The Netherlands is facing a major housing challenge in the coming years. Due to the increasing Dutch population and the additional growth in the number of households, around 100,000 new homes are expected to be needed each year up to the end of 2030. In total, some 2 million homes will be required by 2050, to supplement the existing stock of about 8 million homes.
This advisory report will focus on making the materials used to build new homes more sustainable. The construction industry has a substantial ecological footprint. In recent years, the government has focused mainly on reducing the CO2 emissions of buildings during the usage phase (energy performance), paying less attention to the use of sustainable materials. Although there is support for more sustainable construction within the construction chain, getting this new approach off the ground is still no easy task. Additional efforts are therefore needed.
With this advisory report, the Council aims to help the government and the construction chain create the right conditions for a transition to the use of sustainable materials for building new homes.
The advisory report is expected to be published in late 2024.
Read more about the advisory report on sustainable construction
For more information about the advisory report or to comment, please contact the project leader, Bas Waterhout, at bas.waterhout@rli.nl or on +31 (0)6 21178802.