Ams­ter­dam likes to pro­file itself as a city of the future. In order to achieve this, progress has to be made in the field of sus­tain­able archi­tec­ture and city life.

Col­lec­tive­ly devel­oped zero ener­gy neigh­bour­hoods and new urban con­cepts, such as the Cir­cu­lar City, con­tribute to the search for new approach­es to sus­tain­abil­i­ty. An area where this can already be seen is Buik­sloter­ham in the north of Amsterdam.

Buik­sloter­ham has the ambi­tion to become the first “cir­cu­lar” neigh­bour­hood in Ams­ter­dam, with closed cir­cuits for waste and ener­gy. The city appoint­ed plots for indi­vid­u­al­ly and col­lec­tive­ly devel­oped hous­es. Many exam­ples of ener­gy-neu­tral build­ings are being realised, on pri­vate ini­tia­tive or in devel­op­ment groups.