In the housing market enormous challenges exist for the retrofitting of existing housing in combination with the ambition to realize new environmentally friendly and affordable dwellings. Bio-based building materials offer the possibility to use renewable resources in building and construction. The efficient …

Presentation USE Conference 2015

Abstract of a lecture that was held on the annual congress of AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning) in 2014.

Open Innovatie en co-creatie met de conceptuation methode

Are we at the eve of a transformation in our economic system? “Yes”, according to several visionary scientists and policymakers. They predict the rise of an economy that is based on biological materials, the so-called bio-based economy. The key challenge is that due to several socio-economic developments, …

Stichting Probos ziet kansen voor wilgenenergieplantages in kippenuitlopen en heeft daarom een pilotproject opgezet. Gevraagd is onderzoek uit te voeren naar de totale potentie waarbij de kansen, kosten en baten zijn onderzocht. Tot nu toe zijn er geen ervaringen met wilgenplantages in de kippenuitloop …

Avans University of Applied Sciences is redrafting its courses and curricula in view of sustainability. For chemical engineering in particular that implies a focus on 'green' and bio-based processes, products and energy. Avans is situated in the Southwest region of the Netherlands and specifically in …

Het beheer van landgoederen is vaak moeilijk te bekostigen. Daarnaast is met het inwerkingtreden van het nieuwe provinciaal subsidiestelsel (SNL, januari 2010) de beheersubsidie per hectare bosoppervlak met ca. € 40 verlaagd. Dit draagt, op de korte – en middellange termijn, bij aan de achteruitgang …

This graduation paper is an evaluation of the chain of biomass at Staatsbosbeheer. The goal is to get a grasp on all its variables. So that decisions now made out of experience could be found to indeed be the right ones. By naming all the variables and trying to link them to each other, a better insight …