This final report for acquiring the bachelor of Civil Engineering focuses on the structural and geotechnical design of the foundation of a data centre, to be built on contaminated soil. In order to determine the most suitable design in accordance to the Client’s requirements, the research into the structural …

Architecten Alliantie schafte in 2010 de BIM-modelleersoftware Revit aan. Men was toen en is nog steeds van mening dat het ten goede komt aan de huidige werkmethodiek. Het probleem is namelijk dat er weleens conflicten ontstaan tijdens de uitvoeringsfase. Gesteld kan worden dat Revit hier een oplossing …

The Netherlands is well-known for its urban density and extensive knowledge of climate adaptation measures. Old neighbourhoods are being restructured and Marsaki is one of the leading firms that develops sustainable solutions. A specific neighbourhood in Goes-Oost, called the Verzetsheldenbuurt, is going …

From previous research in the western Wadden Sea it is clear that mussel plots are important hotspots for biodiversity. When the density of a mussel plot is higher, the biodiversity appears to be higher as well. This final thesis project was a part of the bigger project, ‘Added value with Mussels’, executed …

Volgens de Verenigde Naties is verwoestijning een van de grootste bedreigingen van onze planeet. (Knudsen, 2015) Verwoestijning is vaak een zichzelf versnellend proces. De bodem kan plotseling ongeschikt raken voor verschillende planten door verzilting. Het klimaat verandert ook doordat de begroeiing …

from the article: Abstract Based on a review of recent literature, this paper addresses the question of how urban planners can steer urban environmental quality, given the fact that it is multidimensional in character, is assessed largely in subjective terms and varies across time. The paper explores …

Primary school design is balancing between end-user needs and societal interests, and between traditional and innovative approaches. In current approaches, an unbalance affects end-users’ performances and obstructs innovative school-building design. The institutional system of design should not only …

A quest-lecture in the minor 'Population decline and built environment'.

Societal one-way directed approaches of sustainable primary school building design cause persistent physical building problems. It affects the performances of the societal challenge of designing real sustainable school buildings, as well as the educational and social processes, and its end-user performances. …

A substantial amount of studies have addressed the influence of sound on human performance. In many of these, however, the large acoustic differences between experimental conditions prevent a direct translation of the results to realistic effects of room acoustic interventions. This review identifies …