Sustaining historical buildings does not always align with the ambition to promote sustainability in the built environment. In this paper we explore the dynamics and strategies that spring from this basic tension, by investigating the differences and similarities between expert’s valuation and peoples’ …

The shallow subsurface in historic cities often contains extensive archaeological remains, also known as cultural deposits. Preservation conditions for naturally degradable archaeological remains are strongly dependent on the presence or absence of groundwater. One of the main goals at such heritage …

Presentation

Presentatie over de DuMo methode, gehouden op conferentie in Trondheim.

Paper over de DuMo methode, waarmee historische gebouwen kunnen worden gewaardeerd op aspecten van duurzaamheid en monumentale waarde.

Author supplied: Within the Netherlands the interest for sustainability is slowly growing. However, most organizations are still lagging behind in implementing sustainability as part of their strategy and in developing performance indicators to track their progress; not only in profit organizations …

Implementing the Cradle to Cradle principles in the design of an industrial park is a challenging and complex task and requires a great amount of dedication of all parties involved. Due to the fact that Cradle to Cradle is a relatively new concept, only few experiences have been made with the design …

Conferentie over duurzaam bouwen, energie en renovatie

From the article: The higher educational environment in Europe is changing and for the Netherlands this means that the dual educational system (universities and insti-tutes for higher professional education) will disappear. However this is not the only driver of change. Many European countries face …

Centrale onderzoeksvraag: Welke niet grondgebonden gevelbegroeiingssystemen zijn er en wat zijn hun voor- en nadelen? Hoe werken de verschillende systemen en welke beplanting is geschikt voor welk type systeem?