Eva/Lanxmeer
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City of the Sun
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Ecological Housing in the Netherlands
Eva Lanxmeer
Eva/Lanxmeer in the town of Culemborg is a social-ecological district of 24 ha built on a former farmland surrounding a protected drinking water extraction area. The deep green district, located near the railway station, consists of 250 dwellings, 40.000 m2 of offices and business units, information centre, wellness centre, congress centre, bars, restaurants and hotel.and an urban ecological farm (assuring biological food and contact with nature). The structure of the urban plan is mainly based on the record of the existing landscape.
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City of the Sun
Opened officially on 23 September 2009 by crown prince Willem Alexander, the City of the Sun is Europe’s first CO2 neutral residential project and the biggest in the world. The project is a shining example of the application of solar energy in housing. The project is the brainchild of architect Ashok Bhalotra, who hopes the City of the Sun will prove a source of infection from which the energy virus will cause a worldwide epidemic. With an aggregate potential of 5 megawatt in solar energy (in the combined HAL location, consisting of Heerhugowaard, Alkmaar and Langendijk) this project is unique in the world. The construction of the City of the Sun, part of the so-called HAL Vinex location, contributes to the realization of the Dutch energy targets to realize 20% sustainable energy while at the same time reducing CO2 emissions by 30%.
From a coal and gas country the Netherlands is slowly changing into a country of wind, solar and soil energy. The Chinese government has announced its intention to adopt and apply this system in China.
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