The internship takes place in the department of technique Randstad, being involved in various projects related to the ground, infrastructure and water sector. Together with other public and private organizations Sweco agreed to work towards a sustainable sector by signing the Greendeal sustainable GWW …

In the current discourses on sustainable development, one can discern two main intellectual cultures: an analytic one focusing on measuring problems and prioritizing measures, (Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), Mass Flow Analysis (MFA), etc.) and; a policy/management one, focusing on long term change, change …

In the Netherlands, over 40% of nursing home residents are estimated to have visual impairments. This results in the loss of basic visual abilities. The nursing home environment fits more or less to residents’ activities and social participation. This is referred to as environmental fit. To raise professional …

Lunch presentation by Ruimtelijke Transformatie - Water research team

Anaerobic Digestion (AD) process for waste treatment? An integrated approach for a dynamic energy and environmental system analysis of biogas production pathways. Presentation given at Biogas Science conference in Vienna, 27 october 2014 regarding the subject of anaerobic digestion of energy maize compared …

Onder leiding van onderzoeker Ireen de Jong van Kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte presenteerden studenten hun onderzoeken: * Sprongsgewijs renoveren van naoorlogse portiekwoningen naar energienotanul. * Tijdelijke herbestemming: onderzoek naar constructieve mogelijkheden van naoorlogse woningen. * Duurzame …

GSB Grötsch is interested in entering the Dubai market by exporting or by opening its branch in the UAE and thereby increasing its financial recourses and its market share. The company is active in building and construction industry, therefore the Dubai market has been chosen for this export policy …

The predicted mean vote (PMV) model of thermal comfort, created by Fanger in the late 1960s, is used worldwide to assess thermal comfort. Fanger based his model on college-aged students for use in invariant environmental conditions in air-conditioned buildings in moderate thermal climate zones. Environmental …

The last two decades have seen a fundamental change in the way chemistry handles environmental issues. A shift in focus has occurred from 'end-of-pipe' to prevention and process integration. Presently an even more fundamental change is brought about by the need for sustainable development. It is becoming …