Wineries are not new in the Netherlands, but they still are mostly small scale and for this reason have separate locations for growing the vines and processing the grapes. This design project outlines a different scenario, where vacant agricultural plots are combined into a large whole and can support …

This paper presents a preliminary evaluation of three living labs within the Healthy and Sustainable Living Environment Utrecht Knowledge Consortium (GeLUK): KTC Zegveld, Hoefkwartier, and Utrecht Science Park (USP). These living labs play a central role in advancing energy transition and energy education …

This report outlines the results of a stakeholder analysis in the De Zwette case in Leeuwarden that was done as part of the JPI Urban Europe project Flexposts. Central concept in Flexposts is the PED or Positive Energy District that can be defined as an area with a net positive energy balance annually. …

Service trips are an essential yet often overlooked component of commercial urban traffic, unlike parcel delivery, for example, which has received increased attention with the e-commerce boom. Service trips are performed by technicians and maintenance workers who install, repair, and maintain essential …

Cities are densifying their urban fabrics to conserve the natural and rural surroundings, but this poses risks to human health and well-being. Open space between buildings is scarce and often reserved for multiple uses. Pocket parks are a popular solution for addressing these space constraints So far, …

The SynergyS project aims to develop and assess a smart control system for multi-commodity energy systems (SMCES). The consortium, including a broad range of partners from different sectors, believes a SMCES is better able to incorporate new energy sources in the energy system. The partners are Hanze, …

Experimental learning and innovation environments, such as living labs, field labs, and urban innovation labs, are increasingly used to connect multi-stakeholders in envisioning, creating, experimenting, learning, and trying out novel responses to diverse societal challenges. With designers facilitating …

In de afgelopen twintig jaar hebben milieuregelgevingen en habitatherstelprojecten geleid tot een sterke toename van libellenpopulaties in Europa. Uit onderzoek naar libellenpopulaties in de Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen (AWD) blijkt dat het aantal libellensoorten daar de afgelopen tien jaar sterk heeft …

Urban Farming is a design project with a dual objective. It aims to provide a sustainable model for community engagement and food security in Rotterdam. Near Nieuw Mathenesse in the former harbor area now known as the M4H development zone, a sizeable waterfront site is chosen for a transformation of …

Dit rapport is geschreven in opdracht van Stichting Het Nationale Park De Hoge Veluwe. Het Park is al jaren bezig met de renovatie van het Centrumgebied, het middelpunt van het Nationale Park. De verbouwing en renovatie van het museum over het ondergrondse leven, het Museonder, is daarbij de laatste …