ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund wins Best BREEAM In-Use Residential Building

The ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund has won the award for Best BREEAM In-Use Residential Building at the BREEAM Awards 2024. The residential fund of a.s.r. real estate won the award for the sustainable transformation of 31 single-family houses in Huizen. Marsha Sinninghe, senior fund manager of the ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund, accepted the award last night in London on behalf of a.s.r. real estate's residential fund.

The renovation has improved the energy label of the dwellings in Huizen from an average energy label C to an average of A++. As a result, the energy needs of the dwellings have been significantly reduced and tenants can continue to live comfortably also in the future. This makes the project a leader in the field of sustainability and an example for new sustainability projects of the Fund.

Marsha Sinninghe, senior fund manager of the ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund, says: "The ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund continuously invests in the sustainability of its dwellings. In 2022, we were the first Dutch residential fund with a BREAAM certificate for all the properties in our portfolio. Partly with the help of the BREEAM assessment. This award for the project in Huizen is a reward for this commitment. Looking to the future too, we remain committed to making our dwellings more sustainable with the aim of having a Paris Proof portfolio by 2045 at the latest."

BREEAM has been the world-leading sustainability assessment method for planning projects, infrastructure and buildings for over 30 years. There are now 2.33 million BREEAM-registered buildings across 102 countries, with 610,000 having received certification to date.

Among this year’s winners announced by panel of industry experts were a range of residential and non-residential buildings, reflecting collective efforts across the entire built environment sector to embed sustainability practices across each stage of the project lifecycle.