Power-City Amsterdam Nieuw-West

Power-City Amsterdam Nieuw-West

Van Ham, T.P.W.

Jongert, J. (mentor)

Architecture and The Built Environment

Architectural Engineering and Technology

Graduation Studio

2016-07-01

“Our” world is changing rapidly, man-made global warming, as a result of greenhouse emissions is causing more frequently extreme weather patterns such as droughts or cloudbursts. In order to change the current fossil fuel based economy, producing and emitting harmful greenhouse gasses, a transition is required from this fossil fuel based economy towards a renewable energy based one. By defining the elemental factors needed to support a society at neighborhood level this research paper studies the needs, effects and alterations needed in the current system of Amsterdam Nieuw West. A general study about the different renewable possibilities is the result followed by a more in depth and location specific possibility framework. The research is focused on what is to believed are the four basic products streams that support a society, being Electricity, Thermal energy, Water and Food. All with their own streams, implementations and barriers are then analyzed in a location specific way. Followed by potentials supporting these product streams for this specific location. These possibilities can than later be used in a following design. While all streams show in different stages of their processes potential to become sustainable an integrated approach is believed to be the best solution given the fact that these systems are highly interconnected with each other. Conclusion is a design in which the largest potentials of the research are gathered and combined to create the highest sustainable value for this location.

sustainability
MFA
self-suficiency
renewable energy sources
Amsterdam Nieuw West
energy
potential
material
flows
streams

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Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2016 Van Ham, T.P.W.