District heating (DH) has a major potential to increase the efficiency, security, and sustainability of energy management at the community scale. However, there is a huge challenge for decision makers due to the lack of knowledge about thermal energy demand during a year.  https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/17/546 …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van Hogeschool Inholland en specifiek Pilotgroep Smart Campus; Inholland is een nieuw gebouw aan het realiseren in de Sluisbuurt en wil daar een smart campus van maken. Het doel van dit onderzoek is om inzicht te bieden in mogelijke toepassingen van smart campus …

We live in a wonderful world of Facility Management. How fortunate we are. A strong community and an interwoven system of research, education, and practice. What can be our next smart move? In his keynote Mark discusses research with societal impact and uses these to sketch a resilient way forward.

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 …