Challenge Villa on the beach: On top of the dunes in Noordwijk, on the beach overlooking the sea. What a super beautiful spot for this sustainable villa. Noordwijk aan Zee is the flower seaside resort of the Netherlands. It has no less than 13 kilometers of beach, the beautiful dunes and the colorful flower fields.…
Challenge Houseboat with PVT heat pump solar panels Amsterdam: How do you heat an old steel houseboat? Preferably without an enormous gas bill. And also without having to hoist a gas bottle on board very often. In addition, houseboat residents have a natural need to be independent. When the municipality of Amsterdam introduced a subsidy…
Challenge New build all electric apartments Dongen, The Netherlands: Fine, sustainable and affordable living for people with modest incomes. That’s what the Casade housing association provides. In the municipality of Dongen there was a desire to build 18 new apartments, which had to be as sustainable as possible. And therefore also fossil free. Sustainable building…
Challenge Housing corporation Patrimonium Barendrecht is working with the municipality to create an attractive and lively center where it is also pleasant and good to live. There are 93 affordable, sustainable and life-long apartments in the center of Barendrecht realized. At the location of the Mr. Lohmanstraat 1-43, Ir. Albardastraat 2-10 and Mr. Thorbeckestraat 34-38,…
Challenge Houseboat residents have a natural need to be independent. The gas connection is a thorn in the flesh for these residents as well. When the municipality of Amsterdam came up with a subsidy for natural gas-free living, these residents were the first to apply. The challenge was to not ruin the beautiful round shape…
Circular Circular gasless / all-electric house Ommen: Hidden between the woods and on the banks of the Overijsselse Vecht lies Ommen, The Netherlands. One of the oldest Hanseatic towns in the Dutch province of Overijssel. Recently a beautiful house has been built in this beautiful village. The unique thing about this house is that it…
Lightweight and energy-neutral Optop homes on top of existing apartment building: On top of the Heiligharn apartment building in Den Helder, an extra layer of homes has been built. This new building is highly innovative, as it is not only lightweight but also sustainable and almost energy-neutral. The five new penthouses crown the radical renovation…
RotterdamExisting building Owner Fons Burger has built a sustainable power plant with PVT panels on the gigantic flat roof of the former NRC building in Rotterdam. With this, Burger provides his tenants not only with cleaner energy, but also with low energy bills. “A win-win situation,” says Burger, who hopes many will follow his example.…
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…
