Climate change is turning the Netherlands upside down
Climate change is making ever greater strides. The diverse reports, faster and faster releases that are happening: if we didn’t expect faster. Our ‘Climate Change’ seminar on Thursday 10 November 2022 will discuss the unprecedented consequences for our living environment.
Urban planners complete a visualization already in the new Bosatlas to show what a world looks like with might look like. With places where we feel good and want to live. Wageningen University also looked far ahead and outlined how the city there more than 100 hundred years can watch and also whole the Netherlands.
These reflections all have implications for the construction industry. What does it take to plan and what can be done about it? Sustainably Built will demonstrate this by means of four presentations during the seminar Climate change on Thursday 10 November in Den Bosch.
We listen to Johan Bel (My Water Factory), who predicts in this context that a water transition is on the way. Bel: “We will have to convert our water systems from linear to circular. That starts with dealing with rainwater differently. Instead of draining rainwater, we need to keep holding and using it.” We have rainwater, but also to reduce drinking water consumption in buildings.
Trends
On behalf of host Stiebel Eltron, Dennis Blink will then take visitors through the trends and possibilities to turn the Netherlands upside down. Blink: “Gas has now become a luxury product, which the normal Dutch person will no longer be able to afford. we say goodbye anyway. So the Netherlands must turn upside down and greatly reduce the consumption of gas. This is based on various trends: social trends, regulations, government decisions and technical innovations.” You can hear them all before the break in Den Bosch.
The last speaker of the seminar is Peter Buurman (Deerns). He advocates a carbon budget for construction, as we recently encountered in this manifest. Buurman: “The buildings that are being built now are energetically good, but in terms of materials they leave a lot to be desired. A good way to bring about change is to establish a CO2standard per square meter per year of a building; from construction to the operational phase. This standard will lead to different and less use of materials and also to less energy use. The result is a significantly lower CO2emissions.”
After these inspiring presentations, we will conclude the seminar with a Q&A round with all visitors in the room. Are you there? Here you can view the program and register.