SAU shortlists 5 of 59 proposals received for design of fire station and local sports facility

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU), working with the office of the Region’s Chief Architect, has drawn up a shortlist of 5 of the 59 proposals received in response to the European public procurement notice that it published in early November with a view to appointing the multidisciplinary team...
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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 gets rhythm with the programme ‘Decibels’ (RTBF)

From 9 to 13 March, the Usquare.brussels site got rhythm with the music programme ‘Decibels’. The RTBF teams set up shop in the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles to record the next six shows, to be broadcast from mid-April, spotlighting six renowned artists. This will further raise the...
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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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Work starts in connection with MolenWest temporary occupation

Less than a month after the announcement that planning permission had been issued, the Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has started work on the development of land right next to the Gare de l’Ouest railway station. This land, which belongs to the Brussels-Capital Region , will be used for the...
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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 organises Brussels-Paris comparison at MIPIM

Update 25/03/2020 - The lockdown due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic led to the 2020 edition of MIPIM being first postponed and eventually replaced by virtual events. *** The Urban Development Corporation (SAU) and Paris & Métropole Aménagement (P&Ma) will be holding a session of talks and...
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