Brabant Renovates Naturally Together: organizing chains for the benefit of biobased building materials.

Enpuls can support the municipality as a public heat partner with people and resources during the development of heating networks. For more information, see www.enpuls.nl. This may also include harmonizing different projects within the Municipality of Eindhoven/Helmond.

Circle City Eindhoven is a collaboration in the construction sector between the municipality, housing corporations, developers, builders, advisors, and designers. The parties signed the covenant 'Regional Circular Construction Strategy Eindhoven' in 2023. It was agreed that the organizations will apply The New Normal and submit two projects for evaluation with The New Normal. In 2024, we will work with Circle City Eindhoven on topics 1) circular renovation, 2) materials & designs, and 3) circularity & finance. Here, we will contribute knowledge, seek barriers as well as opportunities, and share relevant project experiences.

The Smart Sustainable Real Estate Program (SVV) is an approach in which we make municipal buildings more sustainable (as a role model) while simultaneously collaborating smartly with property owners on the sustainability of all buildings in the city. By making our own real estate more sustainable, we have gained a lot of knowledge and experience. With that, we are happy to help other property owners on their way. The integrated approach is central to this. By cleverly combining maintenance costs with structural adjustments and fully utilizing subsidy options, you can reduce the energy costs of your real estate and extend its economic lifespan. In the first phase of the two-phase approach, particularly profitable measures (monitoring, LED lighting, and solar panels) were implemented first. In the second phase, SVV will develop instruments, conduct pilots with area-based approaches and new innovations, and make example projects more sustainable, etc., with the aim of accelerating the sustainability of all buildings in the city through SVV.

In 2016, the municipality signed a cooperation agreement under the name 'Smart Sustainable Municipal Buildings' with !MPULS (a partnership of several companies) for a duration of 10 + 5 years. In addition to management and (major) maintenance, we will make the municipal buildings (NRE, Town Hall, Town Hall Tower, Mercado, and Van Abbemuseum) and their immediate surroundings (e.g., Smart Thermal Grid (STG) Town Hall Square) more sustainable over ten years based on the principles of The Natural Step. The Town Hall Tower was completed in 2018, and the Town Hall in 2020 (except for the PVT roof). Work is currently underway on Mercado and the Van Abbemuseum, the STG Town Hall Square, and the PVT roof of the Town Hall. The NRE building is scheduled for completion in 2025. The available renovation and maintenance budget for both buildings has been used for the sustainability efforts. By cleverly combining the budgets and incorporating flexibility into the cooperation agreement (through an alliance), we have maximized the sustainability without increasing the annual costs. Moreover, the buildings are now future-proof in every respect and also prepared for hybrid working.

By measuring and analyzing energy data, unnecessary consumption can be easily identified and prevented. The results vary by building, with savings of nearly 30% in some cases.

Cities 4.0 is a European subsidy project to support Bologna, Eindhoven, Helmond, Leuven, and Turku in their climate mission. The challenge for all cities is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing homes and buildings. With an average renovation rate of 0.2% in Europe, it would take well into 2050 for all homes and buildings to be modernized. The cities involved in the Cities 4.0 project want to investigate how the renovation of the existing housing stock can be accelerated. An industrialized solution is needed that provides standardized renovations and partial solutions. To identify solutions, a challenge has been set. The selected parties will work on a pilot in Leuven and Bologna.

In the Eindhoven metropolitan region, municipalities and healthcare institutions have united to fulfill their responsibilities and, especially together with the healthcare institutions, implement the agreements from the National Energy Agreement of 2013 regarding sustainable growth and a widely supported, future-proof energy and climate policy. The aim is to further improve the environmental performance of the healthcare institutions. Through this partnership, the partners want to share knowledge, seize additional opportunities for a better environment, and enhance their performance under the motto: Together you achieve more than alone. The participating partners are named below. This Green Deal aligns with a national Green Deal that is also supported by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.