Development of stony ecotope as an ecological zone in the GroenDomain Wasven. Basic landscape with micro-relief featuring a large variety of ecological gradients. Phased design for citizen participation and community formation. Digital infrastructure for education and monitoring of ecology and climate adaptation. Experience route of urban nature with Louis Le Roy as a source of inspiration.

Cities 4.0 is a European subsidy project to support Bologna, Eindhoven, Helmond, Leuven, and Turku in their climate mission. The challenge for all cities is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing homes and buildings. With an average renovation rate of 0.2% in Europe, it would take well into 2050 for all homes and buildings to be modernized. The cities involved in the Cities 4.0 project want to investigate how the renovation of the existing housing stock can be accelerated. An industrialized solution is needed that provides standardized renovations and partial solutions. To identify solutions, a challenge has been set. The selected parties will work on a pilot in Leuven and Bologna.

We help SMEs to become more sustainable. Not just because they have to, but precisely because they want to. We believe in a society that gives more than it takes, to the world and to each other. Contributing to a financially healthy economy in the long term is our goal. We do this by supporting SMEs with their strategy, operations, and implementation of their sustainability policies. Hands-on, no hot air. We strive for sustainable excellence!

The Smart Sustainable Real Estate Program (SVV) is an approach in which we make municipal buildings more sustainable (as a role model) while simultaneously collaborating smartly with property owners on the sustainability of all buildings in the city. By making our own real estate more sustainable, we have gained a lot of knowledge and experience. With that, we are happy to help other property owners on their way. The integrated approach is central to this. By cleverly combining maintenance costs with structural adjustments and fully utilizing subsidy options, you can reduce the energy costs of your real estate and extend its economic lifespan. In the first phase of the two-phase approach, particularly profitable measures (monitoring, LED lighting, and solar panels) were implemented first. In the second phase, SVV will develop instruments, conduct pilots with area-based approaches and new innovations, and make example projects more sustainable, etc., with the aim of accelerating the sustainability of all buildings in the city through SVV.

We will not achieve the goals of the climate mission by just involving citizens in the change. It is important to make the positive side visible and tangible, and to ensure that everyone can participate. The Living Lab 040 therefore has a citizen think tank. Our ambition is to bridge the gap between citizens and professionals, as well as solutions. In the think tank, a group of engaged citizens (from both within and outside Eindhoven) participates, who want to actively think about the challenges in their city of tomorrow. They have a voice here, are involved in innovations, and can even live in the testing ground. We want to activate all knowledge through the citizen think tank to bring the sustainability task closer to the citizens, by organizing various events and small-scale projects within and outside the Living Lab. We can also use this tool to gauge adoption and resistance to innovation.