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Sustainable housing

Limiting a building’s environmental impact starts at the design stage. Our architects and engineers will, hence, always favor sustainable solutions when possible. Energy monitoring systems are being installed in our portfolio’s buildings to measure and monitor the consumption of electricity and water in our properties.

We increasingly insert a life cycle assessment in the due diligence procedure for new projects and we aim at introducing a life cycle assessment for each new project. This will enable us to further reduce our environmental footprint.

Some properties have been developed re-using materials from the former standing building. As an example, discover the case study of the Martha Flora Rotterdam care residence that was constructed on an old church site.

Case studies

Learn more about Aedifica’s sustainable housing projects in the following cases studies.

  • In 2019, Aedifica partnered with an external organization to set up an energy audit pilot project. The goal of this project was to create a solid approach for the development and management of energy-saving measures in our buildings.

    In this pilot project, nine Aedifica properties located in Belgium were audited. Following the audit of the buildings’ energy and heating systems, isolation, lighting, etc., Aedifica invested in the installation of energy-saving infrastructure adjusted to the specific needs of each property.

    The total cost for the capex investments in this pilot project amounted to approximately 2 million EUR. Our main ambitions with this pilot project are:

    • 1,250,000 kWh reduction of overall energy use
    • up to 30% reduction of overall electricity use

    If the pilot project turns out to be a success, we will expand these energy-saving measures to other Aedifica properties, in Belgium as well as the other countries within our portfolio.

    Les Cheveux d’Argent

    Exclusiv

    Heydeveld

    Ennea Rustoord

    Helianthus

    Edelweis

    De Maretak

    Oosterzonne

    Witte Bergen
    Electricity use 2018 (kWh)

    144,000

    245,000

    185,000

    80,000

    162,500

    357,000

    337,000

    140,000

    319,000
    Fuel use 2018 (kWh)

    656,648

    436,547

    640,650

    221,163

    538,219

    893,000

    427,536

    764,620

    880,344
    Specific use electricity (kWh/m²)

    53

    73

    54

    41

    29

    56

    56

    35

    39
    Specific use fuel (kWh/m²)

    243

    129

    186

    150

    95

    141

    71

    189

    107
    Switch from heating oil to gas

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    Improve arrangements

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    New arrangements

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    New boiler

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    New boiler + collector

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    Roof insulation

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    Plumbing insulation

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    Solar panels

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    Relamping

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    Relighting

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    Pumps

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    Shower heads

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    Split sanitation warm water/central heating with boiler

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  • The Martha Flora Rotterdam care residence in The Netherlands is intended for the care and housing of people with dementia. The care residence allows residents to live in a safe and secure small-scale environment.

    This new purpose built three-storey care residence, consists of 29 care units varying in size from approximately 45 m² to 72 m². The care residence’s special feature is the ‘Meander’. A ‘Meander’ is a unique and central space, specially designed for people with dementia. It accommodates a place to eat, meet, organise activities and welcome families. The ‘Meander’ consists of a library, a living room, a kitchen, a garden/roof terrace and a workshop and offers direct access to the spacious and peaceful garden. By applying this concept, the care residence provides a sheltered environment where you can feel safe and serene, which creates comfort and contributes to the wellbeing of the residents.

    Furthermore, the care residence has five couples units and a hospitable guest room is available for family and guests to stay.

    • Roof overhangs prevent direct sunlight and excessive heating in summer
    • The building is equipped with a Heat and Cold Storage installation using 2 heat pumps and 125m deep sources to extract soil energy
    • 100% green energy generation through 296 solar panels on the root, providing sufficient energy for the thermal and hot water installation
    • No use of natural gas
    • Balanced ventilation with heat recovery
    • Re-use of various materials from a former church

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If you come by metro, you can take line 1 or 5 to Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet or Maelbeek/Maalbeek, or you can take line 2 or 6 to Trône/Troon or Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet.

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Of course, you can also reach us by car, but we encourage you to consider the environment and use public transport or other eco-friendly transportation options.

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