We organise our actions in six thematic & strategic agendas:
Strategic Agendas:
Bio-economy
Circular Construction
Chemicals/Plastics
Manufacturing Industry
Food Chain
Water Cycles
Seven leverages provide additional support:
Leverage effects:
Lever Policy Instruments
Lever Circular Procurement
Lever Communication
Lever Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Lever Financing
Lever Jobs & Skills
Lever Research
What, why and how?
Why are we pursuing a circular economy?
Future visions 2050
How do we see our circular future?
About our management
Who steers what at Flanders Circular?
In classic energy-saving projects today, some system failures exist. Installations are often oversized, not optimised and there is little feedback on what actually works in practice. Thus, energy renovations actually save (much) less than is possible or promised.
With the Powerfactory project, Factor4 wants to involve all links in the production chain in the design of energy-saving measures and develop a system of performance-based payments. For example, we want to realise energy-saving projects in apartment buildings based on a service agreement: we do not sell a new heating installation, but offer heat and comfort as a service.
Specifically, this project involves developing a business plan around offering heat and comfort as a service, carrying out feasibility studies, developing a concrete offer and a pilot project in two buildings.
The ultimate aim is to apply the model more widely, including in private apartment buildings and in tertiary buildings such as hospitals and rest and care homes. To this end, we are planning an information and communication campaign around the concrete offer and the pilot projects.
Factor4
Partners Viessmann, VMSW, CO2Logic, Bondec, A33
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Organisations
Given the climate ambitions of the Flemish government and local authorities, significant investments in building energy renovations will be needed in the coming years. The potential of circular or performance-based energy renovations is therefore very high.