Sustainability

To make the Leiden Bio Science Park more future-proof for residents and organisations located there, the park has to be sustainable. Leiden University, the municipalities of Leiden and Oegstgeest and the organisations based on the park are all contributing to achieving this.

Our themes

Sustainability has many different facets. Here we explain the most important parts.

Climate adaptation
Climate-adaptive building means designing areas in a climate-proof way. This includes solu...

Energy transition
One important element of a sustainable Leiden Bio Science Park is the switch from traditio...

Circularity
With circular procurement and purchasing, the materials we use now are the raw materials o...

Biodiversity
Biodiversity includes all kinds of plants, animals and micro-organisms, but also the enorm...

Sustainable mobility
The Leiden Bio Science Park encourages sustainable forms of transport. Our choices are bas...

Waste and litter
The sustainable processing of waste and the prevention of litter are essential for a clean...

Quality of life and health
The Leiden Bio Science Park provides a sustainable environment and buildings, where the me...

In many cases we use the BREEAM-NL certification method for construction projects. This allows projects to be assessed on their integral sustainability

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