By Tom Bosschaert, Founder & Director, Except Integrated Sustainability –
Innovation communities bring together individuals and organizations to build upon and share experience, knowledge, and new ideas. The building that houses such a community must convey this philosophy and evolve with its users.
Energy use is critical, but sustainable buildings are so much more. They must also incorporate circularity and passive and adaptive design to ensure beauty and functionality that stand the test of time. These concepts were central to the design of UCo, Except’s innovation community in Utrecht, the Netherlands – the inspiration and model for ViCo, Vietnam’s first innovation community for sustainability.