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Hello Zuidas Green Business Club Zuidas Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office VII 2018 3 Foreword

What does art in public spaces and a locally brewed beer have to do with sustainability? Somebody asked this question at the presentation of last year’s edition of this report. A valid question.

The relationship between sustainability and the ‘nicer’ things, quality of life, can be problematic. To live more sustainably, we need to make concessions. Give up the fast company car, choose meals more carefully, consume less and adhere to stricter (building) rules: sustainability requires work, and sometimes, it even hurts a little.

Nevertheless, we believe that sustainability and quality of life can go hand in hand, and can even reinforce each other. Even more so, one cannot be without the other, as sustainability also means future-proof, and in the domain of urban Photo: Anne Imfeld development, this can only be achieved if space is given to human development, a pleasant, attractive living and work environment with social cohesion. For this reason this Zuidas sustainably report includes initiatives and activities that strengthen liveability and liveliness. Therefore, aside from the latest developments on energy savings and mobility, you will also find, for example, an electric delivery van that Zuidas companies have donated to the food bank (Voedselbank), as well as the ‘Get Lost’ art route and other cultural subjects.

In the domain of more ‘serious’ sustainability, Zuidas made strong progress in the last year. Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office has issued ‘building envelopes’ for developers, with guidelines for nature, water and sustainability. For example, new developments must include high-quality green on roofs, the electricity network has been worked on extensively, as we want to move Zuidas away from the reliance on natural gas, and we also worked intensively on intelligent city logistics to reduce the constant inflow of deliveries in the area. These measures, combined with the ‘soft measures’ mentioned earlier, have made Zuidas a more pleasant and more liveable place in 2018. Sustainability can hurt sometimes, but it makes life better in the end.

Eline Kik David van Traa Olivier Otten Programme director Director Zuidas Director Green Business Club Municipality of Hello Zuidas

Zuidas Amsterdam Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 5 Contents Beyond the business case

Working in Zuidas, I often see energy in raising them, but you people pitching creative, clever and don’t ask yourself what your profits Foreword 3 sustainable projects to companies. will be, do you?’ Good point. Efforts Most of these start-ups construct in climate change should be made a logical narrative – starting with that logic: well thought out, with a problem, ending with its but unconditionally. For, as long as Editorial 5 solution – all supported by a people keep asking ‘What do I get proper business case. That business out of it?’ we will not get anywhere case is provided to convince at all. And that question is easy companies to participate or invest. to answer anyway. How about The start-up proposes a win-win clean air, less natural disasters, 1 Mobility & scenario: its product or service is anyone? I am reminded of an old environmentally friendly and the advertisement for a credit card potential investor saves money company: ‘Heavy investment in or stands to earn more money: climate change policy? 159 billion Logistics 6 everybody is happy. Euro. A liveable world? Priceless…’ There are a lot of opportunities for smart and innovative companies The climate conference in Poland during this energy transition, also held in December 2018 concluded 2 Public spaces 14 in Zuidas. But for now, more than that we need to work more intensely anything, the transition will cost to protect our planet from further a lot of money. Yet, the more we global warming. This conclusion spend now, the less it will cost us in was based on the IPCC report (the the future. United Nations body for assessing 3 Buildings 20 the science related to climate In its bi-annual risk analysis the change) published earlier that year. Dutch Central Bank (DNB) warns In the report a significant difference about the financial consequences in consequences is described 4 Energy 28 of waiting too long before executing between 1.5 degrees Celsius global a radical climate policy. “Delay warming and 2 degrees Celsius. increases the risk that ‘abrupt’ With “only” 1.5 degrees, weather measures will be necessary, which will be less extreme, as will the could lead to ‘heavy losses’ for damage to our ecosystem, sea 5 Waste & the Dutch financial sector” (NRC, levels will rise 10 centimetre less by 18 October 2018). The Dutch 2100 and developing countries will National Bank thereafter presents have a significantly reduced chance four possible scenarios in which of suffering from food and water Circularity 32 far-reaching climate policy, scarcity. In addition, a global rise of increased CO2 prices and linked 1.5 degrees Celsius as opposed to energy prices cause from 48 up to 2, will cost three to four times less, 159 billion Euros of losses; ‘only’ despite any economic slowdown 6 Water & 48 billion if we act quickly and resulting from strict laws and accurately now, 159 billion in the guidelines. worst scenario, if we wait too long. And these losses don’t even include Half a degree, one cannot even feel Greenery 36 actual investments in solutions, that difference in air temperature. we’re talking about pure devaluation However, that half degree will save of assets. us billions and billions in damages, and more so: nature, a more stable We cannot avoid that the measures political environment, less drought. 7 Community 40 we need to take, will affect the In other words, a liveable world. All economy; companies and personal that for just half a degree. If that is finances, regardless of income level. not a good business case, I do not Therefor the question ‘What’s in know what is. Colophon 46 it for me?’ is no longer relevant, definitely not in the long term. ‘You should approach it as you Maartje Oome would a child’ a friend of mine said Photo: Lotte Gottschal in discussion, ‘You invest a lot of Editor-in-Chief Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 Modal split Distribution of mobilities from and to the Zuidas

1 % 1 % on foot on foot 21 % 21 % car 24 % car bike 27 % bike

1 % motor- 1 % % cycle 2 motor- e-bike 2017 cycle 2018 3 % e-bike 1 % moped/ % scooter 1 moped/ scooter 36 % 14 % 30 % BTM 14 % train train BTM

Source: Mobility study Zuidas 2016 Accessibility Task Force and preliminary results 2017. (Current research ultimately also contains the data from 2018)

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From owner to user Part of the mobility transition is a move from ownership to use. More and more bike-sharing schemes, e-bike sharing and electric car-sharing schemes are being used. Mobility budgets offered by companies allow employees to decide for themselves how they wish to travel to and from their workplace. The Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office directors, partners and involved employers in the area issued a combined tender for the development of Mobility as a Service (MaaS). This service will allow a traveller to see which mode of transport is most suitable at any given moment while taking personal preferences into account and factors such as how busy the roads and railways are. The service will allow the user to reserve their trip and pay with the same system. Such a service is being developed at an advanced pace to improve access to Zuidas and the area. The specifications were published in January 2019 Photo: S. Pennington de Jongh and the MaaS service should be available by the end of 2019.

Trying a new way of traveling In anticipation of these Photo: Accenture developments a number of pilot programmes were launched that allowed Zuidas employees to try flexible ways of travelling. Employees who live north of Amsterdam were introduced to the Noord/Zuid metro line as an Mobility & additional mode of transport 1 instead of travelling by car. The Zuidas Mobility Experience saw 75 employees leave their car at home for a month and test other modes Logistics of transport. Another experiment allowed employees of companies

Gemiddelde waardering reis Zuidas Goods and personal transport Smarter and Sustainable focusses Average valuation van verschillende modaliteiten encompass 24% of the total on the transitioning of mobility commute to and CO2 emitted in The whereby air quality, logistics and from Zuidas Netherlands. innovation play an important role. Photo: Kees Winkelman Traffic has a large impact on an We are on the verge of unveiling the of different modalities area’s atmosphere and Zuidasdok,7,1 an infrastructure 7,1 in the WTC building to leave their of the bicycle and public transport liveability. The , Hello Zuidas, measure that will greatly influence car and take public transport to is another great mix, either using a Green Business Club Zuidas, the mobility around Zuidas. In the work for free for one or more days privately-owned bicycle or a shared BYCS and the Taskforce long term, this will have a positive a week. Hello Bike, allowing the last leg of Bereikbaarheid Zuidas have impact, but in the short term we all the journey to be done with been working for years to have to adapt to keep Zuidas Bicycle pedal-power. 2018 saw a positive ensure sustainable mobility in accessible in a sustainable manner. In the end, the bicycle and walking trend. People who live less than five Zuidas in its ‘Smarter and The Smarter and Sustainable are the most sustainable modes of kilometres from Zuidas are using Sustainable’ programme. programme works with large transport. In the Smarter and the bicycle more and more (source: employers allowing them to offer a Sustainable programme, Zuidas Mobiliteitsonderzoek 2018). The smart mix of flexible and last-mile employees are encouraged to cycle e-bike in particular is winning

mobility solutions. as much as possible. A combination market share. Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 8 9

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2017 Photo: Arcadis Productgroep - Modal split 32 % auto High level 7 % auto met Afval natransport 7 % BTM Bloemen Smart city logistics1 % e-bike survey in 2018 to launch pilot given to the problems this causes 27% fiets Drukwerk City logistics is becoming1 % lopen a larger projects in 2019. for residents, large distributors and Eten en Drinken 2 % brommer/ focus of Zuidas mobility snopolicy.rfiets /Itm otor suppliers. Food distribution Photo: Jorrit ‘t Hoen Facilitair encompasses all goods23 % andtrein services Catering logistics demands extra attention and is ICT/Techniek 2017 20that1 are8 delivered to offices and Deliveries for hotels, cafés and more complex than other city Avoiding traffic jams with the Noord/Zuid-line Kantoorinrichting residents in the area,20 such18 as post restaurants, which form a large part logistics due to food safety and the Overigen/Diversen and package deliveries,21 % wasteauto of city logistics, is growing fast in large variation of products In 2018, 150 people who work in Zuidas and live north of Amsterdam were given a month’s free pass to try the Post en Paketten transport and office1 4supplies. % BTM The Zuidas. More restaurants, cafés and delivered. An integral approach Noord/Zuid metro line. This offer was an initiative of the GVB, Zuidasdok and Hello Zuidas. Participants could 2 % e-bike ambition to have city24 logistics% fiets fully bars are being opened while the consulting with all parties including park free at the P+R station Amsterdam Noord and travel by metro to the Zuidas – a 15-minute trip. In most emission-free in 20251% whilelopen roads are becoming more suppliers, distributors, cases the travel time is less than when travelling by car. 2% brommer/ Bron: Mobiliteitsonderzoek Taskforce Bereikbaarheidimproving Zuidas safety2016 and accessibilitysnorfiets/m otor congested, causing fast-rising costs entrepreneurs and the Municipality en voorlopige resultaten 2017. (Lopend onderzoekcan bevat only uiteindelijk be achieved 36 if % wetrein work for last-mile deliveries. The question of Amsterdam can provide ook de data van 2018) together. The motto is: reduce, is if the current distribution network solutions. Restaurant and café improve and make more ‘green’. A will be maintainable without any owners have a key role in making number of companies and change in the supply chain. Until decisions about the distribution of organisations took part in a data recently, little attention has been goods.

Source: Mobility study Zuidas 2016 Accessibility Taskforce and provisional results for 2017 (ongoing research ultimately also includes the 2018 data).

Modal split Modal split Ghulam Regain, NINE restaurant Marion Dijkman, secretary at Clive Pritchard, managing director Verdeling van mobiliteiten van en naar Zuidas Distribution of mobilities from and to Zuidas and cooking studio owner Loyens & Loeff at Savills Investments ‘The trial offer was a great success. ‘The North/South-line surpassed ‘I rediscovered public transport thanks I arrived at work quickly and avoided my expectations. After the summer to this experiment. It reminded me of 1 % 1 % % % traffic jams while the connections I faced the busy morning rush hour when I lived in London: travelling on 1 1 on foot on foot lopen lopen were excellent. I live in Amsterdam yet again with traffic jams on the A10 the underground is fast. The Noord/ 21 % 21 % 21 % 21 % car 24 % car Noord and this way of commuting is and on the exit roads to Purmerend Zuid-line is the ideal connection auto 24 % auto 27 % % bike quicker than by car. When the trial and Volendam. During the trial, I took between the North of Amsterdam and fiets 27 bike fiets finished, I bought a public transport the bus from Purmerend to Ilpendam the South. It is wonderful to avoid card. Now I always take the metro.’ and switched to the metro in Noord. sitting in traffic jams that often start 1 % % 1 motor- 1 % A breath of fresh air. No traffic before you even leave the parking lot! motor 1 % 2 % % cycle motor- jams, no stress. It only took slightly Having said that, the toilets at the 2 motor e-bike e-bike cycle 3 % longer by car on a quiet day. This Amsterdam Noord station could be 3 % 2017 2018 2017 2018 e-bike way of traveling allows me to get better and using the OV bikes could e-bike 1 % % 1 moped/ more exercise. Now that the trial has be easier. The Park+Ride should also brommer/ 1 % % scooter ended, I regularly leave the car at have license plate recognition. Despite scooter 1 moped/ brommer/ scooter home to travel by public transport these comments I am very pleasantly scooter 14 % 14 % 36 % 30 % 14 % and relax.’ surprised!’ 36 % 30 % % BTM BTM 14 train train BTM trein trein BTM Text: Romy Lange

Bron: Mobiliteitsonderzoek Taskforce Bereikbaarheid Zuidas 2016 en voorlopige resultaten 2017. (Lopend onderzoek bevat uiteindelijk ook Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 de data van 2018) 10 11

Mobility Participants were extremely enthusiastic Sustainable mobility at Stibbe and some bought the Speed Pedelec, When Stibbe moved into its new office while others are contemplating a on the Beethovenplein, it changed its purchase. Infrastructure, purchase costs parking policy and significantly reduced Go cycling and weather are the key concerns the number of cars and the CO2 The Go Cycling campaign was launched according to a survey held after the emissions. Employees now primarily in October 2018 by BYCS in cooperation try-out. Winkelman Photo: Kees take public transport or cycle to work. with Zuidasdok, Zuidas Amsterdam Modern technology in the new offices Development Office, Green Business Impact survey on smart working at EY and services offered by Stibbe make Club Zuidas and Hello Zuidas. It has EY calculated the value of its ‘smart (international) travel hardly necessary been proven that cycling to work working’ approach in 2018. A Total Value anymore. reduces short-term sick leave and avoids concept was applied by quantifying and long-term illness. Cycling also improves monetising the economic, social and Hello bike Electric shared cars mental health. Employees can visit www. environmental impact. By allowing A number of companies in Zuidas use go-cycling.org for tips, information about employees flexible workspace options, car sharing for business purposes. rules and regulations, local bike routes EY realised an average societal worth of Employees can take the train or cycle 160 hello Bikes and options to buy, lease or share bikes 5.3 million Euros a year. The largest to work and still have a car at hand to and e-bikes. The site also provides positive impact was found to be in the travel to an appointment. Even better information for employers to make social domain as employees could spend 17 dropzones than sharing is electric sharing. ABN bicycles more attractive as means of the time in other ways that they would AMRO and EY have recently started transport for their employees. normally spend commuting. The costs of using shared car supplier Amber that Photo: TCA working at home were less than the 15.000 app downloads only offers electric cars. A smartphone WAVE increased productivity, reduction of application allows users to reserve a car BYCD started WAVE to stimulate young accidents and the reduction of CO2 and + to drive to their business appointment Electric driving at Van Lanschot Accessibility Dashboard Zuidas journeys per day people to take up the bicycle as an PM10 (nanoparticle) emissions. 200 and return home in the evening by bike Kempen The Taskforce Bereikbaar Zuidas is alternative for travelling by public or public transport. From 23 September to 1 November a collaboration between a number transport, scooter and car, instead of Cycling in the Zuidas 2019, 25 lease drivers at Van Lanschot of larger employers in Zuidas. The spending many hours watching screens During the We Make the City festival Kempen swapped their own car for an Taskforce launched the Accessibility and getting little exercise. The campaign BYCS organised an event to stimulate Zuidas Mobility Experience 2.0 electric car for two to three days. After Dashboard Zuidas in 2018. Data from started in September at the ROC College cycling in Zuidas every day. An Seventy-five people working in Zuidas their test-drive most employees were many sources about accessibility for Zuid. Students received a free Swapfiets exhibition on city planning and tried new types of transport for a month pleasantly surprised and are considering car, public transport and the bicycle in exchange for sending weekly feedback architecture with a focus on bicycles was and left the car at home in April 2018. opting for an electric car the next time are grouped together. The dashboard about their experience. opened in the bicycle parking lot under The Zuidas Mobility Experience allowed they buy a new car. The cars were silent, visualises how accessible Zuidas is the Gustav Mahlerplein. A lecture on the employees to try new ways of travelling fine for commuting and charging them at any time, which means targeted E-bike try-out role of the bicycle in the city of the free and without contracts. Feedback was easy. The range was a concern for actions can be undertaken to ensure To foster enthusiasm for the electric bike future was held, together with the from this initiative and the one before it, some due to the commuting distance. accessibility and improve access. as an alternative for the car or public Amsterdam University of Applied offers insights into how the end-user will transport, Green Business Club Zuidas Sciences: Where can the bicycle take us? use Mobility as a Service in the future. Changing behaviour: It’s Your Choice Breikers organised a try-out for twenty employees In addition, bicycle tours were organised The wishes and needs have been A travel concept developed for the The Breikers employer network took up of Zuidas companies to test the Speed from Zuidas to the NDSM docks: We included in the aforementioned MaaS Amsterdam transport region, Provincie offices in Zuidas in 2018. In collaboration Pedelec bicycle (45 km/h) for two weeks. Bike the City. Zuidas proposal. Noord-Holland and entrepreneur with Breikers, 200 companies network ORAM, targets the intrinsic throughout Amsterdam have ensured need for freedom of choice in travellers. that almost 10 000 less people a day Photo: GBC Zuidas With a no-nonsense message and a travel during peak commuting hours. nudge, the programme gave people a Breikers will work more intensively with ‘Push’ to take the metro or a different local organisations in Zuidas such as public transport option. There was no Hello Zuidas and Green Business Club discussion about which transport is the Zuidas to advise employees on how to best or any annoying messages. The make their daily commute even more concept consisted of two parts: a Low smart, sustainable and easy. Car Diet e-bike pilot programme for 31 employees from the VUmc and Loyens & From A to Zuidas Loeff who, amongst others, biked from The city council, companies and other Waterland to metro station Noord where organisations think of new solutions they got on the Noord/Zuid-line line. Six for sustainable transport every day. Photo: Kees Winkelman people immediately bought an e-bike! The platform www.vanatotzuidas.nl Another 32 people from the Waterland was developed to give employers and made use of a free trial that was sent travellers an overview of the possibilities TCA and RAI Amsterdam encourage by post after signing up through the and alternatives. A clear overview of electric taxis Flitsmeister app. A unique public current mobility projects, suppliers and On the ‘Day of Sustainability’ 10 October transport starters package for travellers products is presented to help employees 2018, Amsterdam taxi company TCA from Waterland to the Zuidas included offer more efficient and sustainable deployed only electric cars for all trips bus, tram and metro tickets, door-to- mobility to their employees. It helps from the RAI. They also agreed that door travel advice, and an overview travellers to choose a more sustainable environmentally-friendly taxis would of all the bicycle rental opportunities. mobility solution as well. have priority during events, meaning A number of talks were held with that emission-free taxis will always be at employers to discuss policy changes on the head of the queue at taxi stands at how to advise newly hired employees on

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Door survey Leveringen aan bedrijven Leveringen aan bTo eachievedri emission-freejven deliveries we Deliveries to the catering en horeca per week en horeca permust w knoweek what is delivered, to whom, and when. Together with students industry per week from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Green Building Council Zuidas conducted a survey of the WTC, VU Amsterdam, ABN AMRO and the Symphony tower to count what entered 14 3 the2 premises.45 Not only did the extent of the problem and the need for solutions 143 245 leveranciers levbecomeeringen clear, the survey provided ideas for concrete interventions – both in the 143 245 leveranciers leveringen short and long term. The most suitable suppliers deliveries approach seems to be the one by Trias Logistica that focusses on minimising Source: HvA, Urban Technology research program unnecessary transport. The next step is Photo: RAI Amsterdam to transport more efficiently by bundling Leveringen aan bedrijven goods and finally to encourage electric Kloppenburg as keynote speaker, Amsterdam have charging stations. transport. splinter sessions were organised around Quick-charge stations were installed at en E-bikeshor eAccentureca per week changes such as the construction of as possible. Delays and extra traffic package and postal deliveries by bike the Amsterdam depot so electric cars Accenture started a trial with e-bikes in the Zuidasdok are not included in their searching for the destination around Green Deal Zero Emission City logistics (BYCS), procurement (Green Business can be quickly made ready for their next July 2018. Fifty colleagues tested both decision-making. To be ‘future-proof’, the RAI is minimised, CO2 emissions During Green Business Club’s Zuidas Club Zuidas), catering sector logistics rental and more customers can choose normal and high-speed bicycles for the Amsterdam University of Applied are reduced and a more efficient annual CEO-breakfast in May 2018 all (Hello Zuidas), and water transport for an emission-free car. commuting. Some employees biked 40 Sciences and Hello Zuidas started construction and deconstruction is present signed the Green Deal Zero construction logistics (ORAM). These km every day instead of taking their car mapping the logistics of the catering ensured. Other parties may use the Emission City logistics. By signing the sessions are part of projects that Construction logistics by waterways to and from work. In 2019 Accenture sector. The first results were shared space when the buffer area is not document, companies pledged to back contribute to the emission-free city Construction is increasing enormously in wants to make the e-bikes a permanent during We Make the City in Circl. Their needed by RAI. The buffer area was emission-free city logistics by 2025. logistics in 2025 goal. Zuidas. Aside from residential buildings 14part3 of its mobility package.245 research will continue in 2019. created in collaboration with the City The focus is on procurement, waste and offices, Zuidasdok and Zuid station of Amsterdam, Rijkswaterstaat and the and package deliveries. The signatures Electrification at Sixt are on the agenda until 2028. How do leverancieZuidasdokrs update leveringen Buffer area RAI Amsterdam Port of Amsterdam. RAI Amsterdam confirm support for this ambition at Car rental company Sixt started we ensure that the transport of building Zuidasdok is currently one of the In September RAI Amsterdam opened and its logistics partner DB Schenker directorial level and offers access to a increasing its electric fleet in 2018. materials have minimal impact on the largest infrastructure projects in The a new buffer area in Amsterdam ran a pilot project during the Metstrade network for knowledge and experience New models were added such as the environment? An alternative for road Netherlands. Zuidasdok will ensure Westpoort. During events where a convention for professionals in the on smart and clean logistics. Jaguar I-PACE, Tesla Model S and the transport is transport by waterways. better accessibility for Zuidas and the busy construction or deconstruction pleasure-boat industry. During build-up Volkswagen e-Golf offering an electric Many construction materials can be northern parts of the Randstad. The is expected, the area outside Zuidas and deconstruction of the Metstrade, DB We Make The City alternative for Leache vrentaler category.ingen atransportedan be fromdr theijv Amsterdamen A10 Zuid will tunnel underground at the is used to regulate traffic to and from Schenker allowed participants to deliver During the city-wide festival We Make The share of plug-in hybrid models harbour by boat to a building hub such Leveriheartng ofen Zuidas. a Thean project be includesdrij venthe RAI. The 15 000 m2 area is large their goods to a storage facility outside The City (20–24 July 2018) BYC, Green also increased. Sixt investeden h in oits recaas per in the Nieuwewe ekMeer. From there en muchho rgreen:ec publica per spaces w ande tunnelek enough to hold 90 trucks. The trucks of Amsterdam. The goods were grouped Business Club Zuidas, Hello Zuidas own charging infrastructure: the first the materials can continue to their roofs will include green areas as well are registered and move to the RAI and transported to and from the RAI in and ORAM organised a well-attended charging possibilities were installed for destination with smaller transport as buildings that are part of the station Amsterdam when needed. an environmentally-friendly Scania LPG programme on emission-free city electrical cars at the RAI Amsterdam solutions such as cargo bikes or electric will have green roofs. Having the road In this way trucks arrive at the right truck, and were unloaded with electric logistics in Circl. In addition to Geert outlet and now all outlets in and around vans. routed underground for over a kilometre time at the RAI and leave as quickly forklift trucks. 14will3 improve air quality and2 ensure45 less leveranciesound rpollutions in the centrallev eringenarea. Results door survey Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences at three large companies in Zuidas; number of stops per Caroline Gehrels, Arcadis | Photo: GBC Zuidas Zuidasdok is being realised by ZuidPlus. hour, per product grouphour, per product group Zuidplus uses electric deliveries as 120 143 245Waste much as possible to minimise CO2 leveranciers leveringenFlowers emissions. Construction will commence Printed matter in 2018 and is expected to be completed 100 Food and drink in 2028. Facility Service ICT / Technology Logistics 80 Office interior Other / Miscellaneous Leveringen aan bedrijMailven and Packages Catering sector supply survey 60 In 2018 the Amsterdam University of en horeca per week Applied Sciences and Hello Zuidas Frequency started a survey into deliveries for cafés, restaurants and hotels in Zuidas. 40 The survey showed that there is little 143 245 awareness for the impact deliveries leveranciers leveringen have. Even sustainable owners do not 20 consider supply deliveries a priority. The current accessibility of Zuidas is good and companies Lhavee vfewe problemsring en aan bedrijven 0 with their supply chain making the 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 urgency for improvement less obvious. en horeca per week Time

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Vivalditunnel Similar construction work on the Vivalditunnel was happening by the EY offices at the same time. This tunnel will connect the A. Vivaldistraat to the Beatrixpark. Foundation pillars where delivered to the area between the southern road of the A10 and the train tracks to start building the first deck of the cycling and pedestrian tunnel. Simultaneously, dam walls were inserted into the ground to support part of the A10 while digging the tunnel. December also saw the start of the second construction site for the Brittenpassage under the Parnassusweg viaduct. The Zuidasdok is starting to take form in the dynamic public space of the Zuidas area.

Verdi A new area was added to Zuidas on Photo: Jos Moerkamp 1 January 2018 increasing the surface area to 245 hectares: Verdi. In 2017 consultations were held development goals in the area. the second part of 2018. with owners and users to collect Estate owners, organisations, Participants could vote and join in information about the area, and to residents and users could the discussion about the goals for listen to plans, possibilities and participate. In April a number of public space such as for cars, challenges. In 2018 Zuidas public meetings were organised as bicycle, green areas, water and sport organised a participation trajectory well as online input collected about facilities. The results from the Photo: P.Geenen with the Zuidas Amsterdam the various proposals. Hello Zuidas consultations where included in the Development Office and organised a meeting with its further development that continues stakeholders to discuss and shape members about the Verdi area in in 2019. Public Source: municipality of Amsterdam 2 1238 cases on public space reported Modal split spaces Verdeling van mobiliteiten van en naar Zuidas remaining 1 % 1 % Meldingen lopen lopen 21 % 21 % openbare ruimte With the start of construction With the construction area on the auto 24 % auto 19% fiets 27 % on Zuidasdok, Zuidas will Arnold Schönberglaan having been waste fiets experience a metamorphosis. prepared in August 2018, Zuidasdok overig Public spaces will look is becoming more real for residents water and 4% 1 % afval different in the next few years and visitors. In December 2018 greenery 37% motor 1 % 2 % motor 10% with changes in infrastructure heavy trucks bought foundation e-bike 16% for cars, public transport, pillars over the Mahlerplein to 12% 2018 3 % e-bike bicycles and pedestrians. All support the construction of the first 1 % 10% brommer/ this while general construction part of the Brittenpassage that will % street furniture and scooter 1 work continues besides the provide another passage under the brommer/ general day-to-day functioning railway and another entrance to the objects in public 28% scooter 36 % 14 % 30 % of the existing offices, shops, new Amsterdam Zuid station. space BTM 14 % openbaar trein trein BTM restaurants, cafes, hotels, the groen en university and the hospital. water

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App to design pocketpark The Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office has been in dialogue with residents (and other users) through an app from May 2018 about three areas of Spotlight public space that still need development plans in the Benjamin Brittenstraat, the Peter Schatstraat and the Leonard Bernsteinstraat. How do residents and users want to structure these areas? Every few weeks the Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office asked participants questions through the app. The designs for the public areas will be themed around ‘play’, ‘meeting’ and ‘green’ and take the input from the app into account

for completion in early 2019. Photo: Jessica Bekker

New design De Boelelaan Between the end of July and the first the three underground parking garages and other changes in public transport week of September 2018 the public field near the station. are included in the map, just as the new on the De Boelelaan was redecorated bicycle parking lots and all the drop-off near the VU Amsterdam. The work was Future Past Glory zones for Hello Bikes. combined with new sewage systems and To celebrate its 80th birthday, the the reconstruction of the De Boelelaan’s Beatrixpark received the ‘Future Past Safety: Veiligheidsplatform south side. Glory’ statue from the Municipality of Multiple times a year Hello Zuidas Amsterdam. The stature is 8.5 meters organises a ‘Veiligheidsplatform Bicycle parking garage Strawinsky wide and 5.3 meters high and was made Zuidas’ (safety platform) on safety In May 2018 the official opening by artist duo Heringa and Van Kalsbeel. in public spaces. Large organisations took place of the Strawinsky bicycle The statue is a homage to the park’s such as RAI Amsterdam, the VU, the parking garage that can hold 3750 designer Jakoba Mulder and is placed at Zuidas Amsterdam Development bikes. The garage is the third and a prominent place on an open field in Office and the police take part. In largest underground parking space for the park. 2018 thematic meetings on social bicycles at Amsterdam Zuid station, safety, terrorist threats and fire were the other parking spaces are under the Sustainable builder award 2018 organised. Whatsapp groups were Mahlerplein (3000 bicycles) and under For the second year running, the formed whereby security experts can the Zuidplein (2500 bicycles). All this Bewuste Bouwer Award was given in quickly and efficiently share reports space is needed to accommodate the Zuidas to encourage environmentally and information that is relevant Verdi: the city’s hidden gem expected growth of train passengers at conscious construction. The Bewuste during incidents and mishaps. Amsterdam Zuid, from 100 000 a day Bouwers foundation and a public panel A new area was added Zuidas on 1 January 2018. What does this mean for Zuidas? Gregor van Lit, city planner now to up to 300 000 passengers a day chose the most sustainable and beautiful VU Amsterdam exhibition on, and working for the Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office is specialised in developing existing urban areas and is in 2030. All three parking garages in construction site in Zuidas. The winner under, the campus closely involved in Verdi. Zuidas are free to use for the first 24 in 2018 is the mixed-use building Valley. When construction started in 2017 hours. The prize was awarded during the Dag for the sustainable thermal storage of van de Bouw in Zuidas. Valley was the Nieuwe Universiteits building, the Removing bicycles awarded the prize due to the quality of drilling was combined with scientific What makes Verdi unique? How do you see connections for bats, birds and other small With the new underground parking its construction enclosures: nice-looking measurements. By taking a ground Verdi is part of the transition from the forming with the rest of Zuidas? animals. It is an aquatic area with garages for bicycles, the above- covers with clear impressions of what sample at each metre drilled under the city to more green and aquatic areas. By increasing the quality of the thickets interspersed with more open ground bicycle parking garage on Valley will become. The contractor also surface, a treasure of information was Current users call it the city’s hidden greener areas, making the area more landscapes. Treelines and zones with the Mahlerplein have been removed took measures to minimise disturbances unearthed, dating back over 2.5 million jewel. By developing the area further, accessible and offering more facilities, trees also occur with a significantly to create more space on the square. by vibrating a number of dam walls into years to now. The exhibition about the an attractive work and residential a natural connection will occur with different variations in types of trees. Wrongly-parked bicycles (outside place instead of simply driving them results encompasses 2.5 million years area is being created with high- the rest of the city. The atmosphere Trees have had years to grow and designated areas) on the Zuidplein up into place. They conducted these works in the past to the future in 2030. From value green and areas for sport and will gain character according to how bloom undisturbed. We are taking to the Prinses Irenestraat and on the between 08:00 and 10:00 to reduce the early Pleistocene to the Ice ages, recreation. Together with Amsterdam the residents and users will make use great care to preserve the unique Mahlerplein to the Mahlerlaan have nuisance. Eridanus and the current Holocene, the district Zuid an exploratory of the area. aspects of the area as we develop the been removed on the basis of the Dutch exhibition starts at ground level with the investigation into the opportunities new zoning plan. Sustainability also Algemeen Plaatselijke Verordening APV A new City Map Hello Zuidas removing of peat and rising sea levels at Verdi was conducted. Zuidas then What role does sustainability play plays a factor in other aspects such laws. In September 2018 the new edition of to the development of the university consulted with residents, recreational in the development and vision for as water storage, construction and a the City Map was launched. The first building and the ever-expanding users (water), entrepreneurs Verdi? good city atmosphere. Bicycle signs edition appeared in 2013. Landscape city. The exhibition offers visitors a and other Amsterdammers and While developing Verdi we are Five areas in Zuidas had signposts architect Gloria Font designed the map clear overview of how the landscape interested parties. As we wanted to looking specifically at the natural installed in October alongside bicycle in 2013 and was also involved in the has changed as well as how human make this area attractive to more values that are present in the area. paths. The signs point to the bicycle newest edition. The map shows how intervention and planning created public Amsterdammers we sought ideas Parts of the greener areas belong to parking garages and show the number the area has developed with more spaces, and offers insight into how and opinions from a broad group of the area’s main ecological structure of parking spots available. Zuidas is the residential areas, hotels, offices, shops Zuidas developed from an empty space people. and are important (foraging) areas first area in Amsterdam to have these and catering. The map shows the into the office and residential area it intelligent signs. While biking to Zuidas fastest transfer times to the city centre, now has become. and Amsterdam Zuid station, you can Schiphol airport and the green areas at

see where space is available in each of the edge of Zuidas. The Noord/Zuid-line Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 20 21 3 Buildings

Living in Zuidas raised much The location of Zuidas coupled with heavy discussion in 2018. Zuidasdok makes it one of the most Social housing in Zuidas. Some accessible residential areas in The say it does not exist, others Netherlands. This great accessibility think it is ridiculous. The makes Zuidas a high-density place municipal policy does not differ for living and working. The for Zuidas from the rest of the residential needs and the city’s districts. To achieve infrastructure available make sufficient affordable and good high-rise apartments a logical and housing it is suggested all new fitting solution. developments are divided into four residential types: 40% A complete city district social rental residences, 40% The municipality has been mid-range residences and 20% transforming Zuidas from an is reserved for the free-market exclusively business district into a sector (for sale and for rent). mixed Amsterdam city district with

Nieuwe Universtiteitsgebouw | Photo: Kees Winkelman

its own character for quite some Rules time. Zuidas wants to keep its In determining the residential reputation as a great location for divisions, the Zuidas Amsterdam international companies but is Development Office have not based already more than that. Around the regulations by individual 4000 people live in Zuidas presently property but on the whole area. and as a result the area is becoming Amsterdam has issued a set of more lively. Shop-keepers and ‘game rules’ for the implementation caterers are seeing opportunities as of the Woonagenda. They stipulate the level of services in the area that the divisions are not applicable increases. Between 7000 and 10 ‘at locations whereby the council 000 residences will be built in already has contractual obligations coming years, bringing the towards a market actor’. Zuidas will population to around 20 000 not change agreements already people. The Zuidas is growing into a made with developers as that would complete city district for everybody. cause large financial risk and construction delays. As a large Diversity and character number of new houses are needed Developing agreeable places to live to supply the large demand the is not simply a matter of adding council is beneficiary of timely houses. It also means that Zuidas completion. will have to approach city planning differently. Less strict and business- Zuidas’ neighbouring districts 2Amsterdam | Photo: Marcel Steinbach like, more room for diversity and In the southern area of Zuidas a developing its own character. In residential sector is being developed Beethovenstraat and the 2017 the Amsterdam city council along the Gustav Mahlerlaan Europaboulevard connect the city in finalised the ‘Woonagenda 2025’ running from west (sub-district the north-south direction. Due to that sets rules and guidelines for Kenniskwartier) to east (Vivaldi). these ‘natural’ borders, Zuidas residential planning up until 2025 This is by far the largest residential develops different neighbourhoods that includes percentages for lower area in Zuidas and forms an area that all have their own character, income, mid-range and free-market 1.5 km across. The main roads even in the northern part (see the

sector residences. Amstelveenseweg, Parnassusweg, map on page 27). Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 Living on the De Boelengracht | Photo: Jan Vonk BREEAM certificeringen BREEAM certificeringen BREEAM certifications uitgegeven in Zuidas 2018 issued in Zuidas 2018 uitgegeven in Zuidas 2017 Nieuwbouw New construction Nieuwbouw Kantoor 400 Beethovenstraat Office 400 Beethovenstraat 22 23 Diagnostisch Centrum VUmc VUmc Diagnostic Center Hourglass Kantoor 500 Beethovenstraat Other developments Office 500 Beethovenstraat Since January 1st 2018 Zuidas has NoMA House NoMA House Nieuwe huisvesting Nationale Postcode Loterij been extended with Verdi: the area Kantoorpand 2Amsterdam between the Amstelveenseweg, the Office building 2Amsterdam Schinkel and the Nieuwe Meer. Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam-Zuidas Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam- AkzoNobel Center This area will also be developed into Spotlight Zuidas an attractive residential and EDGE Olympic business zone that offers green EDGE Olympic areas and sport facilities while 1000Mahler kavel 16 Kantoor Goede Doelen Loterijen contributing to the connection of Office Charity Lotteries the east and west parts of the city The New Atrium kantoorfunctie toren Zuid The New Atrium office function In-Use (Asset) of Amsterdam. tower South Property developers were asked at In-Use (Asset) the end of 2018 to submit plans for In-Use (Asset) a building on an unbuilt lot in the Cross Towers WTC Amsterdam kantoren WTC-Z (torens H & I) Cross Towers Kenniskwartier that will be the start of the future pedestrian area Wis- en Natuurkunde (W&N) Gebouw, Mathematics and Physics (W&N) Vrije Universiteit amsterdam between Amsterdam Zuid station Building, VU University Amsterdam Freshfields View from New University building | Photo: Kees Winkelman and the VU Amsterdam. The chosen FOZ office building FOZ kantoorgebouw plan will form the basis for a building with a mix of residential O | 2 Laboratory Building VU Symphony Offices O|2 Laboratorium Gebouw Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam University Amsterdam apartments, offices, facilities and an there are six residential buildings two parking garages, and eight more The New Atrium existing building inner square that will be green and currently in construction. The The Newproperties Atrium bestaand are under gebouw construction such be publicly accessible. Whereas in building of offices and facilities as Rechtbank Amsterdam, EMA and UN Studio Bron: Dutch Green Building Council WTC Amsterdam kantoren WTC-A UN Studio

the past years no new residential continues at full pace. In 2018 five Suitsupply. Bron: Dutch Green Building Council (torens A, B, C, D, F & G) properties have been completed, buildings were completed, including

Hoofdgebouw Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment Environmental Initium Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Assessment Method. It is an assessment method to determine the EDGE Olympic | Photo: EDGE Technologies Bron: Dutch Green Building Council sustainability performance of buildings. The certificate is issued by the Dutch Green Building Council. Sustainable building materials: Edge Olympic BREEAM certificeringen Productgroep - BREEAM certificeringen BREEAM certifications uitgegeven in Zuidas 2018 issued in Zuidas 2018 ‘We know precisely what all the materials are made of and where they come from.’ uitgegeven in Zuidas 2017 Nieuwbouw High level New construction Nieuwbouw Kantoor 400 Beethovenstraat Residential buildings Instead of demolishing the original building, developer EDGE Technologies decided to redesign the Olympic Plaza Office 400 Beethovenstraat on the Fred Roeskestraat.Afval The original building from 1980 was stripped, two new floors were added and many Diagnostisch Centrum VUmc 2018 VUmc Diagnostic Center

Hourglass Kantoor 500 Beethovenstraat no residential spaces delivered Office 500 Beethovenstraat EDGE used the MadasterBloemen platform from, and chose the most sustainable or sell at market levels, but this is NoMA House 651 residential spaces in NoMA House that maps which materials are used suppliers. To build the two additional what we believe in. If we had a client Nieuwe huisvesting Nationale Postcode Loterij development and where they come from for floors, we used a wooden frame that who was willing to pay well, but did Kantoorpand 2Amsterdam Office building 2Amsterdam consumers and companies.Drukwerk This helps can be disassembled completely, and not want to build sustainably, we 2,600 residential spaces in to choose sustainable materials, but could easily be reused somewhere would not accept the commission. Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam-Zuidas Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam- AkzoNobel Center Zuidas total present offers no guarantee the building else in the future. itself is built sustainably. For that a The Madaster platform is in effect Woningen 2017 EDGE OlympicKantoren & EDGE Olympic Eten en Drinken visionary approach is required and a post-examination: you build a 3D 1000Mahler kavel 16 Kantoor Goede Doelenvo Loterijenorzieningen 2017 Office Charity Lotteries EDGE’s vision is clear: to build as model of the building and provide The Madaster platform is an online sustainable and circular as possible. information on the materials tool that maps materials used in The New Atrium kantoorfunctie toren Zuid The New Atrium office function Jan Hein Tiedema, EDGEFacilitair Technologies used. They analyse this and give a property development. This helps In-Use (Asset) tower South 647 woningen opgeleverd 48.000 m2 bvo opgeleverd Offices & Executive Managing Director explains percentage of circularity. We achieved recycling and reusing materials In-Use (Asset) how this works out in practice. a 48% score for this building – a when a building is renovated or 2 In-Use (Asset) facilities 2018 553 woningen in 191.000 m bvo ‘We first looked at how we could high mark for The Netherlands. demolished. The platform is based on Cross Towers ICT/Techniek WTC Amsterdam kantoren WTC-Z (torens H & I) Cross Towers reuse as many materials from the This construction method will most the book Material Matters published ontwikkeling in ontwikkeling old building as possible. The façade probably gain in popularity and in 2016 by architects Thomas Rau Wis- en Natuurkunde (W&N) Gebouw, Mathematics and Physics (W&N) 26,400 m2 GFA delivered was made of stone for example and subsequently, the scores will increase and Sabine Oberhuber. The book 2.600 woningen totaal Vrije Universiteit 1amsterdam.860.000 m2 bvo totaal Building, VU University Amsterdam Kantoorinrichting Freshfields is now used as flooring over most too. describes the transition to a new FOZ office building 299,381 m2 GFA in aanwezig FOZ kantoorgebouwaanwezig of the bottom floor. All building This type of development takes a economic model whereby the development

O | 2Bron: gemeente Amsterdam Laboratory Building VU materials were carefully chosen: we bit more time, and sometimes the consumer is no longer the owner but O|2 Laboratorium Gebouw Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam University Amsterdam know precisely what all theOverigen/Diversen materials materials are more expensive. In the the user. Symphony Offices 1,886,400 m2 GFA in total The New Atrium existing building are made of and where they come end, you still need to be able to rent The New Atrium bestaand gebouw present

UN Studio Bron: Dutch Green Building Council WTC Amsterdam kantoren WTC-A UN Studio Post en Paketten Bron: Dutch Green Building Council (torens A, B, C, D, F & G) Bron: Dutch Green Building Council Sustainability report Zuidas 2018

Hoofdgebouw Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Initium Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Bron: Dutch Green Building Council

Productgroep - High level Residential buildings 2018 Afval no residential spaces delivered Bloemen 651 residential spaces in development Drukwerk 2,600 residential spaces in total present Woningen 2017 Kantoren & Eten en Drinken voorzieningen 2017 Facilitair 647 woningen opgeleverd 48.000 m2 bvo opgeleverd Offices & 553 woningen in 191.000 m2 bvo facilities 2018 ICT/Techniek ontwikkeling in ontwikkeling 26,400 m2 GFA delivered 2.600 woningen totaal 1.860.000 m2 bvo totaal Kantoorinrichting aanwezig aanwezig 299,381 m2 GFA in development Bron: gemeente Amsterdam Overigen/Diversen 1,886,400 m2 GFA in total present Post en Paketten 24 25

New University Building This multi-functional educational building is part of the transformation of the campus of the VU Amsterdam. The heart of the New University Building is the atrium that groups all other functions around it. The atrium is a stepped building sloping upwards with an above-ground surface area of around 30 000 m2 divided over thirteen floors. The double entrance opening onto the new campus square and De Boelelaan accentuates the building’s public character. The ground floor will house a grand café and services such as shops. The first floor is designed Het Nieuwe Universiteitsgebouw | Artist impression: Team V Architectuur for the multimedia library. The design has a flexible layout allowing it to adapt to changes in needs and wishes of users in the future. A maximum of sustainable building materials, natural energy storage (heat exchangers), energy efficient lighting, lifts, escalators, fixtures as well as water-saving sanitation, a water recuperation system and a 1100 m2 green roof make the building operate at optimum sustainability.

Hourglass On the Parnassusweg work has commenced on the 80-meter tall Hourglass building. The building offers office space for – among others – Loyens & Loeff, 115 hotel apartments, shops and restaurants and a parking lot CMS Amsterdam | Photo: G&S Vastgoed over two floors.

Het Nieuwe Universiteitsgebouw | Photo: Marcel Steinbach

2Amsterdam | Artist impression: Provast

CMS South Tower Atrium 2Amsterdam The South Tower estate that is part The former Twin Towers are being of the New Atrium building is made repurposed as a multi-functional of the most sustainable materials. It building with flexible office space, a four- has solar panels on its roof and its star hotel with 328 rooms, a semi-public exterior consists of an ingenious climate garden and restaurants. The renovation façade that ventilates warm air in the and expansion entails around 55 000 m2 summer between the inside and outside including the bicycle and car parking lot. ‘skin’ of the building. This keeps the A number of solutions have contributed interior building cool. In the winter the to the sustainability of the building and ventilation is cut off, causing the still create a pleasing work environment air to heat up and warm the building. for employees. The cement hull was The building also has a ground-coupled preserved and efficient lighting keeps heat exchanger and energy efficient the energy use low. The building is led lighting as well as water-saving heated and cooled through thermal techniques on the toilets and water storage and the roof has solar panels. All locks on taps. The design uses glass to sanitation is installed with water-saving exploit daylight to the fullest. facilities. The office building received a BREEAM-NL In Use Excellent certificate. The hotel is aiming for a 6 on the GPR sustainability index. 2Amsterdam was designed by KCAP under an assignment by Provast for CRI. Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 26 27

The George | Photo: BPD/AM

Map: Municipality of Amsterdam, Zuidas Directorate

Goede Doelen Loterijen | Photo: Jasper Juinen

The building is designed by Dam & Partners architects and is shaped like an hourglass. The office space will consist of around 21 000 m2. A BREEAM Excellent qualification is the guiding principle for the design. This means that the construction materials are sustainably sourced, the walls will be green with plants and finished with wood while avoiding emissions of harmful particles by choosing materials carefully. The building will be sustainably heated and cooled by the Amsterdam district heating- and cooling system. The roofs have solar panels to generate electricity while led lighting, motion detectors and daylight minimise energy use. An ecologist is examining whether plants and Prinses Irenestraat. In two years, through thermal storage and also has bowl-shaped roof is completely covered and animals can be incorporated. The the former Winterthur building was 949 solar panels that generate around in solar panels allowing it to collect design includes nesting areas for birds transformed into the most sustainably 300 MWh electric energy a year. This rain water and generate electricity. and bees. As much natural light and renovated building in The Netherlands. is enough to supply the whole building The energy is used for lighting the fresh air is let in the building as possible The renovation was conducted to the with electricity, making it energy neutral. building’s shared spaces. District heating making the Hourglass a healthy building highest possible standards according The roof collects rain water and uses it and cooling is used and a ventilation with a climate class A certificate. to the BREEAM-NL guidelines and has to flush the toilets and irrigate the roof recuperates warm air. The residential an BREEAM-NL In Use Outstanding garden supplying 37% of the building’s building adheres to modern high Goede Doelen Loterijen certificate. need. standards and includes charging stations Her Majesty Queen Máxima inaugurated The building contains many sustainable for electric cars, solar panels and a the new Goede Doelen Loterijen innovations such as electricity- The George modern water buffer system for the building on December 6th 2018, on generating PowerWindows by PHYSEE. In April 2018 construction began on plants on the balconies. The George will

the corner of the Beethovenstraat The building is heated and cooled apartment building The George. The be completed in 2020. Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 Hourglass | Artist impression: Maarsen Groep 28 29

Used energy

GBC Zuidas asked 15 of its participants about the type and origin of used energy. Some of the companies that entered these data make use of a combination of energy types. The energy used was known in eight of the fifteen.

green energy 1 Biogas 1 2 solar energy 3 1 EU wind energy green energy (origin unknown)

Photo: NUON

low-demand users). A gas-free gas-free buildings in new 2019 update to the master plan Zuidas has been in the works for developments the Zuidas energy and utilities in Zuidas, MENZ many years now. First, one must Amsterdam Development Office is (Masterplan Energie en provide sustainable alternatives for working towards systematically Nutsbedrijven Zuidas). The first Energy new construction projects. To disconnecting gas lines. Zuidas is steps have been taken around the formalise this, a heating and cooling investigating options with partners station area and two buildings, the 4 plan was recently developed that for a consolidation path whereby WTC (in part) and Station Zuid, have offers the council and property the largest gas connections are been disconnected from the gas developers guidelines for gas-free turned off first. This should be pipeline. buildings. possible by actively approaching parties involved and agreeing on a The City of Amsterdam wants A good local and sustainable Existing buildings gas-free Gebruikteroadmap for sustainable energie solutions. to make a substantial alternative for gas is thermal Aside from actively encouraging The execution will be detailed in the contribution to achieving the storage whereby heat is stored in GBC Zuidas vroeg vijftien van haar participanten naar de soort en Paris agreement. The city has the summer and released in the herkomst van gebruikte energie. Enkele van de bedrijven die deze gegevens invulden, maken gebruik van een combinatie van Image: RVO the ambition to reduce CO2 winter to heat a building, while in energiesoorten. Bij acht van de vijftien was de gebruikte emissions in Amsterdam by the winter cold is stored to cool the energie bekend. 55% in 2030 and 95% in 2050. building on warmer days. The first Amsterdam also wants to be thermal storage system in Zuidas free from natural gas by 2040. dates from 2002. The city district The Zuidas contributes to this heating is another sustainable goal through steps to alternative and Zuidas is one of the disconnect mainly new few areas with a cooling network. It Biogas groene buildings, but also existing taps cool water from the Nieuwe 1 1 energie buildings from the natural gas Meer and has been in operation pipelines. since 2006. zonne-energie The Zuidas Amsterdam Gas-free Zuidas 2 Development Office is also working According to the Dutch ‘Gaswet’ on making the area free of natural (gas law) a user must always be gas by 2040. New developments are allowed to connect to the gas being constructed without natural network if requested. Sustainable groene energie gas connections and heating is options were often required to 1 (afkomst onbekend) EU windenergie supplied from local and sustainable make room for ‘old-fashioned’ gas 3 sources as much as possible. The pipes causing complications in the council is setting restrictions to the crowded underground Zuidas energy demand of buildings and is infrastructure. The Summer of 2018 challenging the market to construct saw this gas delivery obligation

circular, energy-positive buildings. removed from the Gaswet (for Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 30 31

Thermal storage smart ceilings that heat and cool the after allowing Nuon customers and In 2018 a permit was issued to offices. Smart ceilings work through non-customers the opportunity to buy Suitsupply 2Amsterdam and the new heat irradiation and convection to bonds in October 2018. The capacity WTC tower to apply a thermal storage make offices require less energy to is estimated at around 7.8 megawatt system. The permit allows for a operate at a comfortable temperature. generated by 27 000 solar panels Spotlight maximum of two million cubic meters of Office lighting in De Boel consists of and will be enough to power 2500 ground water transport each year. This fluorescent and led lights. Most of the households. brings the total power output in Zuidas lights are triggered by sensors so the to 40 megawatt whereby 19 million cubic lights are only switched on when people Zuidas off the gas meters of ground water can be moved are in the rooms. During Green Business Club Zuidas each year. The Zuidas Amsterdam EnergieLab in October 2018 the Development Office formulated a GVB invests in locally sourced green ambition to get Zuidas off natural gas Masterplan Thermal Storage for the energy was launched. The Zuidas Amsterdam sub-districts Ravel and Vivaldi. The From 1 January 2019 Nuon/Vattenfall is Development Office has already taken plan will allow for new thermal storage the new energy supplier for Amsterdam many steps to phase the area off initiatives to be applied in the future. city transport company GVB. This is gas. Together with Alliander they are The masterplan for the Kenniskwartier the result of a tender that GVB issued mapping the energy needs for the received an update this year to better fit together with Metro and Tram from area and the possibilities to use new the needs of the VU Amsterdam and the the Municipality of Amsterdam in May techniques to optimise the energy medical centre VUmc. Underneath the 2018. The contract will run for ten years network. Roland de Vlam, chairperson VU Amsterdam’s New University Building ending in December 2028. The green of Green Business Club Zuidas and are two 160-metre-deep thermal storage energy will all be produced nationally. In lawyer at Loyens & Loeff wants to wells. The wells were charged in 2018 addition, Nuon/Vattenfall will increase concentrate on getting existing buildings for operating at capacity in 2019. After their sustainable energy capacity in disconnected from the gas supply. VU a year’s charge the system will work order to supply the GVB’s energy needs. Amsterdam and WTC have already independently with incidental aid from started on this goal. Green Business Club above-ground installations at peak Crowdfunded solar panels Zuidas will develop a master plan with moments. Nuon/Vattenfall crowdfunded bonds to its participants to bring the ambition to take the first steps to develop three solar fruition. Climate and lighting system Vesteda parks at existing electric power plants headquarters in Velsen, Eemshaven and Amsterdam. The De Boel building where Vesteda The full target investment of two million is headquartered has climate-control Euro was reached in less than two weeks

Photo: Too van Velzen

Thermal storage at the VU Two wells have been drilled 160 meters underneath the VU Amsterdam’s New University Building. They do not deliver oil or gas, but warmth and cold. Once they are charged at least, and that will take a while.

The charging is underway but Solar panels Postage stamp will not be completed until next From 2004 to 2006, the VU In addition, when installing the year from when the wells will be Amsterdam already installed thermal heat exchanger storage system, you full of heat and cool. Strangely, storage under its Training Centre need to be very careful, especially the wells will have collected their for Health and Wellness. Why is the in Zuidas. Reservoirs must not be temperatures from each other. This second system only being installed too close to each other or they sounds mysterious and for many now? ‘The need for gas-free heating might leak heat. ‘You need to take people it still is, according to Rooske only developed recently. Three years precautions in this postage-stamp-size Gaal, (energy coordinator at the ago a number of scenarios were area of Amsterdam’, says Rooske. Energy Coordination Centre of the considered for that goal.’ Solar panels All the large consumers in the area VU Amsterdam and the Amsterdam were also part of the plan, but they do offer an advantage: they can medical centre VUmc). ‘It works only offer part of the solution: ‘Even if exchange warmth and cold. ‘A circular somewhat like a refrigerator. A we lay solar panels all over our roof, connection can be installed around refrigerator also expels warmth we will only be able to generate eight the reservoirs to supplement needs from the back. Warmth is stored percent of the electricity we need. and to share external sources.’ In in underground sources during the Thermal storage offers more energy 2006 O|2 and Acta installed a pipe to summer months when cool air needs but installation is complicated. You pump cool water from thirty meters to rise to the buildings above. In need to dig two wells and adapt the deep in the Nieuwe Meer lake. Gaal: the other way around, the cold well systems in the building, as different ‘And in the future we will probably fills up in the winter months when temperatures come out of the ground extract heat from waste.’ warmth flows upwards. After a year than from gas-fuelled heaters and of charging with and external help, electric air conditioning.’ the system will work independently. Possibly aided with above-ground installations at peak demands.’ Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 Photo: GBC Zuidas 32 33

Waste and circular

An inventory of waste flows among GBC participants has shown that the following flows are separated. The data were entered by 11 Zuidas companies.

paper & cardboard residual waste glass plastic hazardous waste swill / GFT coffee grounds e-waste coffee cups confidential

important in the transition to a a number of pilot projects on smart processing of waste a thing of the circular economy. emission-free logistics, including past. In 2018 a number of waste collection and removal, will companies such as the VU Less, smarter and greener also start. Amsterdam, RAI Amsterdam, ABN By signing the Green Deal Zeo AMRO, WTC management company, Emission Stadslogistiek (city Zero Waste Zuidas AkzoNobel and Accenture were logistics) companies in Zuidas have Green Business Club Zuidas and the asked to be a frontrunner in this Photo: GBC Zuidas committed to working towards Amsterdam Economic Board are new project. The kick-off was emission-free deliveries and waste working towards a Zero Waste planned for February 2019. collection. The first steps to map Zuidas, focussing on high-value current streams have been made processing to make landfills, Waste & and will continue in 2019. This year incineration or foreign-country 5 Circularity Photo: RAI Amsterdam

In 2018 much attention was Collaboration given to waste, or better yet, To reduce waste, more collaboration waste reduction. Besides was sought with sustainable waste reduction, the focus was companies and start-ups such as on the logistics of waste: MUD Jeans, Dutch Spirit, Van collecting the different waste Hulley, Fairphone, Sims Recycling, streams involves considerable Closing the Loop, Wastewatchers transportation. Add to this the and E-waste Arcades. The projects large number of waste that formed from Green Business collectors that are active, and it Challenge (a Green Business Club becomes obvious that there is Zuidas programme for young room for improvement. professionals) were reinforced by these collaborations and were ensured continuity. A number of Zuidas companies have engaged in long-term commitments with these circular partners. Start-ups and

scale-ups are becoming more Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 34 35

Anatomy of the Waste Bin year. Digibon aims to make Amsterdam clothing items and 143 telephones to During Interclean Amsterdam, RAI the first city where digital receipts are find a new home. They presented their Amsterdam organised the workshop the norm. findings at the Sustainability report 2017 Anatomy of the Waste Bin. What ends presentation together with a fashion up in the waste bin? And what items Waste reductions at Stibbe show featuring sustainable clothes. Spotlight can be recycled? The workshop offered Stibbe undertook a number of steps participants a chance to discover to recycle waste and recycle in 2018. Working together, circular how they can practically reduce their Food waste and coffee grains are To make their services completely ecological footprint. RAI Amsterdam composted and glass and plastic waste circular Circl formed a coalition called has a zero-waste ambition that views are separated. Paper is processed and FM coalitie Circl. This collaboration waste not as waste but as material reused too. Desk lamps from the old connects parties with representatives that requires a new destination. All the offices have been given a second life. from ABN AMRO, Avex, CSU, RAI waste is fully recycled and is used Drinks in plastic bottles are no longer on Donkergroen, Engie, Securitas, Spirit as raw materials for new products. sale in the office but water fountains are and Vermaat. Coffee cups that are In September 2018 RAI Amsterdam available on each floor. delivered by one party, are collected by reached The Gold level of the EPCAS another one and a third coalition partner Food Waste Initiative for activities taken Less paper consumption due to recycles them as raw materials for the to reduce food waste. energy competition paper towels that Circl offers customers Social psychology masters student in their toilets. The coalition is also Less plastic waste Ivar Maas researched how behavioural working on a dashboard that maps Simple, small measures can sometimes changes can increase sustainability all the material streams, so problems save a lot of plastic waste. Market during his research internship at Green as well as opportunities for more 33 exchanged all plastic straws for Business Club Zuidas. He initiated collaboration can be found. cardboard versions. Houthoff has also an Energy Competition at seven banned plastic straws and aims to be organisations in Zuidas that aimed to Buurtbuik a completely plastic-free work office reduce printing and copying. Participants Buurtbuik fights food waste by collecting environment. Loyens & Loeff made a companies and organisations left-overs at caterers, supermarkets simple change in 2018 to save much Accenture, Arcadis, CBRE, the Faculty and shops and shares them with locals. plastic on a yearly basis: their canteen of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Accenture started donating all leftover no longer offers cheese and meat Faculty of Law, Loyens & Loeff and the food on Fridays to Stichting Buurtbuik products wrapped in plastic. Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office from May 2018 to support local Hotel Crowne Plaza Amsterdam South saved 522941 pages of print paper in residents and avoid food waste. has its own sustainability programme, only two months during the competition. the Green Engage System, and the hotel Closing the Loop has achieved the highest level in the Recycling telephones and clothes Mobile phones are a large waste programme. One of the initiatives in Two teams of young professionals problem in developing countries. Unused 2018 was to swap plastic water bottles that took part in Green Business Club phones end up in landfills in developing Food waste: knowing what your guests eat for glass bottles. A total of 57 000 Zuidas Green Business Challenge placed countries causing pollution and bottles a year. attractive displays with special bins to health issues for the local population. Many companies and their caterers are troubled by unnecessary food waste. Tackling this problem can save a lot collect mobile phones, shirts, suits and Accenture signed a contract with Closing of food and a lot of money. Early 2018 Green Business Club Zuidas started a project together with Wastewatchers Digibon jeans at six participating companies: the Loop in 2018. Closing the Loop is to fight food waste in Zuidas companies. This resulted in a reduction of food waste of 8% per category on average. Digibon is a new digital cashier receipt Circl, CBRE, VU Amsterdam, Accenture, an organisation that collects old unused that was introduced at Circl in 2018. Loyens & Loeff and RAI Amsterdam. phones from developing countries to It replaces the paper version. This They collaborated with sustainable recycle them sustainably in Belgium. For small piece of paper adds up, in The companies such as MUD Jeans, Dutch every telephone Accenture has in use a The Method to 23% and 34%. Salads were also eat less than is offered anyway. Netherlands alone 13 million litres of oil Spirit, Van Hulley, Fairphone, Sims mobile phone from developing countries During six months, companies kept often wasted with 41% – this was Present your lunch in a different and 55 million litres of water are used Recycling, Closing the Loop, Hemd and is recycled sustainably. track of what they served during reduced to 37% at the end of the way to avoid looking ‘stingy’ such as to produce all the paper receipts each E-waste Arcade. The project allowed 167 lunch meetings and what was actually project run. serving miniature sandwiches instead consumed. For the first three months of larger sandwiches. the caterers continued business as Advice: know what your guests eat The largest gains can be made by usual, aside from noting exactly Wastewatchers presented a report simply adapting what is offered to what food was wasted per item. based on this project advising the actual consumption. Is little From there, the caterers adapted participants and companies in salad eaten? Then offer less salad. the selection of food based on the general, Christiaan Houben from Consumption varies wildly per collected data. Over the next three Wastewatchers recounts the findings: company and even per day. This is months the monitoring of waste why it is so important to use the continued to compare the results at ‘No-shows, participants not turning Wastewatcher’s tool to gain insight the end of the project. up, are an important factor. This into how, when and what is eaten happens mostly at companies on by whom. It allows the servings to Fruit and drink Thursdays. For example, to get a be well adapted to the demand and The food items were sorted into the good overview of who will – and everybody can enjoy an adequate categories bread, salad, drinks, snacks who will not – turn up at a meeting lunch.’ and fruit. Drinks and fruit scored or event, you could send an e-mail highest for waste with 41% and 44% on Wednesday evening requesting respectively being thrown away. By conformation. adjusting supply, waste was lowered Portions can be adapted, as people Sustainability report Zuidas 2018

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biodiversity is considered. Ecologists, city planners, landscape architects and project leaders hold weekly sessions to discuss opportunities to increase biodiversity. These opportunities are collected in a ‘opportunity card’ that is given to future developers and architects.

Water and green building envelopes Water, nature and sustainability are also considered in the planning stage. District Zuidas has included rules about this in its building envelope guidelines. Green areas contribute to the liveability and make the Zuidas more resistant to climate change. To ensure green roofs for example, the guidelines stipulate that buildings under a certain height must include high- quality green. This entails that the green areas must be attractive, contribute to biodiversity and must be accessible. Changes such as more extreme rainfall and climate Photo: Jeroen Assen change required more specific demands in the building guidelines. Buildings must include collecting and storing runoff from rainwater in their design. The minimum water retention for a plot must be the total surface area x 60 mm per 24 hours.

Trees make way for Zuidasdok To realise the Zuidasdok project trees are being cut down by the A10 Zuid and at the intersections De Nieuwe Meer and Amstel. In Photo: Anton Meester February 2018 the removal of 630 trees commenced. The trees are cut down ‘at the latest possible time’ when needed in accordance with the season for felling, which runs from 1 November to 31 March. Foto: ???? These green areas were often created without planning so the tree Water & roots are close to each other and 6 intertwined – giving the trees little chance of survival if they were to be replanted. Trees that are healthy Greenery and can be expected to live a long life are being replanted but there are not many of them. In total 14 400 trees will be felled during the In February 2018 the Plan for a Biodiversity project. The space created for Photo: Jeroen Assen Green Zuidas was decided From the Summer of 2018 the Zuidasdok in this way, will influence upon by the city council. Zuidas Zuidas Amsterdam Development how the area is experienced. Once Amsterdam Development Office has its own adviser for the Zuidasdok is commissioned the Office is using multiple biodiversity. The adviser ensures green will be grown back in higher instruments to implement the that in planning and design of quality, so fewer trees in total but of plan for a green Zuidas. aquatic and green areas the a better quality and with more diversity. The wood from the trees that have been cut down will go to the Stadshout association to be

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Water meters read automatically climbing trees such as prunus that have the Gershwinlaan. To keep their garden In 2018 real-estate investor Vesteda multiple trunks and low branches, but producing in the winter they plant started placing automatic water meters also the extraordinary scarlet oak that kale shortly before winter. The kale is to carefully monitor water use as they has a beautiful red autumnal colour. used partly in the restaurant and, after do not always have access to their blooming in the early spring, the plants water connections. Meter-reading Spotlight More care for trees are used as animal feed at the city farm specialist Smartvatten installed a Due to the dry summer the plants in the nearby Amstelpark. specially-developed camera that they around Zuidas needed extra care. The can install on the water meter without a sunlight was so strong at times that technician. The cameras send a reading Week without meat tree leaves burned. Extra water was every minute to an online portal for Members of Green Business Club Zuidas given in many places. Most of the green monitoring. such as VU Amsterdam (Sodexo), areas were saved but not all. Many of Accenture (ISS), and ABN AMRO the trees in mobile containers died Green walk (Vermaat) joined the national ‘Week for example. Inside the scope of the Zonder Vlees’ (Week without Meat), A number of residents in Amsterdam ‘quality in all phases’ policy, Zuidas Zuid initiated a ‘Groene Wandeling’, or campaign in 2018. During the week has around 30 mobile containers for of 5 March they served no meat in green walk. The walk passes through trees. These containers can be moved sixteen noteworthy areas including the their office restaurants. Companies to provide greenery in areas that are and individuals could register through city garden near sub-district Beethoven, under construction. In 2017 120 trees the garden at Circl, the Beatrixpark, the the campaign website. It was the first were planted on the eastern side of the national week without meat and the Botanical garden at the VU Amsterdam De Boelelaan. Much work was made to and the cemetery RK Begraafplaats campaign will be repeated in 2019. By make the young trees take root. All the not eating meat for a week an individual Buitenveldert. On request the residents trees received extra water from April organised a number of walks in 2018. saves 130 litres of water and 3.3 kg of onwards. Because the ground water level CO2. In addition, the folder they designed is at 1.5 metres depth the trees needed can be found on the Zuidas website, the helping hand. The extra attention so everybody can visit the green areas worked and all 120 elm trees are doing Japanese gardens redesign without a guide. well. The botanical garden Zuidas is one of the few botanical gardens in The Mahlerplein nominated for tree Water conscious at the Ronald Netherlands to have an authentic project McDonald House Japanese garden. Working under Japanese expert guidance, volunteers Totaal oppervlak dak Photo: Too van Velzen After a redesign and the building of the The Ronald McDonald House in the redesigned the garden in 2018 for a underground bicycle parking garage in VUmc receives parents whose children reopening in July. 183.286 m2 2017, the Mahlerplein was made more are being cared for at the university attractive with trees and grass lawns. hospital Amsterdam UMC – VUmc 2 % blauw An investigation into the wind around location. The House took a number of Bees at Accenture Green roofs in Zuidas: enthusiasm and obstacles the Zuidplein however, showed that a steps to be more sustainable in 2018 2 % pv Starting in the summer of 2018 two bee closed crown of trees would improve such as making guests more aware of ‘There are tens of thousands of square meters grey gravel roofs in the area just waiting to be turned green.’ populations are living on the rooftop 5 % gebruik the climate there, so Mahlerplein was water use. All showers have a timer 83 % grijs terrace on the sixteenth floor of the planted with large trees. The individual with a sticker that states ‘Many of our Accenture offices. They were placed by In 2017 Green Business Club Zuidas and the Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office declared the ambition to have trees are surrounded by natural stone guests reuse their towels’. Taking shorter 10 % Workplace and ISS. Accenture wants to groen realised 25 000 m2 of Parkdak in 2020. A Parkdak is a green roof with high-quality growth that can also act as a enclosures that can be used as benches showers saves the environment and create awareness for climate change and and to relax on. Grass mats were laid donated money. water buffer. bees play an important part. Climate down to increase the green atmosphere change is causing bee populations to and to encourage recreation under the Existing roofs companies and to put interested owned by international investment The Zuidas vegetable garden decline while they play an extremely trees. Industry association VHG awards The advantages of a Parkdak are parties in contact with companies that companies that hire a management A highlight of the ‘public green’ in important role in the ecosystem. The a ‘Tree project of the year’. National tree obvious: it insulates, avoids water-flow can lay these types of green roofs. firm to look after their real estate. It is Zuidas is the vegetable patch from honey that the bees make is served in association National Bomenbank (NBB) problems and offers a green outside From the end of 2017 until the end the owners and not the leaseholders Michelin-star restaurant Bolenius on the office espresso bar. that also works in Zuidas nominated the area. The Zuidas building envelope of 2018 they made an inventory of that decide whether to invest in a Mahlerplein. The prize was awarded in guidelines stipulate that roofs up 74 office buildings and 25 apartment green roof. It turned out to be difficult 2018 to Pius Floris for a project in Venlo. to 50 meters high must include buildings with a total surface area to convey the local enthusiasm high-quality plant growth. With new of 180 000 m2. Detailed advice for green roofs to the owners. We Preserving trees in Beethoven property developments in the last was given on four properties with a performed a detailed analysis on A temporary bicycle path was placed years the amount of green square combined surface area of almost 17 a number of large properties and in sub-district Beethoven in 2018. The meters has increased impressively. 000 m2 to turn their roofs into green showed what could be achieved bicycle path winds its way through the trees. Three trees were in the way but For the instigators however, this is not areas. on the roofs. The roof scans can instead of cutting them down a solution enough and they want to see existing be decisive in putting a Parkdak was found for each tree. The bicycle roofs turn green too, mainly because Rooftop Revolutions director, Jan in an agenda. We now also have a path goes around one tree, the second Totaal oppervlak dak existing buildings in particular can Henk Tigelaar, was involved in good overview of what the rooftop tree is now in the middle of the path and use the extra energy saving and2 water the Zuidas10 rooftops % groen in 2018 and5 % gebruik landscape2 % pv looks 2like % in blauw Zuidas. There a bridge was built to keep the third tree. buffering183.286 advantages. m encountered lots of enthusiasm but are tens of thousands of square also some obstacles. meters grey gravel roofs in the area Plants in RAI Amsterdam Roof scans ‘One of the problems that we came just waiting to be turned green! The Plant enclosures have been set up at the Rooftop Revolution was tasked to across is ownership and the distance urgency to start acting on this will RAI Strand Zuid location. A double row make an inventory of the existing between the owners and their real hopefully get through to the owners of conifers are already growing there. In addition, new street covering has been roofs, offer roof scans to owners and estate. Many properties in Zuidas are quickly.’ laid down and around the trees, new plants with different types of ivy and perennials. 2 31.158m 53 % 11 % 11 % 25 % green / blue roof in Zuidas green recrea- solar water New trees in Vijfhoek (183,286 m2 total roof area), of which: tional use panels retaining At the Vijfhoek 68 trees of all types were

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Netwerkgalerie 2018 Network Gallery 2018

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Broadening horizons building developments are starting Amsterdam November 2018. Roland Collaboration between organisations to take shape and unique de Vlam, chairperson of Green is made possible by people who collaborations are becoming visible. Business Club Zuidas was elected as dare to go beyond their horizons. Encounters, inspiration and Mr. Zuidas . He talked about the 12% 38% Theatre maker Janke Dekker for information exchange are the point power of cooperation for is vrijwilligerswerk is nog zoekende example, goes on a safari through of focus here and offer students and sustainability, but also in social gaan doen Zuidas and incorporates her view scientists the chance to work in a areas. Ruth Jansen, the creative into successful shows. She uses the dynamic lively Zuidas. mind behind Zuidas Today, was talents of students at the theatre chosen to be Mrs. Zuidas due to her Visual: Isabeau Bosscher school PACT+ (ROC Amsterdam) Connections commitment to connect people and and has them perform at special The importance of cooperation and groups. places in Zuidas or in the networking was highlighted at the Kenniskwartier where the new Masters of LXRY in the RAI

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The development of Zuidasdok Cooperation and the construction of a large The power of a lively, inclusive number of new residential and Zuidas lies in cooperation. People office buildings will make the and organisations know where to Zuidas, like the rest of the city, find each other and use each other’s busier and busier. A densely qualities. This way the district will populated Zuidas where many not only be attractive to people who parties work together to work here, but also for people who develop a diverse, inclusive and live in Zuidas and surrounding sustainable Zuidas thrives on neighbourhoods. City Council collaborations that mutually Amsterdam-Zuidas, Hello Zuidas strengthen our society. By and Green Business Club Zuidas exchanging expertise the conducted projects in 2018 to complex processes and encourage liveliness in the area by challenges that the Zuidas will connecting employees, students and tackle in coming years will be residents from the Zuidas and handled more quickly. Buitenveldert area throughout the year. Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 42 43

Social

Election debate In the run-up to the council elections a debate was held in March 2018 Spotlight on ‘The future of the Zuidas’. Five local politicians, policy makers and representatives of the area entered into discussion with companies and city innovators. The most important conclusion was that all parties want a Zuidas that is an integral part of the city. The bicycle and pedestrian paths will need to be improved. More green areas and culture will contribute to a more attractive Zuidas.

Verdi member’s meeting In September Hello Zuidas organised its member’s meeting around the development of the sub-district Verdi. David Bout and Gregor van Lit from the Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office Photo: GBC Zuidas kicked off the meeting with an overview of the area and the challenges they face as municipality: creating space for residential buildings, offices and background and beliefs, can contribute New Piaggo for Voesdelbank facilities while keeping the unique green to these issues. Amsterdam Zuid character of the area. Moderator Menno When the low-emission zone was van der Veer then invited the members Ask-away lunch introduced on 1 January 2018 in to share their views based on video Every few months Green Business Club Amsterdam for scooters built before portraits and statements. Zuidas organises a ‘Vraag-maar-raak- 2010, the food bank Voedselbank lunch’ (Ask-away lunch) in collaboration Amsterdam Zuid was no longer allowed Facilities consultation with Welzijnswerk Dynamo and city to use their diesel Piaggo delivery van. In March 2018 the ‘Wonen in Zuidas’ district Zuid. One of the Green Business Green Business Club Zuidas started (Living in Zuidas) - facilities consultation Club Zuidas participants invites a group a crowdfunding campaign at the end took place in Circl. On the agenda was of elderly people in the area for lunch. of 2017 to purchase a new vehicle. A the Zuidas facilities strategy for the This way the predominantly elderly large amount was raised from Zuidas Municipality of Amsterdam. The most population in Buitenveldert comes companies and in April 2018 a new important advice that came from the in contact with the employees at the electric Piaggo was delivered to the consultation was that flexibility and neighbouring Zuidas and Green Business Amsterdam Zuid food bank. They can small-scale quality framework is more Club Zuidas members get a feel for the now collect products from suppliers and important than hasty action and that neighbourhood. The Vraag-maar-raak- deliver crates of food to customers that we should look across the borders of lunch took place in 2018 at Loyens are unable to leave their homes. Zuidas to ensure that the area is an & Loeff, Waternet/Waterschap AGV integral part of the city. and Restaurant Bosch/Van Doorne. In Harbour dinner December a special Christmas edition in Loyens & Loeff was the donor for a Photo: Wim Lanser Residential consultation the Ox&Bucks was organised together ‘Havendiner’ in 2018. These are dinners The ‘Wonen in Zuidas’ – residents with Zuidas Today and sponsored by where 100 guests, of which 80 refugees consultation was held in July 2018 at Zuidas companies. from the AZC in Amsterdam and twenty Circl. The residents themselves were Safaripark Zuidas: it’s a jungle out there invited. The consultation involved three speed dates whereby the residents ‘Every day they run around in the wild with their gluten-free decaf soya lattes in one hand and in the other hand could talk about what had brought their agenda, in the other hand their children’s lunch boxes, in their other hand the latest yearly report… and they them to Zuidas, what is happening in only have two hands!’ Zuidas and what is keeping them in 355 319 600 the area. An outcome from the speed crates crates crates dates showed that there is a demand On Friday 2 November 2018 the your boss if it arrives at eleven in the Dannenburg, Melina Themas, Jaimy for more green areas close to the and € 15.000,- theatre show Safaripark Zuidas by evening?’. van Nobelen, Demelsa van der Zwaab residential buildings. for an electric Janke Dekker premiered in Circl. and Chris Menoza. cargo moped Safarpark Zuidas is a comedy ‘stand- The burn-out quiz and the traditional A Broader Mind up musical’ about the love and Zuidas Christmas drinks caused much The Safaripark Zuidas show was The VU Amsterdam offered the bachelor drama that takes place in this hectic, hilarity in the audience. Aside from performed another twelve times course A Broader Mind in 2018. Central ambitious place and asks questions the three main actors a noteworthy in November in different locations to this course is personal and academic such as ‘What makes us happy? A fat performance was given by students around Zuidas, for example in Infinity development, social interaction and pay check or a day lounging in the of the theatre school College Zuid/ (the former ING headquarters) and De self-reflection. Students learnt about sun?’ and ‘Do you open an email from PACT Romy van Veen, Brandon Nieuwe Poort. large social issues such as sustainability, digitalisation and poverty and were 2016 2017 2018

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employees of the company donor, come performances were held in addition to professional courts can host world- together for an evening’s dinner. The the sculptures and paintings exhibited. championship-level games. Everybody is Havendiners take place once a month welcome to play on them after paying a in the Haarlemmermeerstation on the Pure market fee and lessons as well as tournaments Amstelveenseweg. They are inspiring In July the travelling Sunday market and social evenings are organised evenings with a human touch that often ‘Pure Markt’ set up shop in the regularly. end with Syrian, Iraqi, Iranian, Kurd or Beatrixpark. Visitors could meet honest Eritrean dance. and wholesome entrepreneurs. The Pure ROC & RAI Amsterdam collaboration Markt was founded in 2008 and after ten ROC started offering the ‘Urban Sport’ years has become a staple attraction of degree in 2018. Its mission is to get Art & culture Amsterdam parks. Amsterdam exercising by educating sports Photo: MNO Photo From blooming flowers to liqueur trainers who can then organise challenging Art Zuid Art Camp On the initiative of Frans Taselaar sports activities for everybody. RAI The Art Zuid association organised the (Hompe & Taselaar) 6000 red tulips Amsterdam started cooperating with the Art Zuid Art Camp over multiple days in were planted on the embankment of ROC Urban Sport course. In coming years the summer of 2018 for kids between the A10. A large part of these were around twenty ROC Urban Sport students Zuidas traditions five and twelve year’s old. The kids spent harvested and processed into a unique will use the empty rooms in the RAI every In 2018 a number of yearly events took five days as real artists and developed tulip liqueur ‘Primeur Zuidas’. Planting Thursday as a urban sport education place that have become a household their creative skills. They went for walks, tulips somewhere in the Zuidas, enjoying location. Through this collaboration, name in the Zuidas: Zuidas Culinair played games, went to a city farm the colours in the spring and drinking previously unused rooms in the RAI are Zomerfeest, Grachtenfestival, Open and visited company art collections at the liqueur afterwards: a cycle that we given social value. Toren Dag, On The Roof Film Festival, AkzoNobel amongst others. hope will be repeated every year. Zuidas Run and the street football Houthoff Heroes tournament organised at De Nieuwe Get Lost The Houthoff Heroes programme Poort in collaboration with the Calvijn In June 2018 the second edition of Sport supports charities that Houthoff College. The Zuidasrun held its tenth the Get Lost Art Route opened on the employees have personally engaged with edition as did the street football Gustav Mahlerplein, an art route where Padel courts throughout the year. In 2018 Sportclub tournament. The Open Toren Dag was companies such as AkzoNobel and Flow Padel is a mix of tennis and squash Only Friends received a financial a success in its sixth year running. Real Estate work together with twelve and is played on a brightly-coloured donation. This association offers children This way, this relatively new area of young artists. The Get Lost organisation court. Three courts were commissioned with disabilities or a chronic disease aims to bridge the gap between art and in July 2018 in Zuidas at the Claude opportunities to practice sports. With the business and believes that artists and Debussylaan. The three blue courts were company’s contribution three football business people can inspire each other. made possible thanks to the Zuidas teams could take part in an international

Guided tours were organised and live Amsterdam Development Office. These tournament in Austria. Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 Photo: Too van Velzen 46 Colophon

Green Business Club Zuidas Editor-in-Chief brings companies, government and Maartje Oome social organisations together to initiate sustainable projects in the Zuidas Editors Eline Kik gbzuidas.nl Kenneth Goedhart Martine van den Beek The Hello Zuidas foundation Olivier Otten manages the Zuidas to ensure a well- Jessica Bekker functioning area. The goal is to promote Floor Beeren a district that has international appeal, and high quality working and living Text conditions. Nina van den Berg Diederik Imfeld hellozuidas.com Maartje Oome Merel de Groot Zuidas Amsterdam Development Jessica Bekker Office, is the department of the Maryse de Oliveira Martins Amsterdam city council that works to Maarten van Casteren develop Zuidas into a unique Amsterdam Kenneth Goedhart city district: an international location for Martine van der Beek living, working and recreation. Harm Jan Lammers Frans Taselaar zuidas.nl Romy Lange Katja Keuchenius

Image credits Images contain the source or the name of the photographer. The editors have tried to track down the sources of all material. In a few exceptional cases, no source could be found.

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Thanks All companies and organisations that have contributed to this sustainability report. Gregor van Lit, Jan Henk Tigelaar, Christiaan Houben and Jan Hein Tiedema for their participation in the interviews.