{"id":3039,"date":"2024-04-25T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/heatpumpforum\/?awards-projects=floating-office-rotterdam"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:42:21","slug":"floating-office-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"awards-projects","link":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/heatpumpforum\/awards-projects\/floating-office-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Floating Office Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Floating Office Rotterdam is the largest floating office in the world. It is a building for a new age. Off grid and carbon neutral, it floats if water levels rise due to climate change. It forms a key element in a newly redeveloped port environment by providing public waterside space \u2013 and even a swimming pool. The anchor tenant is the Global Centre on Adaptation (UN sustainability department). 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