Rotterdam in development

R O T T E R D A M I N O N T W I K K E L I N G | 2 0 1 8 57 WITH A PORTFOLIO OF 60,000 UNITS, WOONSTAD ROTTERDAM IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST HOUSING CORPORATIONS IN ROTTERDAM, AND THE ORGANISATION HAS LED THE FIELD FOR SOME YEARS NOW IN TERMS OF TAKING MEASURES TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY IN FACT: THE CORPORATION IS KEEN TO PLAY THAT LEADING ROLE, BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE. “THERE IS A GROWING SOCIAL REALISATION THAT, IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY, WE HAVE A PROBLEM,” SAYS MARIA MOLENAAR, CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WOONSTAD ROTTERDAM. “THE PROBLEM IS URGENT, FROM THE WORLDWIDE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT TO THE CITY LEVEL.” AT THE LEVEL OF THE CITY, THERE IS NOW THE OPTION TO MAKE THE HOUSING STOCK MORE SUSTAINABLE, TO ENSURE THAT HOMES CONTINUE TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO NEW GENERATIONS.