This week saw the official opening of the new Car Rental Service Center at Schiphol. The building, constructed at the site of the former P4 car park, covers an area of 40,000 m² and has space for around 2,500 vehicles. This makes it one of the largest car rental service centres in Europe. The five major car rental companies at Schiphol – Avis Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt – are already operating at this new location. Sustainable design / The building was designed by De Zwarte Hond (DZH) with sustainability as the main focus. It has a striking roof with 17,000 m² of solar panels. The steel construction of the building is modular and can be disassembled. As much bio-based material as possible was used for the offices and workplaces. The facades of the buildings under the roof are made from wood and a lot of water has been introduced throughout the site. (....)