Van Nature Duurzaam

About us

Van Nature Duurzaam - gezond bouwen B.V. is a Dutch building company based in Silvolde, in the Achterhoek region of the Netherlands, that carries out both new construction and renovation of existing houses using local, bio-based ('biobased') materials. The company states that everything it does centers on sustainability and respect for the planet, and that it aims to build 'green, healthy, and regenerative for people and the environment,' guiding clients through the process from design through construction and delivery in close collaboration with them.

The company frames its approach as a direct, small-scale response to a national problem: it cites the built environment as responsible for roughly 15% of the Netherlands' CO2 emissions, and argues that where others see that as a problem, it sees an opportunity. Van Nature Duurzaam works as much as possible with local, bio-based materials — it specifically names wood as a material that is fully natural and stores CO2 rather than emitting it — and frames healthy building as inseparable from a healthy living environment, designing with the future wellbeing of occupants explicitly in mind. The company has also run hands-on workshops (for example, on 'kalkhennep,' or lime-hemp construction) with material specialists, reflecting a broader philosophy that knowledge should be shared and learned through direct practice.

Client testimonials published on the company's site describe a renovation project for a house in central Amsterdam ('Tim & Kyra'), delivered on time and sustainably, that transformed the property into a comfortable, healthy living space for a family with three young children, as well as a self-build collaboration in which clients ('Ruth & Olger') worked directly within the company's build team on their own new home. Van Nature Duurzaam is based at Munstermanstraat 6, 7064 KA Silvolde, and can be reached at mail@vannatureduurzaam.nl or +31 6 46677888.