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The ageing of the population and changes in healthcare are creating new
needs in accommodation for the elderly or sick. Healthcare investments must
respond to a growing demand for diversified infrastructures from dependent
elderly people and those needing rehabilitation, psychiatric care, or looking
for a medium or long-term stay.
Cofinimmo supports medical facilities operators in this adaption process. It
also invests in acute care infrastructure, such as medical office buildings,
medical consultation centres and specialised treatment centres as well as
short-term stay accomodation, given the new trends in medical techniques
and changes in public health policy in Belgium and the neighbouring
countries.
Although Cofinimmo currently already owns several small specialty hospitals,
the inclusion of certain parts of large hospital sites in its portfolio in the
medium term is not unthinkable. The private sector will increasingly be called
upon to fund certain parts of new hospital sites. The hospital of tomorrow will
be made up of different entities, enabling a better control of construction and
operating costs.
Changes to more flexible and mobile working habits (New World of Work),
needs of new generations on the employment market and the evolution of
technologies (increased connectivity between people and things) encourage
Cofinimmo to review how to build and operate office buildings.
Ongoing migration to cities intensifies a number of challenges (mobility,
housing, etc.). By Public-Private Partnerships, Cofinimmo can support public
authorities in their search for solutions to this growing urbanisation and
participates in renovating and improving public and semi-public real estate.
MAJOR TRENDS
IMPACTING
THE ACTIVITIES
TRENDS IN THE
HEALTH SECTOR
TRENDS IN THE
OTHER SEGMENTS
Cofinimmo must adapt to the future world and integrate society’s
major trends into its strategy or it risks seeing its buildings
become rapidly obsolete and, as such, endangering its economic
sustainability.
It intends to position itself as a driver of change coping with
challenges such as climate change, ageing of the population,
growing urbanisation, changing technologies and work habits,
and thus the needs for built spaces.
In response to increasing regulations on energy performance,
the company builds more efficient buildings and manages them
more parsimoniously.