Construction company and general contractor for any type of project, from structural work to finished product, from new build to renovation.
Democo also has a branche in Poland (Democo Poland).
“On the construction site of Belliard in Brussels, we were able to repurpose 10 tons of demolition material – high-quality materials that would have been thrown away on a traditional construction site.
At Jules Bordet in Everen, we optimized this repurposing process and were able to give as much as 100 tons of material a new life!”
Martha, Advisor Circular Economy
“Together with Democo, we are developing a new branch of maintenance services. We’ve noticed an increasing demand for specialized maintenance and repair after the completion of projects.
By opting for a maintenance service, clients can avoid unnecessary defects and wear & tear. This improves both the quality of life of the residents and the sustainability of the installations. Because if something doesn’t break, it doesn’t have to be replaced!”
Patrick, technician Demtec Services
“Small decisions in the building process have a major impact on future possibilities! During construction, we make sure the materials we build with can be dissembled. Different techniques can have the same immediate result, but a different impact on the future of the building and its materials.
A few examples: when possible, we use screws instead of glue. We also prefer dry-building instead of using screed. This way, every step can easily be undone in a next chapter of the building.”
Martha, Advisor Circular Economy
Please note: all these documents are in Dutch.
“The Belgian construction sector is already doing much better than the European average, but 16% of our construction and demolition waste still ends up in landfill. That adds up to more than 3 million tons of waste every year.
At Democo Green Desk we are aware of our responsibility in this matter. We try to produce as little waste as possible with a tailored waste and repurposing plan for each construction site. In the last year, we’ve succeeded in turning more than a hundred tons of material from waste into raw materials. And this is only the beginning!”
“For the construction site of Auguste in Brussels, we were able to install solar panels on a neighbouring residential building before construction started. This enabled us to use green energy from the very start and throughout the entire construction process!
It’s very important to us to have a positive impact on a neighbourhood. After construction finished, Auguste's neighbours bought the solar panels from us at cost, to keep using green energy."
Jorden, project leader Auguste
“At Laurelle's construction site in Laken, we collected water from source dewatering in a 40 m³ container. We reused that water on the site itself and offered it to the neighbourhood, city services and local businesses!”
Réginald, site manager Laurelle
Less CO₂ thanks to local wood
“Lots of wood is used during a building process. Traditionally, cheap wood is imported for construction. For the Les Pierreries site in Laken, we used local wood from the Sonian Forest – a choice that greatly reduced the site’s CO₂ impact!
Sonian Wood is a forest management organization from Brussels that processes wood from forest management into semi-finished wood: perfect on building sites for wooden formwork.”
