Durability and monumental
Making your historic building more sustainable; REALLY well done!
In the previous blog we took you into the wonderful world of historic buildings. Do you already own a historic building, such as a monument or building with a protected city view, and do you want to make it more sustainable? A step-by-step plan and practical information helps ECHT Makelaars & Taxateurs you further. Did you know that you can do a FREE self-scan to see what specific improvements can be made to your home? You get a ''special'' sustainable building in return. Read on quick!
The REAL benefits at a glance
Making your historic building more sustainable is something you do for yourself and a better environment. And we have good news for you: by making your home more sustainable, you will also save money! How? We will explain that to you.
– Are you the owner of a monument (national, provincial or municipal)? Then you don't need an energy label. You can also sell or rent your monument without an energy label. Is there already a temporary energy label? Then you do not have to convert this to a final label. NB! If you go to an (environmental) subsidy provider for financing, they may ask for an energy label.
– You immediately save on your energy costs. Did you know that with 10 solar panels on your roof you can save up to €560 per year? And solar panels are becoming cheaper, so you often get your investment back in 6 or 7 years. Monument owners pay attention! Solar panels are often not allowed to be placed on the home, an outbuilding is suitable for this.
– The energy-saving measures you take make your home more valuable, therefore also more interesting for potential buyers.
In 10 steps to a historic sustainable building
10 steps to a particularly sustainable building? It's possible! Below we will explain where you can start in this step-by-step plan and show you where you can go if you have questions.
Step 1: Divide the project
If you are going to make your special building more sustainable, it is quite a project. Make it small! Divide the project into small parts: ventilation, heating, generating, insulating and see which choices you can combine. Are you looking at generating sustainable energy? The systems can then often be combined with, for example, the heating of the home. Hire an expert and look in the business guide here for the right professional.
Do you want to get started right away? Then do the FREE self-scan to see what you can make your special building more sustainable.
Step 2: hire an advisor
Making a special building more sustainable means continuously looking at what can be done within its monumental value. Tip: involve the municipality in your plans at an early stage and ask their advice! And very important: engage an advisor who can submit the subsidy application for you or determine the monumental value of the home. The first point of contact for the municipality of Alkmaar is Erfgoed Alkmaar, click here For more information. In some cases, a building physicist or the Cultural Heritage Agency can help think about, for example, the right choice for insulation. It remains a tailor-made solution, so make use of the help that is available.
Step 3: know your home
Hundreds of years ago, people used different means for home comfort than they do today, but did you know that the materials they used then can still contribute to sustainability? The materials used to be more natural and the homes were built with manpower, so very sustainable. It is good to know which materials were used in the home! Did you know that replacing the shutters in the home already provides more comfort? Also look at the location of the house and see how the sun rotates in relation to the house to determine the rooms.
Step 4: Look at the outside
Start with sustainability on the outside! Proper drainage of water from the outside ensures a dry outer shell. Gap sealing is one of the measures to take. Next is the insulation of the floor, roof and facade. Insulation and crack sealing is a good combination of measures that often go together in practice.
Step 5: glass and painting
Is painting also part of sustainability, I hear you think? Of course! Good painting ensures that moisture has less grip on the wood of the doors and frames. The interior painting is especially important, because it must be vapor tight (with better insulating glass, for example). The moisture on the wood of the window frames condenses better if the window glass is better insulated. Do you want to make the right choice for glassware? Then read this article.
Step 6: Locate the moisture sources
Has the outside been addressed? Then we will now look at the inside. Start by looking for the sources of moisture in the home and see what you can do to solve the problems. Combating moisture in your monument is a specialist job, look here in the business guide to call in an expert.
Step 7: thermal bridges
These are the weak links in the outer shell of your monument: the thermal bridges (or construction nodes). If you look at your home, the beam heads are often cold bridges. It is sometimes decided not to insulate the beam heads by about 30 centimeters, but it is important to make them vapour/airtight. It is necessary to engage an expert on this topic.
Step 8: Insulate
You now know where the moisture sources are in the home, now you have to choose which insulation goes with it. The material you use and where you use it can make a big difference to the comfort in the home.
Step 9: ventilate
The penultimate step is the choice of ventilation. Good ventilation is essential for a healthy indoor climate and for the removal of moisture. You can open a window the old-fashioned way, but also consider mechanical extraction. Also check out the options for linking a fully mechanical extraction system to a heat recovery installation, a lot is possible these days! That is also step 10: a good energy supply & heating. Click here for a number of tips for a pleasant and healthy indoor climate.
Source: monumenten.nl
Financial pots to help you
ECHT Makelaars & Taxateurs is happy to give you tips to make your historic building more sustainable. Are you curious about the financial options? Below we give some tips:
– The National Restoration Fund helps you as a monument owner to make them more sustainable. From looking for the right financing to providing practical guidance and tips, all of this is tailored to your personal situation. Examples of mortgages that they can arrange are: the restoration fund plus mortgage, the monuments mortgage (linear) or the special sustainable monuments plus loan. Look at here the website .
– For national monuments there is a special Sustainable Monuments loan from the Restoration Fund with a low interest rate. The amount of the loan is determined depending on your sustainability plans. The investments in energy-saving measures are the basis for the loan. The additional advantages of this loan are fee-free repayment and the fact that the loan can also be used as a second mortgage.
– You are not eligible for the Sustainable Monuments loan for provincial or municipal monuments, but regional financing is available from the Province or municipality. The regional funds provide opportunities for financing for sustainability to owners of municipal and national monuments and sometimes also to owners of iconic buildings. The Restoration Fund works together with the North Holland Monuments Mortgage. Click here .
– Erfgoed Alkmaar is involved in making monuments more sustainable from the municipality of Alkmaar. For more information, please visit this page website. Do you have any questions or would you like an appointment with Erfgoed Alkmaar? Send an email to monumenten@alkmaar.nl or call 14072.
Alkmaar & national support
ECHT Makelaars & Taxateurs has listed a number of additional Alkmaar and national subsidies for you:
The Alkmaar voucher
Do you have a home in Alkmaar? Then you have received a letter from the municipality with a personal voucher. With the voucher you can reclaim a minimum of €35 to a maximum of €70 of the purchase costs for energy-saving products. Curious about the products you can buy with the voucher? Click here .
FREE personal advice from the Sustainable Construction Desk
The municipality of Alkmaar offers a FREE telephone consultation to all homeowners in Alkmaar. Do you want to make your home more sustainable but do you need tips for that first step? Then schedule a conversation and hear in 30 minutes what you can do to make your home energy efficient, natural gas-free and comfortable. Schedule your consultation via this link: Click here .
Insulation falls under the 9% VAT rate
Making your home more sustainable starts with good insulation. The labor costs for applying the insulation material to walls, floors and roofs are subject to the 2% rate for homes older than 9 years. Insulating materials include: rock wool, (insulating) glass, glass wool, polystyrene foam or polyurethane (PUR/PIR).
ISDE scheme
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has a subsidy scheme available for 2021 for compensation for the purchase of sustainable energy generation (PV & wind), solar boilers, heat pumps, insulation or energy-saving glazing. For more information, go to click here
