Housing, Energy and Sustainability

The Housing, Energy and Sustainability Department has tasks at a strategic policy level and an operational level.

Strategic Level

• Initiating the university housing strategy.
• Develop university housing sustainability strategy. 
• Developing university complexes.
• Developing university management models such as the Tenant-Landlord model.

Operational Level

• Aligning the university housing demand with the available supply.
• Aligning sustainability ambitions within the housing strategy (energy, circularity and biodiversity/climate adaptivity)
• Management of real estate contracts.
• Management of vacant buildings.
• Providing surveillance and security of buildings.
• Guiding project relocations.
• Drafting security plans for separate faculties and buildings.
• Management of the insurance policy for buildings and inventory.

About sustainability 

Leiden University is going green! It has committed to the national and European agreements of the climate accord. To achieve this, a roadmap for energy transition and a sustainable development agenda have been established. The Energy & Sustainability team is working hard to implement and monitor this program to meet the goals. It is not just about green energy; attention is also given to circular building, climate adaptation, biodiversity, and their impact on investment costs. Collaboration with the university's faculties and services, colleagues in real estate, is essential to achieve the necessary change. And last but not least, communication about these topics plays a significant role in effecting change.