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Flemish grants for sustainable urban development
City of Antwerp receives Flemish grants for sustainable urban development via the Urban Renewal Fund. Using this, the city invested in technological innovations for green electricity, a heat network, sustainable mobility, smart homes and more. The biggest challenge: getting the people of Antwerp involved.
New South in Antwerp becomes a sustainable neighbourhood
In the south of Antwerp, where the Scheldt river bends, a new neighbourhood has been developing since 2013. It’s the ideal opportunity to make this new part of the city the sustainable, green neighbourhood of the future.
JUNI
European grants for behavioural change
City of Antwerp is receiving European grants via the call for Urban Innovative Actions. The project is putting the focus on uniting, raising awareness of and bringing about behavioural change in residents. How do you make sustainable living a habit? VITO, imec, Ecopower, Digipolis Antwerpen, De Kringwinkel, Pantopicon and EnergieID will also be working on the project.
Smart Living Together
During info sessions, the neighbourhood is introduced to the ‘Smart Living Together’ project. As well as meeting each other, the residents find out how they could work together for the next three years, and sign up for the project.
© RONNY BRITS
SPRING
2018
A strategic masterplan for New South
On assignment from City of Antwerp and project developer Triple Living, the architectural agency Studio Associato Secchi-Viganò prepared a design for the New South city neighbourhood.
different steps on the road to a circular neighbourhood
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Timeline
© ECOPOWER
AUTUMN
2018
App and the first Energy Café
We are developing an app called Circular South. The residents are brainstorming with us about what info they want included in the app. On 23 April, the first Energy Café get-together takes place. On the agenda: electric share-cars in the neighbourhood, charging points and the setup of a neighbourhood energy group that will invest in solar panels.
© TRIPLE LIVING
© TRIPLE LIVING
Group purchase of circular products
Residents receive a group discount for the purchase of all sorts of circular products such as laptop cases from De Kringwinkel that are made from residual textiles, and cutting boards made from city trees that have been cut down.
© frederik beyens
© CIRCULAIR ZUID
© CIRCULAIR ZUID
© CIRCULAIR ZUID
© Dmytro Zinkevych
© CIRCUIT
© CIRCULAIR ZUID
SPRING
2019
FEBRUARY
2020
Test version of the Circular South app
A test version of the app goes live. The residents use it to look up energy about their own energy use, how much they’re depositing into the garbage and recycling streams, and how much energy the virtual solar panels produce. In the app, they also receive regular tips and challenges based around saving energy, reducing waste and garbage, and recycling.
First actions around circular living
In October 2018, circuit opens its doors: an experience centre focused on circularity. Residents follow workshops there to learn about how to reduce the amount of garbage they accumulate or produce, make their own cleaning products and even how to craft presents using recuperated materials. There is also a bike repair workshop. 100 families entered into the challenge to live 100% garbage-free for 100 days.
Virtual Circules in circulation
Circular living demands effort. But the residents also get something back in return. They can earn circules with it. These are virtual points that they trade for A-card points. The online rewards system was developed with blockchain technology to follow the trajectory of the circules.
END OF
2019
JUNE
2019
Energy challenge
For a full month, the residents attempt to use less energy. A part of the participants managed to save 10%. They not only use less, they are also more aware of the availability of green energy. In this way, they changed their daily energy use.
(Re)opening circuit
The experience centre on circularity, circuit, opens in its definitive location, becoming a community centre.
Less plastic
In the first months of the coronavirus crisis, plastic waste has increased to 13.5 litres per month per family. An action aimed at reducing plastic waste led to 17% fewer plastic bottles, metal containers and drink cartons.
OCTOBRE
2020
FEBRUARI
2021
First solar panels
The first community solar panels of 500-kilowatt peak are installed on the wholesale market.
MAY
2021
JUNE
2021
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© TRIPLE LIVING
© CIRCULAIR ZUID
Smart Living Together
During info sessions, the neighbourhood is introduced to the ‘Smart Living Together’ project. As well as meeting each other, the residents find out how they could work together for the next three years, and sign up for the project.
AUTUMN
2018
European grants for behavioural change
City of Antwerp is receiving European grants via the call for Urban Innovative Actions. The project is putting the focus on uniting, raising awareness
of and bringing about behavioural change in residents. How do you make sustainable living a habit?
VITO, imec, Ecopower, Digipolis Antwerpen, De Kringwinkel, Pantopicon and EnergieID will also
be working on the project.
New South in Antwerp becomes a sustainable neighbourhood
In the south of Antwerp, where the Scheldt river bends, a new neigh-bourhood has been developing since 2013. It’s the ideal opportunity to make this new part of the city the sustainable, green neighbourhood of the future.
Flemish grants for sustainable urban development
City of Antwerp receives Flemish grants for sustainable urban development via the Urban Renewal Fund. Using this, the city invested in technological innovations for green electricity, a heat network, sustainable mobility, smart homes and more. The biggest challenge: getting the people of Antwerp involved.
© TRIPLE LIVING
A strategic masterplan for New South
On assignment from City of Antwerp and project developer Triple Living, the architectural agency Studio Associato Secchi-Viganò prepared a design for the New South city neighbourhood.
different steps on the road to a circular neighbourhood
Timeline
SPRING
2018
First actions around circular living
In October 2018, circuit opens its doors: an experience centre focused on circularity. Residents follow workshops there to learn about how to reduce the amount of garbage they accumulate or produce, make their own cleaning products and even how to craft presents using recuperated materials. There is also a bike repair workshop. 100 families entered into the challenge to live 100% garbage-free for 100 days.
© CIRCULAIR ZUID
© Dmytro Zinkevych
© frederik beyens
First solar panels
The first community solar panels of 500-kilowatt peak are installed on the wholesale market.
FEBRUARI
2021
Less plastic
In the first months of the coronavirus crisis, plastic waste has increased to 13.5 litres per month per family. An action aimed at reducing plastic waste led to 17% fewer plastic bottles, metal containers and drink cartons.
© CIRCUIT
Group purchase of circular products
Residents receive a group discount for the purchase of all sorts of circular products such as laptop cases from De Kringwinkel that are made from residual textiles, and cutting boards made from city trees that have been cut down.
OCTOBRE
2020
SPRING
2019
© CIRCULAIR ZUID
Energy challenge
For a full month, the residents attempt to use less energy. A part of the participants managed to save 10%. They not only use less, they are also more aware of the availability of green energy. In this way, they changed their daily energy use.
FEBRUARY
2020
Virtual Circules in circulation
Circular living demands effort. But the residents also get something back in return. They can earn circules with it. These are virtual points that they trade for A-card points. The online rewards system was developed with blockchain technology to follow the trajectory of the circules.
Test version of the Circular South app
A test version of the app goes live.
The residents use it to look up energy about their own energy use, how much they’re depositing into the garbage and recycling streams, and how much energy the virtual solar panels produce. In the app, they also receive regular tips and challenges based around saving energy, reducing waste and garbage, and recycling.
JUNE
2019
END OF
2019
© CIRCULAIR ZUID
App and the first
Energy Café
We are developing an app called Circular South. The residents are brainstorming with us about what info they want included in the app.
On 23 April, the first Energy Café get-together takes place. On the agenda: electric share-cars in the neigh-
bourhood, charging points and the setup of a neighbourhood energy group that will invest in solar panels.