In the region of Flanders, Belgium, something GREEN is happening.
ToGatherHomes®, a Belgian Certified B Corp, and its United States affiliate, is working toward a healthier planet while also addressing the need for affordable and accessible housing in its community, plus common green spaces where residents can enjoy the outdoors.
The company is guided by three pillars: Affordability, Sustainability, and Community. And its concept for home building is revolutionary – their process streamlines home building with a pre-designed, prefabricated, scalable, affordable, and sustainable timber-based housing system for social and affordable housing developers, contractors, and social housing companies. The community and its needs are the focus and priority in each design, with each development offered common public green spaces and an adjacent integrated community space. . The company is eager to expand beyond Belgium and currently has a project underway in Western Germany.
How is the company able to have such an impact? ToGatherHomes® uses mass timber as its primary building material because it is 100% sustainable, lightweight, dependable, strong, and beautiful. Timber is an amazing material: Timber absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere so when it is used as a building material, timber functions as natural carbon storage. Through the use of mass timber, emissions can be reduced by 69%! And by using modern methods of construction like digital modeling as well as prefabrication techniques, the amount of time it takes to complete a housing development project can be reduced by 30% or more.
Nazareth Bonifacio Law is proud to be the champion of organizations like ToGatherHomes® on their journey to become a B Corp. We’re all about supporting businesses that are dedicated to making a positive impact in their communities.