1. June, 13 20091 De Woonplaats and IDF A challenging approach for a social housing association Fons Catau Managing director

2. June, 13 20092 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.)

3. June, 13 20093 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

4. June, 13 20094 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

5. June, 13 20095 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”

6. June, 13 20096 AZC (Asylum centre) Winterswijk

7. June, 13 20097 IDF projects –Health Centre Velp –Stoinkslanden Enschede – conversion of outdated houses for elderly from the 1970 th ’s. Possible an extension module for high-rises.

8. June, 13 20098 Health Centre Velp

9. June, 13 20099 Stroinkslanden Enschede Group dwelling with care services Wheelchair accessible Dwelling/elderly people Dwelings

10. June, 13 200910 Cooperation Foundation Pioneering – Innovation Platform Twente –University Twente/Saxion Hogescholen (colleges) –Building companies and suppliers –Architects –Local Authorities

11. June, 13 200911 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)

12. June, 13 200912 Possible dangers –Not in line with demand of consumer –Use of not proven technologies –Poor design –Financial targets not meeting