COP22, which brought together the world's leading policy makers on climate issues is currently coming to an end in Marrakesh. The Verviers-born Jean-Paul Godefroid was at the summit to present his ‘Marrakesh Resort’ project. The originality of this 'zero-energy' tourist property complex, assigned to the Liege-based Créative Architecture, drew special attention due to its sustainable nature; it combines the energy performance expertise of northern countries with the extraordinary solar energy resources of southern countries. A true showcase of Walloon expertise, this project could indeed inspire others on the international stage.
As early as last May, we introduced the ‘Marrakesh Resort’, to be developed near Marrakesh in 2017 and set to include 10 holiday villas of between 100m² and 150m² as well as a guest house with common areas, 2 upstairs apartments and 4 suites of ±60M². The accommodation is designed for tourists.
Jean-Pol Godefroid (SPRL Research & Development) has just presented his project to the planet's leading policy makers at COP 22. "Presenting this project to the COP 22 is outstanding recognition of the expertise of our companies. It is also a showcase for future energy self-sufficient constructions in Morocco and on the African continent", he says.
Assigned to the Liege-based firm Créative Architecture, the project is designed according to the highest Belgian standards of insulation in order to achieve values close to passive. "The idea is to be able to transfer the insulation concepts from our countries and expose them to completely different climate realities. Being insulated from the cold at our latitudes easily translates to being insulated from the hot Moroccan sun, using special adjustments", explains Fabrice Mirolo, of Créative Architecture.
Furthermore, the project will engage the expertise of several Belgian companies: the engineering company IDES Engineering (Liège), the firm Xella for the building blocks, Accubel (Eupen) for the heating systems and Enersol (Battice) for photovoltaic production and storing the electricity produced in batteries.
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