Stad van de Zon

Coordinates: 52°38′48″N 4°48′32″E / 52.64667°N 4.80889°E / 52.64667; 4.80889
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Official opening by prince Willem-Alexander on 23 September 2009

Stad van de Zon (City of the Sun) is a housing and building project in Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands, based on a concept developed by Bert Smolders, then urban planner with Kuiper Compagnons, and further realized by the architect and urban planner Ashok Bhalotra.

The goal was and is to build homes that are directed towards the

photovoltaic neighbourhood worldwide.[3][4]

As of 2007, about 1,500 residential homes have been completed.

References

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Energiezonnige gemeente Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, DePers.nl, 16 September 2009
  2. ^ Dutch City of the Sun, euranet.eu, 29 September 2009
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Koning Willem-Alexander opent 'De stad van de Zon', Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, 24 September 2009
  4. ^ Best practices, Cleantech Holland

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