{"id":6961,"date":"2026-06-04T09:10:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/be-nature.be\/coal-washing-plants-saved-from-demolition\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:25:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:25:39","slug":"coal-washing-plants-saved-from-demolition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/be-nature.be\/en\/coal-washing-plants-saved-from-demolition\/","title":{"rendered":"Coal-washing plants: saved from demolition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6961\" class=\"elementor elementor-6961 elementor-6817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad19def e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad19def\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e39f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7e39f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kolenwasserijen: gered van de sloop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78bfab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a78bfab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4466da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4466da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94d2de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e94d2de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/be-nature.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nieuwe-toestand-KW1-3-v2.jpg.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/be-nature.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nieuwe-toestand-KW1-3-v2.jpg.png 675w, https:\/\/be-nature.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nieuwe-toestand-KW1-3-v2.jpg-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/be-nature.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nieuwe-toestand-KW1-3-v2.jpg-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Het toekomstbeeld van be-NATURE<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106391e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"106391e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d83d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d83d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/be-nature.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.24.55-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6822\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/be-nature.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.24.55-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/be-nature.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.24.55-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/be-nature.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.24.55-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/be-nature.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.24.55-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Huidige toestand be-NATURE - mei 2026<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbe308 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fbe308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ddb33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ddb33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>be-MINE in de kijker: vakblad RUIMTE schrijft over herbestemming kolenwasserij<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">De kolenwasserij van be-MINE heeft een bijzondere plek veroverd in het digitale <a href=\"https:\/\/ruimte.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vakblad <em>RUIMTE<\/em> van de Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ruimte en Planning<\/a> (VRP). In een <a href=\"https:\/\/ruimte.info\/2026\/05\/06\/kolenwasserij-beringen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uitgebreid artikel<\/a> belicht het vakblad het doordachte proces achter de herbestemming van dit iconische gebouw. Een verhaal van erfgoed, visie en maatschappelijke verantwoordelijkheid.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Een gebouw met een ziel<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">De kolenwasserij is geen doorsnee industrieel monument. Het is het kloppende hart van het mijnverleden van Beringen. Hier werd ruwe steenkool gescheiden en verwerkt. De industri\u00eble kracht van een hele regio werd hier dagelijks zichtbaar. Dat verleden laat je niet zomaar achter je.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Precies daarom kiest be-MINE voor een aanpak die verder gaat dan een klassieke herbestemming. Het gaat om een doordachte balans tussen bewaren, openstellen en vernieuwen. Altijd met respect voor de ziel en de geschiedenis van de plek.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Van industri\u00eble reus naar groene toekomst<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Met be-NATURE krijgt de kolenwasserij een nieuw hoofdstuk. Erfgoed, natuur en beleving versterken elkaar binnen de muren van dit beschermde gebouw. Een groene oase die bezoekers uitnodigt om te ontdekken, te ontspannen en de geschiedenis te voelen op een manier die nergens anders mogelijk is.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Het artikel in RUIMTE bevestigt wat we al langer geloven: dit project verdient aandacht. Niet alleen als lokaal verhaal, maar als inspirerend voorbeeld voor de ruimtelijke planning in Vlaanderen.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Lees het volledige artikel<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/ruimte.info\/2026\/05\/06\/kolenwasserij-beringen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ruimte.info\/2026\/05\/06\/kolenwasserij-beringen\/<\/a><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Wil je zelf meer weten over de toekomstplannen van de kolenwasserij? Ontdek alles op <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/be-nature.be\/het-project-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">be-nature.be\/project<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolenwasserijen: gered van de sloop Het toekomstbeeld van be-NATURE Huidige toestand be-NATURE &#8211; mei 2026 be-MINE in de kijker: vakblad RUIMTE schrijft over herbestemming kolenwasserij De kolenwasserij van be-MINE heeft een bijzondere plek veroverd in het digitale vakblad RUIMTE van de Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ruimte en Planning (VRP). 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