Site visit De Ceuvel, an urban oasis
Omschrijving
De Ceuvel is a planned workplace for creative and social enterprises adjacent to the van Hasselt kanaal off the river IJ in Amsterdam North. The land was secured for a 10-year lease from the city of Amsterdam after a group of initiators won a tender to turn the site into a regenerative urban oasis. The former industrial plot will be turned into one of the most unique and sustainable urban developments in Europe. The site, which is now heavily polluted, will feature imaginatively retrofitted houseboats placed around a winding bamboo walkway and surrounded by an undulating landscape of soil-cleaning plants. Each of the upgraded boats will house offices, ateliers, or workshops for creative and social enterprises, and the plan also includes a public teahouse and bed & breakfast.
During the excursion the focus will be on the high- and low-tech solutions that make De Ceuvel a self sustaining system. Using waste to build amazing things and an intelligent use of resources is applied to sustainable energy, water harvesting and purification, sanitation coupled to food production and the monitoring these flows that sustain the system.
Please take note: the excursion will be in English.
For more information on how the site will be a living lab for sustainability in the built environment, the Cleantech Playground report online: http://innovatienetwerk.onlinetouch.nl/216
14:00 - 16:00 Excursion
16:00 - 17:00 Drinks
Spreker(s)
Chris Monaghan
Chris has a background in politics and management. He is responsible for Metabolic’s people, operations, and project development.
Locatie
1032 KA Amsterdam
Organisator
KIVI International Engineers
Metabolic Lab (www.metaboliclab.nl)
Naam en contactgegevens voor informatie
Jasper Flapper