Climate Quarter

We’re increasingly experiencing more heat stress, drought and floods in the Netherlands, especially in the built environment. How can we keep our homes, offices and other buildings safe and comfortable in this changing climate? Which innovations are needed for the existing buildings? And how can we design our new construction in a climate adaptive way?

For more info, contact Willy Spanjer

Case: moss covered panels

Resypre is testing a bio-receptive concrete product in DreamHûs. This means giving nature the opportunity to settle on vertical surfaces, and making them green in a smart, cheap and practically maintenance-free way.

The livability and footprint of cities is forming a problem, as they mainly make use of ‘hard’ construction materials (concrete, tarmac and brickwork), leaving no space for vegetation. This results in rising temperatures in the city and heat stress, leading to more AC-usage, problems with heavy rainfall because the sewerage can’t handle it and heavy air pollution.

With this pilot on the facade of DreamHûs, Respyre is researching how the technology reacts in the ‘real world’. Specifically, they’re hoping to find answers to two questions: How do the moss covered panels affect the heat in the built environment and can they reach a significant isolation value with these moss covered panels?