The City of Tilburg wants to become a zero-carbon city by the year 2045. For this purpose the various policy options have been investigated and a route map for reaching this situation has been developed. To begin with we have established a clear definition of the policy target of net zero-carbon. Secondly scenarios have been developed for achieving a net zero-carbon building stock for the three housing associations in Tilburg. Starting from a full assessment of the present CO₂-emissions of the building stock these scenarios investigate the possibilities for improvement of the existing housing stock, taking into account autonomous portfolio developments as well as intensified improvement programmes. Furthermore the contributions from new-built low-energy houses are considered as well as potential for generation of renewable energy on or for the total housing stock. With this approach we have shown that it is possible to realize a net zero carbon situation for the housing stock.

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