actION 5 years of carbon-neutrality

5 years of carbon-neutrality

In 2015, ION was Belgium’s first real estate developer with carbon-neutral certification. This means that it’s now celebrating five successive years of climate-neutrality.

Sustainability

is in our DNA

We were already pioneers, but we keep thinking and building sustainably every day, and we are proud of that. ION is now celebrating its fifth successive year of carbon-neutrality. Let's start the future today!

First mover in the sector! In 2019, Waregem Business Park or the ION headquarters was Belgium’s first carbon-neutral construction project.

1.1 hectares of land along Waregem’s freeway. A modern and sustainable business park with five different office buildings.

We heat our offices with climate-control ceilings, in-floor convector heaters, and 150 heat pumps at 80 meters’ depth. In this way, we make the best possible use of the earth’s crust for heating and cooling. ION reduces its carbonemissions as much as possible. What remains, we compensate by supporting sustainable climate projects in Uganda. In this way, we will be celebrating our fifth successive year of climate-neutrality in 2020.

— Saving Trees in Uganda! 93% of the African population is still cooking on wood fires. This is unhealthy, dangerous, and a threat to the forests.

ION is working on sustainable solutions in collaboration with CO2logic. We are investing in small kilns that require 50% less wood, which means fewer emissions and less wood to cut. A double advantage for the climate.