Er is de laatste tijd nogal wat geschreven over de vermeende immoraliteit van het bedrijfsleven. Naar voorbeelden hoeft men nooit lang te zoeken, het nieuws wemelt ervan: Heineken kwam recentelijk in opspraak vanwege bierverkoop in Afrika met inzet van prostituees. Een rechter oordeelde dat Deliveroo …

Can recycled plastics be more than a trendy marketing tool? Can it be re-designed & re-used as an integral part of a new architecture? This project proposes a challenging high-tech campus in The Hague near the Shell headquarter. The project forms part of the public space and is designed to evolve with …

Energy dissipative steel cushions (EDSCs) are simple units that can be used to join structural members. They can absorb a substantial amount of seismic energy due to their geometric shapes and the ductile behavior of mild steel. Large deformation capability and stable hysteretic behavior were obtained …

Urban areas are growing faster and in many cases create a fragmented landscape, threatening biodiversity. There are numerous organisms that can adapt to urbanization, such as insects. Multiple studies show a worldwide decline in their numbers. Insects are indispensable because of their important ecosystem …

Introduction to EnTrance for Marjan van Loon

Does real estate still have the value that it once had, or will the valuation of real estate change due to surprising products and services, innovative business models, different market strategies, innovative ways of organizing and managing in the (real estate) markets? Innovation revolves around good …

This investigation tries to give more insight in the relation between the Carcinus maenas, acting as predator in this part of the food chain and the Ruditapes philippinarum, being hunted by the Carcinus maenas. The focus in this investigation has been based on the occurrence of the different sizes of …

Law, in particular international law, plays an increasingly significant role in todays military operations. In accordance with the principle of the rule of law, States can deploy their armed forces abroad based on a clear legal foundation while the deployed forces must operate within the applicable rules. …

Het Mauritshuis doet momenteel onderzoek naar de pigmenten en laagopbouw in verfmonsters uit kunst van Jan Steen en Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini. Hierbij wordt met Shell Nederland BV samengewerkt onder het Partners in Science project. Een onderdeel van dit project is een onderzoek naar het blauwe pigment …

An improved Preventive Maintenance (PM) process has been created for Shell Pernis. The improved process has closed the loop of Maintenance Execution and Reliability Engineering. Added feedback loops and control points secured continuous improvement of PM plans. This made the process an end-to-end process. …