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Queen Máxima's visit to Dutch biobased construction sites

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Queen Máxima conducted a working visit to the Achterhoek and Hengelo regions in the Netherlands to promote biobased construction. The visit focused on the use of renewable materials, such as hemp, to create climate-friendly building components and insulation. In the Achterhoek region, the Queen and Minister Eleanor Boekholt O'Sullivan inspected sustainable housing developments and a wooden school in Doetinchem. The initiative seeks to connect the agricultural and construction sectors by using crops like flax, hemp, and straw for housing. Residents at one development noted that these sustainable practices have a positive impact on “the affordability of life” due to lower energy bills. During her time in Achterhoek, the Queen also visited a fiber hemp grower to focus on sustainable building renovation. Accompanied by Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan, the Queen participated in farm activities, which included driving a tractor. In Hengelo, the Queen observed the industrial processing of fiber hemp, specifically the pressing of the material into square bales.

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