9. September 2025

Press Release: Launch of LIFE Renew it

LIFE Renew it has officially launched. Over the next 36 months, the project will pilot collective self-retrofit models in neighbourhoods across several EU countries, including France (Besançon), Spain (Centelles and Getafe) and Germany (Berlin), actively involving residents in renovating their homes to make deep renovation more affordable, inclusive and socially embedded. Across Europe, 34 million people face high energy bills and poor housing conditions, while municipalities and housing...

Building bio-based value chains

thomas409661
Jul 15, 2023
1 min read

Not one, but two inspiring Summer Days in the Netherlands to get Interreg NWE's Circular Reno show on the road. Starting with a tour around the Naturel Pavilion in Almere where one of the project partners, Building Balance, has their office. This building is constructed almost entirely from natural (biobased) materials and is literally an accumulation of innovations. What a great way to start!

Talking about ‘a great way to start’… how do you actually create a value chain for bio-based materials? Harold van de Ven, from Building Balance, has the necessary experience in this regard and he explains how it works really clearly in this video.

Click here if you’d like Harold to take you through the process >>