Gaasperdam, located in Amsterdam’s southeastern region, is a diverse neighborhood with a population of approximately 30, 000 residents. The area is characterized by a mix of social housing and privately owned homes, with several residential high-rises built during the 1970s and 1980s. In terms of education, …

Background Positive Energy Districts, which incorporate energy planning at the district level, are a pioneering concept for sustainable, smart and climate-neutral urban development. This concept supports creating communities that generate more annual energy than they consume. To this end, integrative …

Urban living labs (ULLs) are experimental governance mechanisms accelerating sustainability transitions in the built environment, yet their governance implications and systemic impact are often under-examined. A comparative analysis of six ULLs is presented with a focus on positive energy districts (PEDs) …

Key takeaways from the project underscore the importance of fostering long-term collaborations between technical experts, communities, and institutional partners. By integrating technical innovation with human-centred design, the SUSTENANCE project has not only advanced renewable energy adoption but …

Project Presentatie aan de Groningse gedeputeerde energie Henk Emmens en de Nedersaksische minister voor Europese en Regionale Ontwikkeling voor Europese Samenwerking Wiebke Osigus over CityLogistics2.0.

This paper explores how so-called ‘Web3’ blockchain projects are materially and socially constituted. A blockchain is an append-only distributed database. The technology is being hyped as applicable for a whole range of industries, social service provisions, and as a fix for economic disparities in communities …

Presentatie voor de gemeenteraad van Hengelo over desinformatie en windmolens. De gemeenteraad was op safari bij molens in de buurt van Arnhem en tijdens hun diner heb ik een presentatie gegeven over desinformatie rondom windenergie.

Presentatie bij het congres EUPRERA van de University of Bucharest.

Er zijn allerlei publicaties over verduurzamingsmaatregelen voor monumenten en stappenplannen om tot een samenhangende maatwerkoplossing te komen. Maar wat gebeurt er in de praktijk en wat zijn concrete effecten op monumentwaarden, milieu en tevredenheid? Dit onderzochten Libau en de Hanze in opdracht …