Want to learn more about the applications of recycled materials, self-generated energy, and green walls? Then join this tour of the Woudestein campus (Erasmus University) and Building C (Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences).

The tour is led by Annemiek Strijker (Senior Sustainability Advisor, Erasmus University), architect Matthijs Engele (Paul de Ruiter Architects), and Marcel Langeveld (Sustainability Advisor, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences).

Langeveld Building – Erasmus University

The ‘Langeveld Building’, a multifunctional educational building at campus Woudestein of Erasmus University Rotterdam, is one of the most sustainable university buildings in the Netherlands. Opened in 2022, it is a circular, energy-neutral, and healthy building. The building was designed in accordance with the principles of biophilic design and utilizes an innovative climate control system called Earth, Wind & Fire. The atrium’s structure was constructed using sustainable Dutch tree trunks.

Building C – Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

The second building is the Kralingse Zoom location of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. ‘Building C’ was commissioned in 2023 and was designed by the same architect as the Langeveld Building, Paul de Ruiter Architects. This is also an energy-neutral building where much attention has been paid to health and sustainable materials, with plenty of natural light and fresh air.

Practical & registering

There are two tours, at 13:00 and 14:45. Each tour lasts approximately 75 minutes, with the first half-hour comprising a tour of the Langeveld Building. After a short walk across the campus, we will spend the second half-hour exploring the building of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Register through this link.

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