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Reduce, reuse and produce potentials for De Waag on Nieuwmarkt

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By the year 2040, Amsterdam aims to be independent from natural gas, and by 2050 the entire city needs to be carbon neutral; to meet these ambitions it is crucial to define a long-term strategy for the historical city centre, the area with the highest heat demand density.

As part as the High-hanging fruit research programme and in collaboration with the Green Light District (link somehow), De Waag building was chosen as a case study to examine the possibilities and restrictions of sustainable heating of monumental buildings.

This report examines what combined strategies “reduce”, “reuse” and “produce” would be the most suitable to make De Waag independent from natural gas, while improving indoor comfort and preserving the aesthetic and historic values of the monument. The aim is to propose energy retrofit concepts that can be combined with an aquathermal energy system. The work also proposes an integrated vision of the gradual heat transition of the neighbourhood: starting with appropriate insulation measures for De Waag and a local heat and cold grid on Nieuwmarkt.


This research was executed by Maéva Dang, Andy van den Dobbelsteen and Leo Gommans.

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