Studio Marco Vermeulen, who designed the new gas receiving station located at a food industrial park in New Prinsenland, The Netherlands, says the development of plant-based materials is important for the construction industry because oil-based materials will become scarce.<\/p>\n
“The green materials will largely be based on organic residues from agriculture and horticulture”\u2013 Studio Marco Vermeulen<\/p>\n
The firm believes the building signals the start of a transition to a \u201cbiobased economy\u201d.<\/p>\n
The station, completed last year, is clad with panels made of \u201cNabasco\u201d, a composite of bio resin and hemp fibre produced by NPSP Composites in Haarlem.<\/p>\n
As an added detail the panels display the Periodic Table symbols for the elements making up natural gas, in the correct ratio: hydrogen (H), carbon (C) and nitrogen (N).<\/p>\n
The Agro & Food Cluster in New Prinsenland is a 600-hectare development site for horticulture and agri-business in Dinteloord, 30 minutes\u2019 drive south of Rotterdam.<\/p>\n
Says it sets out to be an example of a sustainable but intensive but sustainable food production where cycles of energy, water and waste streams will be closed as much as possible.<\/p>\n