Obsolescence and the end of life phase of buildings

What is obsolescence? Numerous older housing blocks have been knocked down because of being obsolete. There is a general understanding that buildings, like machinery and durable consumer goods, should be replaced when they become obsolete. But is this true? Obsolescence is a serious threat for built property. Given its immobile, long lasting and...

A paradigm shift or choke? The future of Western European housing stocks

The 20th century saw an enormous worldwide growth of the housing stock. In particular the building boom after WW-II, during which the housing stock in most countries was multifolded, focussed the attention of the housing sector primarily to the planning and realisation of new construction; the consciousness of the enormous maintenance and...

Paradigm shift or choke? The future of the Western European housing stock

The 20th century saw an enormous worldwide growth of the housing stock. In particular the building boom after WW-II, during which the housing stock in most countries was multifolded, focussed the attention of the housing sector primarily to the planning and realisation of new construction; the consciousness of the enormous maintenance and...

Demolition in Europe: Volume, motives and research approach

What determines the life span of dwellings? Much is known about the initial phase of buildings. The vast majority of scientific knowledge is concentrated on the building initiative, the programming, design and in particular the construction. Knowledge about the utilization phase, including management, transformation and redesign is growing. But...

Upgrade or replace?: The effect of the EPBD on the choice between improvement or replacement

What is better: improvement or replacement by new construction? The choice between life cycle extension and replacement of existing buildings is at itself a vital but very difficult decision, involving a wide range of different aspects and affecting several contrary and often conflicting interests. The emerging ecological awareness of the...

Effects of the life span of products in LCA - A case study for dwellings

Replacement or reuse? The choice between demolition and life cycle extension from a sustainable viewpoint

What is better: renovation or new construction? Following the plenary debate on the ENHR 2007 conference in Rotterdam we continued our search for the answer to this question. The choice between reuse and replacement of existing buildings is a vital but very difficult one, involving a wide range of aspects and affecting contradictory and often...

Verslag studiedag Bouwstenen voor een gezonde energietransitie

Levensloop - van woningen -

Ecophysiology of different filamentous Alphaproteobacteria in industrial wastewater treatment plants

Life cycle of dwellings: Analysis and assessment of demolition by Dutch housing associations

Life cycle of dwellings: A conceptual model based on Dutch practice

Meganema perideroedes gen. nov., sp. nov., a filamentous alphaproteobacterium from activated sludge

Nationale Renovatie Prijs

De Nationale Renovatie Prijs wordt eens in de twee jaar uitgereikt aan de meest succesvolle renovatieprojecten die in de voorgaande periode zijn gerealiseerd. Door het hoge niveau van de inzendingen is de NRP in twaalf jaar tijd een toonaangevende onderscheiding geworden. Deze zesde editie van de prijs bestrijkt de periode 1 oktober 1994 tot 1...

Duurzaam woningbeheer: Het herbergend vermogen van de woningvoorraad

Aanhaken bij de stadsvernieuwing: Projectmatige particuliere woningverbetering in het Westerkwartier van Delft

Rapport in opdracht van het RIW-Research Instituut voor Woningbouw, Volkshuisvesting en Stadsvernieuwing.

Cavity shape and drag in ventilated flow: theory and experiment