June, De Woonplaats and IDF A challenging approach for a social housing association Fons Catau Managing director

June, Housing association De Woonplaats –Real Estate company. We have to make profit. We don’t receive government grants and since 2008 we are no longer exempted from taxes –Private Companies with public task and the obligation to invest capital for targets set by a legal framework –Our main activity is providing accommodation to people with low income and a weak position on the housing market. We also invest in all kinds of “social” real estate (schools, crèches, care centres etc.)

June, Main challenges for the De Woonplaats –Aging population –Urban renewal –Right of independent living for disabled people –High costs and diminishing returns (Dutch rental policy) –Economic crisis; dropping demand for owner occupied accommodation –Durability and energy saving –Changing preferences of consumers

June, Strategies De Woonplaats –Reducing costs (TCO) of our Real Estate –Increasing flexibility projects – adaptability of projects at low costs –Investing in durability and low use of energy; C2C as a possibility –Increasing quality of our product –Building products with a high design quality –Innovation as a driving force for our activities

June, IDF and De Woonplaats Experience from earlier projects –Aalten: ‘drager-inbouw’ project’ 1985 –Winterswijk: adaptable building 1985 –Groenlo: Health centre 2000 –Winterswijk: AZC (Asylum) 2002 –Enschede: RGVO (Results-oriented property maintenance) and RGBO projects; ongoing examples “Plein West-Indië and Prismare”

June, AZC (Asylum centre) Winterswijk

June, IDF projects –Health Centre Velp –Stoinkslanden Enschede – conversion of outdated houses for elderly from the 1970 th ’s. Possible an extension module for high-rises.

June, Health Centre Velp

June, Stroinkslanden Enschede Group dwelling with care services Wheelchair accessible Dwelling/elderly people Dwelings

June, Cooperation Foundation Pioneering – Innovation Platform Twente –University Twente/Saxion Hogescholen (colleges) –Building companies and suppliers –Architects –Local Authorities

June, Expectation IDF will give us the opportunity to meet the challenges. –Reducing costs –Higher quality, more use of prefab –Flexibility –Durability (energy saving and C2C)

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