There is a shortage of housing and people with a lower income suffer most from this. Vacant buildings are transformed to provide quick housing for them, but it is not sure whether this provides a comfortable home, both from an indoor climate and a meaning making perspective. Existing material about completed …

How to find out what students, starters, and other new households of transformed buildings need to create a home environment with a comfortable climate without losing meanings attributed to the home?

The Netherlands is well-known for its urban density and extensive knowledge of climate adaptation measures. Old neighbourhoods are being restructured and Marsaki is one of the leading firms that develops sustainable solutions. A specific neighbourhood in Goes-Oost, called the Verzetsheldenbuurt, is going …

Problems in modelling, analysis and damage assessment, and proposal of solutions

An invited presentation about the monitoring, assessment and strengthening of historical masonry structures under seismic actions was given.

Heerlen generates space due to shrinkage, which can generate a new agricultural and geographical evolution. In this case winemaking creates an opportunity for starting an urban vineyard in the center of Heerlen. The basements of vacant buildings are reprogrammed into a winery with the slopes surrounding …

The way we present music to our audiences is regulated by an implicit code of behavior. Characteristics of that code are a strict difference between performer and listener (exclusive entrance for performers, framing and elevation of the stage, lighting, and dress code).The hall is a consecrated area, …

Primary school design is balancing between end-user needs and societal interests, and between traditional and innovative approaches. In current approaches, an unbalance affects end-users’ performances and obstructs innovative school-building design. The institutional system of design should not only …

Presentatie over de studentproducten van de minor Bedrijfsjurist 16-17 voor het BIAB programma

Societal one-way directed approaches of sustainable primary school building design cause persistent physical building problems. It affects the performances of the societal challenge of designing real sustainable school buildings, as well as the educational and social processes, and its end-user performances. …