en
Nieuwsbrief
Cases

Bao Living: better building

  • Start-ups & scale-ups
  • Circularity
  • Growth
BaoLiving-pmv

The construction industry needs disruptive solutions that enable more sustainable and affordable living.

Benjamin Eysermans, co-founder Bao Living

The polluting and energy-intensive construction sector plays a crucial role in reducing CO2 emissions in Europe. Bao Living helps accelerate the sustainable transition of the building sector: it developed a smart, customisable module that bundles all utilities in one place. The Antwerp-based pioneer in affordable and circular building raised 750,000 euros last year, including from PMV.

In the European Union, the construction sector alone accounts for 40 per cent of energy consumption, 36 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions and 33 per cent of waste. The advance of circular construction and new, innovative building methods should bring those blood-red figures down sharply in the coming years. Antwerp-based scale-up Bao Living is playing a pioneering role in that shift. The Smart Adaptable Module (SAM) the company developed bundles kitchen, bathroom and all utilities in one place in the home. Heating, electricity, ventilation and home automation – including pipes, wiring and contact points – are all together in the same smart module. Not only can this be installed much faster and 30 per cent cheaper, it is also easier to dismantle and therefore promotes circular construction. Bao Living does not work with a fixed design, but developed software that architects and project developers can use themselves. The company is thus responding to the trend towards increasingly compact living, but also to the ever-increasing construction costs, labour shortages and stricter regulations. “The building sector needs disruptive solutions that enable more sustainable and affordable living,” says Benjamin Eysermans, one of the two founders of Bao Living.

Visit the website of Bao Living

www.baoliving.com