Venlo City Hall

Osoite: Venlo, Netherlands
Hankeosapuolet: C2C, Kraaijvanger Urbis Architects, Municipality of Venlo
Valmistumisvuosi: 2016

City Hall Venlo’s design is a paramount example of applying the Cradle to Cradle design principles on building scale.
The municipality of Venlo considers Cradle to Cradle as an innovative economic design principle, with the highest possible sustainability as a result.

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Kestävän kehityksen ratkaisut:
The building is not merely sustainable (‘less bad’), but delivers a positive contribution to man, the environment and economy.

The focus of the design for the building is on the following themes (people, planet, profit).
Continuous material cycles:
– Materials are appropriate for a biological- or technological cycle
– Cradle to Cradle certified products are used
– Residues are raw materials for new products
– Products and materials have an added value for users and the environment
Renewable energy:
– The building uses only renewable energy
– There is more renewable energy produced by the building than is used
– There is the possibility to integrate innovative energy solutions over time
– Energy-Efficiency has been applied to integrate renewable energy rather than reduce fossil fuels
– The energy system is (physically and virtually) visible
City Hall Venlo’s design is a paramount example of applying the Cradle to Cradle design principles on building scale.