Sustainability Report

Recycled CLT and hempcrete form the basis of this biobased museum in Eindhoven by Studio Marco Vermeulen

Embodied carbon

Efficient

Museum VONK uses bio-based materials: hemp-lime facade panels, a timber structure and reused CLT, which reduced embodied carbon compared with conventional construction.

Operational Emissions / Energy

Efficient

Passive design strategies include high-level natural ventilation hatches (“gills”) that remain open for most of the year, reducing reliance on mechanical ventilation. The building uses mechanical heating and cooling only when outdoor temperatures require it. The green roof, daylight access and efficient building services may further reduce energy demand.

Service and maintenance emissions

Efficient

Afterlife

Disassemblable Elements for Circular Economy

The project incorporates circular principles through the reuse of CLT panels from the earlier Biobasecamp pavilion and the use of prefabricated timber and hemp-lime facade elements.

Key products in low carbon design

AOC 60 TI by SCHÜCO

AOC 60 TI

SCHÜCO

AOC 50 TI by SCHÜCO

AOC 50 TI

SCHÜCO

Lime Plaster by Het Leemniscaat

Lime Plaster

Het Leemniscaat

Lime Hemp Panels by Dunagro Hemp Group

Lime Hemp Panels

Dunagro Hemp Group