Usquare.brussels: first public housing operation launched

Usquare.brussels, the programme for the conversion of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles, has entered a new operational development phase with the launch by the Housing Corporation of the Brussels-Capital Region (SLRB-BGHM) of a competitive tender relating to a design and works...
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SAU working on global energy strategy for Usquare.brussels

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU), which is coordinating the conversion of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles as part of the Usquare.brussels project, is working on the development of an energy management strategy for the twenty or so current and future buildings on the 3.85...
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SAU initiates circular economy approach for Usquare.brussels site

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has appointed a consortium run by ROTOR (together with SECO and 3DCM Consult) to assist it in setting up a circular economy approach for various demolition, construction and conversion operations on the site of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks at the corner...
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Usquare.brussels: geothermal test drilling in progress at the initiative of ULB and VUB

Two weeks of geothermal test drilling began on the Usquare.brussels site on Thursday 12 March. The drilling is an initiative of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), in the context of the repurposing of several buildings of the former Fritz Toussaint...
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Usquare.brussels hosts recording of RTBF music programme ‘Decibels’

From 9 to 13 March, teams from the RTBF music programme ‘Decibels’ have set up shop in the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles to record the next six shows . This will further raise the profile of See U, the temporary occupation of Usquare.brussels initiated by the Urban Development...
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See U nominated for Visit.brussels Awards

The SAU welcomes the nomination for the Visit.brussels Awards of See U, the temporary occupation of Usquare.brussels that it initiated in 2019. See U has been selected by the public in the ‘Public Initiative 2019’ category. For more than 10 years now, the Visit.brussels Awards ceremony has honoured...
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SAU appoints Franco-Belgian team to design public spaces for Usquare.brussels

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has appointed a multidisciplinary Franco-Belgian team led by the architecture and urban planning firm Anyoji Beltrando to design and oversee the creation of public spaces (21.000 m2) on the Usquare.brussels site , as part of the conversion of the former Fritz...
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SAU launches tender process for provision of assistance with setting up a circular economy approach for Usquare.brussels site

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has published a public procurement notice(*) with a view to appointing a specialised service provider to assist it in setting up a circular economy approach for various demolition, construction and conversion operations on the site of the former Fritz...
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Temporary occupation of Usquare.brussels to open this weekend

The Director of the Urban Development Corporation (sau-msi.brussels) and the See U team today revealed to the media the activities of the first temporary occupants of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles (see pictures) , in a preview of the opening weekend of See U , the transitional...
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