The Kuip Centre for Bio-Based Research and Recreation: Leading The Dutch Transition Towards The Bio-Economy

The ways in which we harness biomass for biofuels are inextricably linked to water management, food security, waste management, and societal well-being. Whilst the increased use of biomass for biofuel within the Netherlands is considered a positive move, external factors known as indirect land-use change make current practices more unsustainable...

A service design toolkit for a more inclusive energy transition

In project Reyeroord Aardgasvij Service designers work together with the municipality and other stakeholders to stimulate the energy transition in the neighbourhood Reyeroord in Rotterdam. Their goal is to develop interventions in the form of neighbourhood meetings, campaigns, and other activities that aim to activate the residents of Reyeroord...

Harbour in Transition: A landscape design for a harbour beyond oil

Thesis in which a spatial strategy is proposed to structure the transition of the harbour of Rotterdam as an oil harbour to a harbour beyond oil.

Energising the Association of Owners: An analysis of and recommendations for solving the most important barriers that withhold apartment owners to take energy saving measures in the current system