XblocPlus is a single layer armour unit developed by BAM Infra Consult. The XblocPlus is the successor of the Xbloc and one of the main changes is that it is placed in a uniform pattern. Most of its hydraulic stability comes from the interlocking that the XblocPlus does. XblocPlus consists entirely …

Artists and other cultural workers have tried to create stable, long-term collective income systems for themselves forever. In 2004, an American tech entrepreneur launched one of the most ambitious redistribution schemes up to date, the Artist Pension Trust (APT). The idea was to give artists not just …

MKB'ers willen samenwerken in arbeidspools om het eenvoudiger te maken om aan social return in aanbestedingen te voldoen, namelijk om werkplekken te creëren voor mensen met een afstand tot de arbeidsmarkt.

Per 1 januari 2015 is de nieuwe Wmo 2015 in werking getreden. Deze nieuwe wet brengt een aantal veranderingen met zich mee. Een van de veranderingen is dat burgers, per 1 januari 2015 ondersteuning kunnen aanvragen bij de gemeente waarin zij wonen. De gemeenten zijn verantwoordelijk voor het vergroten …

The loss of biodiversity is a worldwide problem caused by over exploitation of natural resources, pollution, introduction of invasive species and other problems, human induced. The Netherlands is working on strengthening its natural environment boosting social and economic wellbeing. In Southwest Drenthe, …

Presentation on social procurement in the Netherlands, partnership and labour pools by empoyers.

A growing amount of (semi) public organizations in the Netherlands write tenders with mandatory social conditions. It is important for SMEs to focus on social procurement in their business strategy. SMEs should be proactive and try to affect the conditions (semi) public organizations write in their tenders. …

In many countries the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) is extinct or numbers are declining; resulting in a classification as “near threatened” on the IUCN’s Red List. In one-third of the European countries, however, conservation efforts, enabled the return of the species or the improvement of weakened populations. …

Er is onderzoek gedaan naar het gebruik van HeatSavr voor energiebesparing bij zwembaden.

Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight, remains the main threat to potato production worldwide. Screening of 19 accessions of Solanum dulcamara with P. infestans isolate Ipo82001 in detached leaf assays revealed strong resistance in an individual belonging to accession A54750069-1. This …