How can a smart ‘upcycle wood factory’ (powered by industry 4.0 technologies and principles) help create meaningful and viable applications out of residual wood applicable to the hospitality sector? This video gives the answers.

‘Time is lacking a rhythm that would provide order, and thus it falls out of step. (…) Life is no longer embedded in any ordering structures or coordinates that would found duration.’ Met deze dramatische typering opent de Duits-Koreaanse filosoof Byung-Chul Han zijn essay The Scent of Time. De laatmoderne …

Image it is 2100 and half of the Netherlands has flooded. How will such a disaster influence how we see ourselves and our society and result in new design principles for the much-needed new cities? By combining several sources (e.g. the WUR and PBL future scenario's) and based on his view on the newly …

‘Makers Block, from craft to consumer in M4H district.’ The design of Makers Block connects the makers workplace with housing along three lines: living adjacent to making, living with making and living next to making. This happens on top of a double high plinth with studios in an ensemble of buildings, …

Research on the structural response of large, multi-story timber buildings under horizontal loading conditions, such as wind and earthquakes, remains limited in the current literature. In particular, there is a need for improved understanding of the nonlinear behavior of these structures and how energy …

This paper explores the integration of Edubadges, a form of microcredentials, within a constructionist learning environment at a higher education maker lab in the Netherlands. It examines the theoretical tension between constructionism’s emphasis on open-ended exploration and microcredentials’ focus …

Langs kustgebieden wereldwijd veroorzaken golven erosie met sociale, economische en ecologische gevolgen. In Demak, Indonesië, heeft de kap van mangrovebossen voor aquacultuur geleid tot ernstige kusterosie. Oplossingen om dit te voorkomen en/of te herstellen zoals het plaatsen van stenen muren of massale …

Een presentatie over projecten waar ik in betrokken ben als: Trust in Timber en mijn PhD-onderzoek.

This thesis investigates why consumers in Germany and the Netherlands are increasingly choosing non-alcoholic beer over its alcoholic counterpart. A quantitative on-line survey (≈ 300–400 respondents) assessed perceptions, purchase intentions and opinions on recent government regulations affecting the …

The construction of timber structures offers a significant advantage in reducing the carbon footpnnt associated with building activities. However, to fully realize this benefit, it is essential to enable the construction of large and tall timber buildings. Achieving this goal presents certain engineering …