Asset management strategies and sustainability in Dutch social housing

With 35% of the total housing stock in the Netherlands (Ministry of VROM, 2004), the social rented sector plays an important role in Dutch housing, and its management can be of great importance to the success or failure of sustainability programs. Although sustainable building has been high on the national political agenda, and although this was...

The Sustainable Office. An exploration of the potential for factor 20 environmental improvement of office accommodation

Sustainable development is the goal of a balance between economy and the environment, whilst establishing a better spread prosperity across the world. In order to make this possible, the environmental load of our commodities needs to be reduced by a factor of 20. This factor 20 can also be translated to the office market. The PhD research...

Turning contaminated mud into a road base material

Refining Green Plants to Protein Cakes and other useful products in the African country Zambia

Introduction to sustainable urban renewal: CO2 reduction and the use of performance agreements: experience from the Netherlands

The search for the most eco-efficient strategies for sustainable housing construction; Dutch lessons

Basis of Design for a process to refine green plants

Integrating health and sustainability in Life Cycle Assessment

"What-if": From path dependency to path creation in a coatings chain: a methodology for strategies towards sustainable innovation

Flood and Coastal Defence Project Appraisal Guidance: Environmental Appraisal FCDPAG5

Guidance on scheme appraisal, legal requirements and good practice 2.1 Scheme appraisal 2.1.1 General approach 2.1.2 Environmental duties of operating authorities 2.1.3 Powers of direction and supervision 2.1.4 Identifying the preferred option 2.1.5 Detailed design considerations 2.2 Environmental appraisal and assessment 2.2.1 Initial...

Perspectives on water: An integrated model-based exploration of the future