Interview Director André Vennegoor of Vennegoor Installations from Weerselo in Overijssel, The Netherlands is a great fan and collector of old tractors of the Deutz brand, whose history dates back to 1864. In order to optimally preserve his impressive collection of overhauled classic tractors and a beautiful Magirus – Deutz oldtimer camper, he even had…
The challenge The Spider Monkey Residence was designed by architect Enzo Valerio. The goal was a detached monkey enclosure that is sustainably heated with a heat pump. The most important requirement was of course a “monkey proof” installation. The solution Enzo Valerio and Artis have chosen Triple Solar heat pump solar panels as the source…
The challenge Building a sustainable house in Almere that would be comfortable for residents without a gas heating. The goal sounds simple, and in short: a detached house that would be heated sustainably. Perhaps with solar energy as a source for the heat pump. The main requirement was that the house had to be off…
The challenge Building a sustainable house with a thatched roof, which had to be beautiful but also functional. In addition, it is a semi-detached house, where one neighbor wanted ordinary old-fashioned solar panels, and the other PVT solarpanels. Optically, a solution has been chosen that cannot be distinguished from each other. The unique thing here…
The challenge How can you make monumental municipal homes off the grid without an extreme renovation? Technische Unie facilitated the sustainability of six homes in the village of Nagele in the Noordoostpolder. To make six municipal monumental homes more sustainable and disconnected of gas as a heating source. The Hendrick de Keyser Association – owner…
The challenge A facade of residual wood, a compost toilet and tight living space. Peter Melis, who has been professionally involved in the energy transition for years, put his money where his mouth was and built his own sustainable tiny house. “As chairman and consultant in the field of the energy transition, I talk a lot…
The challenge A house on the island of De Woude from 2005 had to become all-electric. The gas heated heating installation came to the end of its life and the owner wanted to switch to a more sustainable heating based on solar energy. In addition to heating, there was also a desire to cool the…
The challenge A special home was completed in Almere Oosterwold at the end of 2019. This is a so-called energy-neutral pyramid house. The house has a special pyramid roof, which rises like a triangle to the tip of the roof. The challenge was to make a beautiful whole of the roof and with the desire…
The challenge Own energy: if you can do it with us, you can do it with anyone! Ingeborg and Renze and their search for the ideal heat pump source for their old passenger boat. She and her husband Renze consumed so much gas on their houseboat in Amsterdam that they no longer switched on the…
The challenge ATES regenerating residential care combination: The ATES of the residential care complex “de Oorsprong” in Blaricum had had a cold surplus for some time. More heat is extracted from the source than is supplied during the summer by passive cooling of the building. This is more common in care complexes as older people…
