the Hypérion tower in Bordeaux, France's tallest woode-framed residential tower

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                                 Press release

      Eiffage hands over the Hypérion tower in Bordeaux, France's tallest
                        woode-framed residential tower

Eiffage, through its subsidiary Eiffage Immobilier, is in the process of
handing over the Hypérion tower's 100 apartments in Bordeaux to their
residents. This 17-storey, 50-metre wood-and-concrete tower, the tallest wooden
structure in France, is a state-designated "Industrial Demonstrator for the
Sustainable City" and was recognised at the BIM d'Or awards 2019 for its BIM
design.

The operation began in 2015 when, as part of the regional OIN (operation of
national interest), the Bordeaux Euratlantique EPA (public development
authority) initiated a call for projects with the aim of building a
woode-framed tower taller than anything previously seen in France, to support
the structuring of the country's construction timber sector.

Eiffage Construction achieved this feat using an innovative construction method
combining a concrete base on three levels and a concrete core with a wooden
frame made from glued laminated timber beams, flooring made from
cross-laminated timber panels, and 304 timber-framed walls. Construction made
partial use of prefabrication, with more than 1,500 components created
off-site, including the facade elements made in workshops at Savare -an Eiffage
Construction's subsidiary- and assembled in just five months.

Construction of the tower required 1,400 m3 of solid wood, which was certified
locally sourced in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region in line with Eiffage's
commitment to an ecological approach promoting short supply chains and
labelling. Waste timber was recovered at the Noé shared inter-site services
platform, the first of its kind, opened by Eiffage and Suez in 2018.

Setting the standard in a number of areas, this E3C2-level operation perfectly
illustrates the Eiffage group's low-carbon strategy. Thanks partly to its
construction solution, Hypérion will store the equivalent of at least 1,400
tonnes of CO2 during its lifetime, which is comparable to nine years of energy
consumption in a building of this size.

Designed by the architect Jean-Paul Viguier, the Hypérion tower is part of a
wider mixed development comprising 182 apartments, 151 parking spaces, 360 sq.m
of shops and 3,820 sq.m of offices across four buildings.

About Eiffage
Eiffage is one of Europe's leading construction and concessions companies. The
Group's activities are organised around the following business lines:
construction, real estate and urban development, civil engineering, metal,
roads, energy and concessions. Thanks to the experience of more than 72,000
employees, Eiffage generated revenue of EUR16.3 billion in 2020, of which 26.5%
was outside France.

About Eiffage Construction
Eiffage Construction incorporates the complementary business lines of urban
planning, property development, construction, facility management and
maintenance. The company is strongly established in France with nine regional
divisions, and also in Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Poland. Eiffage
Construction generated revenue of EUR3.7 billion in 2020.

About Eiffage Immobilier
Eiffage Immobilier, the construction and development subsidiary of Eiffage
Construction, is a major player in the real- estate market with a broad
portfolio throughout France oriented to meeting the challenges of new uses and
the sustainable city. As a partner both to local authorities for their urban
development projects and to public housing companies for their housing
programmes, Eiffage Immobilier is also highly active in the private sector:
housing and residential services, hospitality, corporate real estate and urban
retail planning. Eiffage Immobilier generated revenue of EUR929 million in
2020.

Press contact
Bénédicte Dao
Tel: +33 1 71 59 22 28
benedicte.dao@eiffage.com

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