Open day September 26; visit Phytoparking & Riparian Plant Roof
How does Phytoparking work and what is the effect of green roofs on the indoor climate of a building and on the environment? Find out during the Open Day of September 26 from 9-12 in Kruibeke. A bank plant roof from the H2pOwer project provides extra cooling...
Webinar about Wetlands, Helophyte Filters and Reed Fields
Over the last two decades, new reed beds or helophyte filters have been introduced in the Netherlands and Belgium. Who can still find their way between the horizontally and vertically flow filters, whether aerated or not? How much surface area do you need for this and how much...
Circular water use training Jan & Feb 2024
On January 23, 30 and February 5, a training day will be organized across Flanders by NAV architects on circular water use in buildings. In addition to the rainwater regulation, it is examined how rainwater and purified wastewater can be reused...
New video pond filtration holiday park Breeduyn in Bredene
Not yet fully completed, but a video of the pond filtration system at the Breeduyn holiday park in Bredene (B) is already available. The filter will not only purify the pond water in a circulation system. But the pond will also serve as…
Pond filtration built at Tour & Taxis Brussels
In the summer of 2022, we built a beautiful system at Tour & Taxis to purify the pond water of three circular ponds. Six sickle-shaped riparian zones are arranged as aerated filters, filled with Argex and lava. They are separated from the pond...
Successful closing webinar Flanders Circular project 't Hof Bellewaerde
On December 2, 2021, Rietland, Cofrax, UGent Campus Kortrijk, Vlakwa and VLARIO organized a closing webinar of Flanders Circular Project 't Hof Bellewaerde. The project revolves around a circular water project at a campsite. The waste water is treated decentrally...
Phytoparking with reuse of effluent at camping 't Hof Bellewaerde in Ypres (B)
Camping 't hof Bellewaerde opened its doors on April 2, 2021. The campsite can accommodate 29 campers or caravans, 15 tents and 32 beds in the hostel. You really stay here in the warfield of World War I with craters in the landscape and archeology beneath you ...
Phytoparking in the spotlight
The Phytoparking van Rietland is in the spotlight again, this time in the magazine CG Concept for greenery, outdoor space and urbanism. The infiltrating car park not only purifies waste water, but also requires little maintenance and energy. And also takes ...
“Phytoair's removal rates are comparable to urban WWTP,” says Henny Bron of the Brabantse Delta Water Board.
In the autumn of 2020, Seline Zijderveld dos Santos, an intern at the Brabant Delta Water Board, took four sample samples of aerated helophyte filters from Rietland (Phytoair®). The system at Speelboerderij den Scherpenberg has been in use for more than a ...
Multisource H2020 project approved!
The Multisource H2020 project in which Rietland participates as one of the partners was approved by the European Commission. Very good news, because that means that our pilot project at 't Hof Bellewaerde will continue to be monitored for another 4 years, under ...