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When Traditional style meets modern benefits

Traditional architecture and modern building materials don't have to be in conflict. With products like Ytong, Silka, and Multipor, it’s possible to create energy-efficient and sustainable buildings that maintain a timeless aesthetic. Find out how traditional construction methods can benefit from

Circularity in construction: working with partners in Belgium

What does urban mining look like in practice? To learn more about this, we have been working for two years in a funded project on sustainability in the construction industry. The challenge: to create a new building from the material of an old one.

Building Belgium's Future with Innovation and Quality

In the dynamic landscape of Belgium's building industry, innovation and new ways of working stand out. Several projects showcase the cooperation between Xella and BILDIN, pioneering builders, that have won the category of “most promising” young company in the Belgian construction market at Bouwu

Park Lane at Tour & Taxis: a brand new residential neighborhood, built with a heart for sustainability

One of the most inspiring real estate developments in Brussels combines living, working, shopping and entertainment. Designed using three-dimensional BIM methods and supplied with calcium-silicate blocks by waterway, it is a showcase for sustainability.

Meet today ... Stefaan Du-Tré

A passion for buildings and geometry has been with BIM Manager Stefaan Du-Tre since his youth. How the Belgian went from plaster ornaments to digital construction.

Innovation with patience, teamwork and together with customers

Elly Van Overmeire has been driving innovation at Ytong and Xella for almost 30 years. She's worth listening to.

Vertical construction with autoclaved aerated concrete

Scarce living space is a major challenge for communities and cities. Developers are responding with creative solutions like vertical construction. This involves adding one or more floors to existing buildings, as a recent example from Belgium shows.

BIMpressive in Belgium: A pioneer in digital construction

When the foundations for digital building design were laid at Xella, Xella Belgium played a key role. Internationally, colleagues built on their experience. Also, the HoloLens was tested here years ago. What it has brought to the construction site - and why Xella Belgium is now moving on to other te

Building the hotel of the future with Living Tomorrow

What the hotel of the future could look like is already becoming a reality in Belgium: Not far from Brussels, construction work is underway - planned using state-of-the-art digital methods, realized with Xella building materials. It expands Europe's largest innovation campus "Living Tomorrow" where

Multipor preserves the historic facades of the City Campus Antwerp

The University of Antwerp is investing 12.5 million euros in the renovation of its City Campus, including the historic Knechtjeshuis. In order to preserve the historic facades, Multipor is used as insulation material.

Why Xella is committed as an official partner to the Living Tomorrow innovation project

Why Xella is committed as an official partner to the "Living Tomorrow" innovation project At the "Living Tomorrow" innovation campus in Belgium, business, science, and other interested parties meet to experience the world of tomorrow today. With sustainable and innovative solutions for the construc

Transport over Water

Trucks that are on the road to bring construction materials to the construction site are a familiar sight. But Ytong or Silka blocks that are transported by ship are less visible. In Belgium, however, this type of transport has been used more and more in recent years.

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Xella Polska shows the way: how to keep employees happy in the long term

From health workshops to psychological support and programs for employees' children: there is much to learn from our Polish colleagues' wide range of well-being programs. Beata Molska and Marta Prokop
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Circularity in construction: working with partners in Belgium

What does urban mining look like in practice? To learn more about this, we have been working for two years in a funded project on sustainability in the construction industry. The challenge: to create
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Faster, bigger, better: improving shippings via the Danube river

Almost a year ago, Xella Romania organized the first barge transport of Xella products from Serbia across the Danube river. Waiting for the right moment, the team finally managed to surpass itself.
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Pages with Tag:Belgium

When Traditional style meets modern benefits

Circularity in construction: working with partners in Belgium

Building Belgium's Future with Innovation and Quality

Park Lane at Tour & Taxis: a brand new residential neighborhood, built with a heart for sustainability

Meet today ... Stefaan Du-Tré

Innovation with patience, teamwork and together with customers

Vertical construction with autoclaved aerated concrete

BIMpressive in Belgium: A pioneer in digital construction

Building the hotel of the future with Living Tomorrow

Multipor preserves the historic facades of the City Campus Antwerp

Why Xella is committed as an official partner to the Living Tomorrow innovation project

Transport over Water

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Xella Polska shows the way: how to keep employees happy in the long term

Circularity in construction: working with partners in Belgium

Faster, bigger, better: improving shippings via the Danube river

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