Under the banner ‘Smart City’, Heijmans combines the power of data, advanced technologies and cooperation partners. The aim is to continuously optimise comfort, space, sustainability and safety, for a healthy living environment. This is about connecting the physical world with the digital world by combining solutions for major social challenges such as the energy and mobility transitions, but also promoting social cohesion. At Heijmans, sensor technology, measurement, connectivity and ecology go hand in hand. In recent years, we have gained a great deal of experience in several leading example projects, our showcases. In these projects, we combine all our knowledge and expertise and use our integrated approach in an optimal way. These include the Maanwijk project in Leusden (now completed), Park Vijfsluizen in Vlaardingen and Parijsch in Culemborg. Another good example is the Greenville residential complex in Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum. In this project, electric cars are charged via solar panels on the roof. This bi-directional charging station can also return energy to the residents’ homes, mitigating peak loads on the grid.
Working together with public sector bodies, knowledge institutes, market players, local entrepreneurs and residents, we ensured that the ambition for a healthy living environment has been made tangible in an increasing number of places in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Smart City has become a permanent part of our working method in area developments.