The Province of Utrecht and the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area make agreements for sustainable housing
Appeal to central government: ‘Make this covenant the national standard.’ In order to be able to build new homes in a sustainable and future-proof manner, the province of Utrecht and the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (MRA) have drawn up a covenant for sustainable housing.
This contains ambitious agreements, stronger than the current guidelines, so that faster, cheaper and sustainable homes can be built. The signatories mainly come from the provinces of Utrecht and Flevoland and the Amsterdam region: the part of the Netherlands where 30% of the housing assignment must be realised.
Municipalities and market parties signaled that there was a great need for agreements in the field of sustainable housing. For example, on circularity, nature-inclusive construction, climate adaptation and energy use. The Province of Utrecht and MRA have responded to this call and formed the covenant. Naturally in consultation with representatives of construction companies, developers and government institutions. The covenant has been signed by more than 75 organizations, including 30 municipalities, 3 provinces and more than 30 developers and construction companies.
(Source Future proof building – 2022)
Rob van Muilekom (PvdA) deputy of the province of Utrecht
Faster, more sustainable and more affordable. Rob van Muilekom (PvdA) Deputy of the province of Utrecht the signing a milestone: ‘I am extremely proud that this agreement is now on the table and that it has been established with the input of many parties involved. I’m sure we can definitely build this way. It would be nice if the agreements in the covenant flow like an oil slick over the Netherlands and many more parties join forces.’
(Source Future proof building – 2022)
Uğur Pekdemir, director of Cooperative Rabobank Amstel and Vecht
Namen Rabobank signed Uğur Pekdemir, director of Cooperative Rabobank Amstel en Vecht: ‘As a cooperative Rabobank, we feel involved in what is going on and what is going on in society. That is why we work together with our members, customers and partners on solutions that strengthen our world of life.’
(Source Future proof building – 2022)
7 parties toast the signing of the covenants on September 29, 2022
The signatories mainly come from the provinces of Utrecht, Flevoland and the Amsterdam region, including Amstelveen: the part of the Netherlands where 30% of the housing assignment must be realised.
Adam Elzakalai (VVD) Alderman for Housing: ‘We have the ambition to build new homes in a sustainable and future-proof manner. The covenant fits in well with Amstelveen’s ambitions. It is good to be ambitious and it is very useful to share Amstelveen knowledge and experience with other municipalities through the learning process.’
Municipalities and market parties signaled that there was a great need for agreements in the field of sustainable housing. For example, on circularity, nature-inclusive construction, climate adaptation and energy use. The Province of Utrecht and MRA have responded to this call and formed the covenant. Naturally in consultation with representatives of construction companies, developers and government institutions. The covenant has been signed by dozens of municipalities, three provinces and more than 30 developers and construction companies.
(Source Municipality of Amstelveen – 2022)
Adam Elzakalai (VVD) Alderman for Living of the municipality of Amstelveen
Covenant as a national standard. The drafters of the covenant want the agreements on housing standards to apply as a national standard. The Ministry of the Interior has already shown interest and has meticulously implemented the covenant. The covenant also serves as a platform in which organizations find each other to translate the agreements made into practice. The platform, which is called Future-proof Building, is also used to share knowledge, so that learning and research can be done on which can be built even more sustainably. You can find an overview of who signed up at a special overview page. Read more about the covenant on www.future-proofbuilding.nl