As an energy engineering student, I come across a lot of inventions that are about to save the world. At least, if they would ever get further than their inventor’s desk. Sometimes low-tech solutions can have a way bigger impact, simply because they happen. Urban development site de Ceuvel in the up-and-coming Amsterdam Noord area is a gem that exemplifies exactly what I’m talking about.
De Ceuvel: sustainable urban development and cleantech playground
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One of the workshop rooms at de Ceuvel (photo: Metabolism) -
Artist impression of the Ceuvel before its realisation (courtesy: space&matter) -
De Ceuvel cafe is cosy-with-a-hippy-touch (photo: Metabolism) -
Nothing is lost at de Ceuvel: water and waste streams are recovered (photo: Metabolism) -
De Ceuvel seen from the water side -
During construction, old houseboats were hauled onshore and refubished (photo: Metabolism) -
In the aquaponic greenhouse, human waste is used as fertiliser (photo: Metabolism)
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