Goodbye, paper maze! We developed the Gebouwenpas, a single digital platform that brings together all real estate data

The Flemish Government, a public sector organization in the construction and real estate domain, needed to centralize building-related documents such as certificates, inspection reports, and permits. The challenge was to unify fragmented data across multiple government systems. A digital platform, the Gebouwenpas, was developed to aggregate and manage this information. This resulted in a centralized data platform that improves accessibility, transparency, and efficiency for citizens and stakeholders.

Challenge

Real estate data in Flanders was fragmented across multiple agencies, making it hard to access and manage.

Solution

We applied an agile development process combining Scrum and Kanban for a flexible, collaborative build.

Approach

We built the Gebouwenpas. A scalable, modular digital platform that centralises all real estate information using Liferay DXP, Spring Boot, and Angular.

Result

A user-friendly, award-winning platform that provides comprehensive, accessible property data for both citizens and government stakeholders.

We have been working together with ACA Group for ten years. They are very committed and deliver quality work fast. Everything always goes smoothly. This collaboration is a continuous dialog with their development team.

Tine Vande Casteele

Project Manager

Tine Vande CasteeleProject Manager

We have developed a digital platform that brings all that fragmented information together. One digital passport that contains all important data. First for residential buildings only: the Woningpas. In a next step, for all other types of buildings, such as offices and business premises: the Gebouwenpas.

We opted for Liferay DXP as the foundation of the platform. As a Liferay Gold Partner in Belgium, VEKA can be sure we get the most out of the platform for them. Thanks to us, they are now on the front row for new, interesting functionalities.

On top of Liferay DXP, we have added specific functionalities with Spring Boot and Angular. The result is a modular and scalable solution.

Key functionalities:

Recent updates of the Gebouwenpas

Together with the government, we continue to further develop the platform. An overview of some of the most important optimisations and new features:

Gebouwenpas at two levels: information made available per unit, as well as at building level. This also makes information about the common parts of a building visible.
Property sharing: via My Citizen Profile, private or public - depending on what you want.
Printable version: you can now also download your digital passport as a PDF and easily share it.
Expansion to non-residential property: in addition to the Woningpas, there is now also the Gebouwenpas for offices, school buildings, sports centres, healthcare facilities...
Thematic extensions: integration of new information on flood risks, water supply, soil pollution...
Renovation timeline: provides insight into completed and planned renovations. Including grants.
Real energy consumption: integration with digital and analogue meters to provide insight into energy consumption.

The renovation timeline: a quick overview of all renovation projects in a specific building.

The agile methodology is very dynamic, structured and comprehensible. Thanks to the dashboards in the planning software Jira, we know perfectly how far along our project is and whether everything is going according to plan.

Tine Vande Casteele

Project Manager

Tine Vande CasteeleProject Manager

A better overview for citizens and government bodies.
A platform that is future ready: thanks to feature flags, we can roll out new functionalities quickly and efficiently. Without affecting users or rendering the platform inaccessible.
Comprehensible data: we transform the raw numbers into relevant insights about the building.
Our work was awarded the Henry van de Velde Design Award 2020 in the Digital Product category. These awards honour

Companies and governments that use design intelligently.
Products, services and systems with a positive impact on society, the environment and the economy.

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