hospitalize the patient excludes the partner, whereas staying at home demands too much care. If other forms of care can be found, the present costs of care could fund new solutions. Architectural research shows some tools like the privacy script and environmental values, but how can these be integrated …

Subject of this project is Alderney, one of the Channel Islands closest to France. The research brings into focus the traumatic World War II history of Alderney and the design aims to connect the present populace and public with this largely ignored past and to commemorate the victims. The sea plays …

Refugees deserve a humane and attentive reception when applying for asylum in the Netherlands. In this masterplan and design for the AZC in Budel full attention is paid to a stress reducing and welcoming environment for the applicants and the staff of the COA facilities. The integration in the site, …

The increasing share of renewable production like wind and PV poses new challenges to our energy system. The intermittent behavior and lack of controllability on these sources requires flexibility measures like storage and conversion. Production, consumption, transportation, storage and conversion systems …

This study used historical data from a Park & Ride facility in Amsterdam to build a validated computer (Python) model to optimize battery and grid connection sizing. The case study modelled is equipped with 8 EV chargers (16 connections), an on-site supplementary battery, and a limited capacity grid …

KNW Excursie Klimaatadaptief Bedrijventerrein in Groningen

Voor het opvoeden en ondersteunen van een kind is een gemeenschap van mensen nodig. Daarom is het voor scholen van belang om een gemeenschap met de ouders/verzorgers op te bouwen. Uit meerdere onderzoeken blijkt dat de betrokkenheid van ouders/verzorgers een positief effect heeft op de motivatie van …

Global climate change will result in more extreme heat, drought, and rainfall. The urban environment is particularly vulnerable to these effects. Adaptation to these extreme weather conditions is difficult due to the high complexity of urban land-use patterns and stakeholder configurations. The current …

Nederland heeft een zeer dynamische en diverse samenleving. Door toenemende immigratie is er meer diversiteit gekomen in de demografie van de bevolking. Deze diversiteit, samen met de toename van vergrijzing en het aantal eenpersoonshuishoudens, zorgt ervoor dat Nederland een steeds meer versplinterde …

1. Topics of interest were defined following a risk based approach. 2. Study priorities were set based on knowledge gaps in current practices, but they were conditioned by pragmatic limitations. 3. Focus topics : failure modes, detection and monitoring and repairs. 4. Serious failures can occur in sections …