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On Tuesday June 8th, her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of The Netherlands opened De St@art in Apeldoorn. This exceptionally designed building at the Apenheul is a new icon for sustainability.
The unique CO2 emission free building is designed by the architectural firm RAU, which has been designing sustainable buildings since 1992.De St@art employs sustainable features including a concrete core activation, cold and heat exchange and clay plaster.
De St@art boasts a state-of-the-art auditorium that seats 300 guests and several meeting rooms. The centre offers, possibly in combination with a visit to the Apenheul, room for meetings, symposia and a multiplicity of meetings for organizations and companies. In addition, De St@art also has a meeting function for (nature) clubs, entrepreneurs, students and visitors of Apenheul and the Berg & Bos park, because of the existence of class rooms, an atelier and photo exhibitions.
For the occasion, Princess Máxima unveiled a masterpiece by local Apeldoorn artist Ferry Staverman. The piece unveiled this week is a model of the final work, which will be about five meters high.
De St@art is a joint initiative of Apenheul Foundation, The House of Nature and the municipality of Apeldoorn.
(picture © Stichting De Apenheul)
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People 4 Earth is now a member of VBP, a Dutch interest group for organic producers and trading companies. Next to national and international lobby, VBP also organizes quality projects for its members (for example BIOKAP bio quality assurance program (
Daniele Giovannucci, native of Italy but living in the US, has joined People 4 Earth's Board of inspiration.
People 4 Earth joins WWF, World Fair Trade Organization and the Alliance for Water Stewardship as an associate member of the International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labeling (ISEAL) Alliance. ISEAL is an association of leading voluntary international standard-setting and conformity assessment organizations that focus on social and environmental issues. The ISEAL Alliance strengthens and promotes credible and accessible voluntary standards and conformity assessment as effective policy instruments and market mechanisms to bring about positive social and environmental change.
