# Bart Van Herreweghe - Personal Website

> Canonical URL: https://vanherreweghe.com

> Personal website of Bart Van Herreweghe, an Internet Communication Expert, Digital Innovator, and Entrepreneur based in Belgium with strong ties to the Azores, Portugal.

## Languages & URL Structure

This website is available in four languages with URL-based routing:

- English: https://vanherreweghe.com/en/
- Nederlands: https://vanherreweghe.com/nl/
- Français: https://vanherreweghe.com/fr/
- Português: https://vanherreweghe.com/pt/

The default/fallback language is English (x-default).

## Pages

Each page is available in all four languages at /{lang}/{page}:

- Home: / (hero, stats, introduction)
- About: /about (background, expertise, passion, vision)
- Experience: /experience (current roles, past experience, future focus)
- Projects: /projects (6 active projects)
- Blog: /blog (multilingual articles)
- Contact: /contact (contact form, email, location)

## About

Bart Van Herreweghe has over 20 years of experience in internet communication and digital innovation. He works as an Internet Communication Expert at the Belgian Federal Government and is the founder and manager of Product-Proof / YakisugiAtelier.com.

## Current Roles

- Internet Communication Expert at the Belgian Federal Government (2005 - Present)
- Manager & Founder of Product-Proof / YakisugiAtelier.com (2018 - Present)

## Projects (6 Active)

- BioLodge: Ecological construction and sustainable living project (https://biolodge.be)
- YakisugiAtelier: Traditional Japanese wood preservation technique Yakisugi (Shou Sugi Ban) for European architecture (https://yakisugiatelier.com)
- Azores Sustainable Living: Initiative exploring sustainable living in the Azores, Portugal (https://abouttheazores.com/)
- Flamengos Startup Invest: Startup investment platform based in the Azores (https://flamengosstartupinvest.com/)
- AzorHomeLodge: Sustainable holiday accommodation in the Azores (https://azorhomelodge.com/)
- PicoChar: Biochar production initiative on Pico Island, Azores (https://picochar.com/)

## Expertise

- Digital strategy and communication
- Web development and online communication
- Sustainable living and ecological construction
- Internet communication policy
- Startup investment and entrepreneurship

## Contact

- Email: bart@vanherreweghe.com
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bartvanherreweghe
- Location: Belgium / Azores, Portugal

## Technical Details

- Sitemap: https://vanherreweghe.com/sitemap.xml (dynamic, includes all blog posts)
- Robots: https://vanherreweghe.com/robots.txt
- Structured Data: JSON-LD (Person, Article, BreadcrumbList)
- Hreflang: Full cross-language linking on all pages