DE SOCIAL HUB PROJECT

Which student houses can benefit the most?

Social Hub can primarily help students living in a student house with lots of single glass windows, where energy savings can reach an improvement of thirty percent. Foil is applied on the single glass windows, which creates an insulating layer of air. In addition, all kinds of insulation tools can be used: draft strips, radiator foil, pipe insulation and more. The idea of the project includes more than just insulation, as Stijn says they also want to raise awareness about the sustainable use of water, electricity and gas. Student houses also have the option to receive water-saving shower heads, 3-min hourglasses for taking showers and timers to turn off sockets.

What is next?

At the moment, the project led by Stijn and Wessel is still in its pilot phase. The pilot contains ten houses. As of this moment it has started with three houses, of which my student house was the first one! There currently is no promotion and awareness is only passed on by word of mouth. It is facilitated and subsidized by the municipality, but once the pilot runs successfully and they can prove that it helps students in reducing their energy bill and raising living comfort, the project can be scaled up. Next winter, hopefully many student houses can be made more sustainable. And your next student job might be sticking window foil. 3