Bio-based living becomes the future with Aer

Our Duplicor bio-based materials have found their place in the form of bio-composite first floor elements in yet another beautiful project.

Dura Vermeer developed the new housing concept: Aer. What are now two beautiful mockup homes on the site of an old fishing net factory near the Apeldoorn train station will become the future of living.

Aer is exactly what the market demands. Fast affordable homes with environmentally conscious building materials. The homes are made entirely in a factory. A wood-frame construction concept whose shell stands in three to five days and is then completed in two weeks. Floors, the kitchen, plumbing and technical installations are delivered to the production halls. There everything is put together. A concept that takes a big step toward “net zero” and “Paris proof,” with an MPG score less than 0.36 and material-related CO₂ emissions of less than 110 eq p/m². Over 79 percent of the volume of material used in the house is bio-based. For Aer's development, we supplied Duplicor bio-composite first floor boards. The concept is both sustainable and efficient, making it perfect for the future of residential construction. 

Next year, the first homes will come on the market. A housing corporation, Centrada in Lelystad, is the first to order them; the development process for the homes in Lelystad has already begun. Initially, Aer will be on the market for social rent, low medium rent and social buy. After that, it will be possible to scale up to multiple types of owner-occupied housing. This marks the first step toward another strong housing concept for the future.