Municipality of Amsterdam
Green Municipal Buildings
By: Ronald van Warmerdam

Structure
Goal: Green municipal buildings
Is this possible?
4 solutions
Conclusion
Questions

Goal
CO2 neutral municipal buildings
1. Reduce energy consumption
2. Use alternative energy sources
3. Use fossil energy as efficient as possible

CO2 neutral buildings – possible now?
With all the technical solutions available
New buildings: up to 80%
In the near future: 100%
Old buildings: up to 30% -70%
3 examples

Municipal office: “ZuiderAmstel”

Municipal building: “Oost Watergraafsmeer”

Municipal building: “City Archives”

Neutral buildings possible?
In the old city?
No…Not on the site of a single building
But:
4 steps to reach our goal: 100%
To solve the last 20%: new buildings
To solve the last 60% - 30% : old buildings

Solution / step 1
Flex working and remote working
Rethink the way we work
Reduce on floor space
Reduce on building costs
Energy consumption

Solution / step 2
Renew your design process
Set new goals and new principles
Use all technical solutions available
Change the design process
Work with experienced people
Architects, technical engineers etc.
Use aids to control the design process
Braeem, Leed, Green Calc, People Planet Profit,
Cradle to cradle, Eco efficient, passive building etc.

Solution / step 3
Alternative energy!
Sun: PV cells and sun boilers
Humans: use human warmth
Climate: wind and water
Earth:
–Heat and cold storage
–Geothermic energy
On site or remote

Solution / step 4
Alternative energy on a larger scale
Neighbours (current / green challenge)
Neighbourhood
Area
City
State
Country

Qurrent
Qurrent has in fact developed
computer controlled energy
management for entire streets,
through which the available
energy can be optimized between
all houses. That's a break-through.

Conclusion
Co2 neutral (100%):
Flex working and remote working
Renew your design process
Alternative energy!
Alternative energy on a larger scale

Return to the energy of the sun