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De Woonplaats and IDFA challenging approach for a social housing association

Fons CatauManaging director

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Housing association De Woonplaats

– Real Estate company. We have to make profit. We don’t receive government grants and since 2008 we are no longer exempted from taxes

– Private Companies with public task and the obligation to invest capital for targets set by a legal framework

– Our main activity is providing accommodation to people with low income and a weak position on the housing market. We also invest in all kinds of “social” real estate (schools, crèches, care centres etc.)

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Main challenges for the De Woonplaats– Aging population– Urban renewal– Right of independent living for disabled people– High costs and diminishing returns (Dutch

rental policy)– Economic crisis; dropping demand for owner

occupied accommodation– Durability and energy saving– Changing preferences of consumers

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Strategies De Woonplaats

– Reducing costs (TCO) of our Real Estate– Increasing flexibility projects – adaptability of

projects at low costs– Investing in durability and low use of energy;

C2C as a possibility– Increasing quality of our product– Building products with a high design quality – Innovation as a driving force for our activities

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IDF and De WoonplaatsExperience from earlier projects

– Aalten: ‘drager-inbouw’ project’ 1985– Winterswijk: adaptable building 1985– Groenlo: Health centre 2000– Winterswijk: AZC (Asylum) 2002– Enschede: RGVO (Results-oriented property

maintenance) and RGBO projects; ongoing examples “Plein West-Indië and Prismare”

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AZC (Asylum centre) Winterswijk

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IDF projects

– Health Centre Velp– Stoinkslanden Enschede – conversion of

outdated houses for elderly from the 1970th’s. Possible an extension module for high-rises.

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Health Centre Velp

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Stroinkslanden Enschede

Group dwelling with care services

Wheelchair accessible Dwelling/elderly peopleDwelings

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Cooperation

Foundation Pioneering – Innovation Platform Twente

– University Twente/Saxion Hogescholen (colleges)– Building companies and suppliers– Architects – Local Authorities

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Expectation

IDF will give us the opportunity to meet the challenges.

–Reducing costs–Higher quality, more use of prefab–Flexibility–Durability (energy saving and C2C)

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Possible dangers

–Not in line with demand of consumer –Use of not proven technologies–Poor design–Financial targets not meeting