AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
POPULATION: 934,000
KEY PROJECT: RAI URBAN ENERGY SYSTEM
COMPANY: ARCADIS
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR: MARK MCKENNA
Amsterdam’ s Clean Air Action Plan aims to bring emissions from traffic and machinery to zero by 2030 and its Circular Strategy targets a 50 % cut in primary raw material use by 2030.
RAI Amsterdam is a convention centre hosting 500 events each year in the city. Arcadis co-developed the“ Masterplan RAI 2030” and an urban energy system concept that charts the venue’ s path to carbon neutrality and ultimately energy self-sufficiency.
The plan introduces an underground logistics network and trans-shipment centre, taking up to 33,000 diesel truck trips off the roads each year.
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