In order to achieve more impact and efficiency on the route towards a circular economy, new business models are introduced in the value chain of construction. It is suggested that lease and performance contracts will stimulate producers to improve quality and lifetime of building products, thereby ameliorating …

The pioneering review has revealed that various authors have designed and published 77 construction-related business management (BM) concepts during the years 1990-2016. In turn, the two-fold aim of our paper is to explore the degrees to which these BM concepts have been designed along the client-driven …

An enormous challenge has risen regarding our existing housing stock, as the result of ambitious agreements to reduce global carbon emissions. Until now the focus has been mostly on improving energy efficiency technically by ameliorating the energy performance of the building envelope. Insulation, controlled …

There is a shortage of housing and people with a lower income suffer most from this. Vacant buildings are transformed to provide quick housing for them, but it is not sure whether this provides a comfortable home, both from an indoor climate and a meaning making perspective. Existing material about completed …

How to find out what students, starters, and other new households of transformed buildings need to create a home environment with a comfortable climate without losing meanings attributed to the home?

The exploration of energy storage applications by local energy communities

Rondetafelgesprek Bouwen in het Noorden over duurzaamheid. De deelnemers: Ralf Holthuis, directeur/eigenaar bouwbedrijf Hesco Bouw. Mieke Oostra, lector ruimtelijke transformatie Hanzehogeschool. Pieter van Hoesel, senior projectmanager en beleidsmedewerker vastgoedafdeling RUG. Lex de Boer, bestuurder …

Door zijn bijzondere eigenschappen is textiel bij uitstek geschikt om een rol te spelen in het bouwproces. Textielmaterialen kunnen gemakkelijk worden gecombineerd met andere bouwmaterialen, zoals beton, metalen, keramiek en hout. Met textiele materialen kunnen renovaties en herbestemming van gebouwen …

Onstuitbaar is bouwen met hoogwaardige biobased materialen in duurzame gebouwen. Essentieel daarbij zijn slimme oplossingen om deze materialen toepasbaar te maken én er extra functionaliteiten aan toe te voegen, zodat ze bijdragen aan de wens naar méér functies in gebouwen. Saxion verkent welke milieuvriendelijke …