What do we do with concrete?
the answer is NICE
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Welcome to NICE, where we provide the answer for a better world - healthy, sustainable, socially inclusive and resilient. How? By developing Paris Proof residential buildings, for example. Read more about the life mission of founders and developers Robert and Mark.
Nice to meet you
You - housing association, municipality, investor or resident - know things have to be different. As a person and as an organization, you want to take the first step toward improvement. Of the environment, of the climate, of the overall quality of life. But how!
Many questions you ask yourself, we also asked ourselves. How do you build a good and Paris Proof residential building? Can wood construction replace concrete construction? Is a wood building fireproof? Is it or is it not more expensive to construct and maintain? And does a wooden residential building live comfortably? We would like to give you the answers, tell you how we already realize this and how we can tackle this together. NICE to meet you!
Nice Highlights
Start of timber construction SAWA proudly ushered in by Councilwoman Chantal Zeegers
On Monday, March 4, Alderman for Climate, Building and Housing, Chantal Zeegers, gave the official go-ahead at SAWA for timber construction by hoisting the first wooden beam onto the columns. This special milestone for SAWA marks an important step toward innovation in the construction industry and a sustainable future.
Video retrospective: Start of timber construction SAWA
Construction at SAWA is in full swing and we look back at the special milestone on Monday, March 4, when Alderman Chantal Zeegers enthusiastically ushered in the start of wood construction.
South Holland leaders sign manifesto for new standard for circular building
Accelerating the circular construction economy together in the province of South Holland
South Holland is celebrating a milestone for the circular construction economy. Innovative frontrunners from the province gathered at NICE Developers in Rotterdam to sign the manifesto Het Nieuwe Normaal.
Campaign launch: the answer is NICE
NICE Developers, driven by an urgent call to contribute to the housing task as well as contribute to a better climate, proudly launches their new campaign, and at the same time different approach. How to do it better? The answer is NICE! With the introduction of the NICE Concept, the team is working on what they see too little in their sector: taking responsibility for a better future through innovation in construction.
NICE Reports - Bakkie Trots
In NICE Reports, our NICE guys, Mark and Robert, go out as reporters to interview professionals and experts on specific topics around wood construction, circularity and (nature) inclusivity, among others. In NICE Reports #1, Mark and Robert visit Iris Veentjer of Bakkie Trots in the Keilewerf in Rotterdam. Bakkie Trots makes coffee cups from local clay.
Timber production SAWA in full swing
SAWA's wood production is running at full speed. Last week, with the team from NICE and Mei architects and planners, we visited the Derix factory in Westerkappeln, just across the border in Germany, to experience the production process up close.
Column: Gifts to the neighborhood
Give gifts to neighborhoods and accelerate the housing task. "More than 900,000 homes must be added through 2023," was the ambition of outgoing minister De Jonge. This week's broadcast of Nieuwsuur revealed that there is no insight into how far we are from realizing this ambition.
SAWA shines as winner at two award ceremonies in Paris
Well before the construction of SAWA is even completed, the flood of awards for this revolutionary design continues. Following the project's success at the World Architecture Festival, the Architecture Masterprize, MIPIM / Architectural Review Future Project Awards, Iconic awards for Innovative Architecture and Green Good Design Awards, among others, SAWA's team picked up two prestigious international architecture awards in two weeks in Paris.
Column: Build Paris Proof
In our office café, NICE Place, we host groups at least two or three times a week for a so-called SAWA Experience. During these presentations, we talk the blisters on our tongue by proclaiming that today you should only take up wood construction projects.
Meet NICE Girl: Fleur!
My name is Fleur Stok and recently, as a NICE Girl, I joined the team of NICE Developers.
