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- Bell, Anne (author) master thesis 2017
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Koch, Freddie (author)Waste pollution is becoming an ever increased challenge and this is even more so the case in Indonesia. Landfills are notoriously overfilled which, together with little spatial opportunity for appropriate waste storage and separation on a local scale, as well as a lack of knowledge leads to a majority of waste being disposed of on road sides,...master thesis 2017
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Du, Elsie (author)This projects looks into underground space in Luxembourg city to explore the possiblility to solve problems on urban level when the city is read as landscape (but not necessary a park) because of the attention to ground and spatial sequence.master thesis 2017
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Heemskerk, Sarah (author)Background: This report is the graduation report of Sarah Heemskerk for the master Management in the Built Environment at the TU Delft. The research is done into the difference of leadership styles of project managers in real estate projects when the contract type differs. Integrated contracts are seen more and more often in the real estate...master thesis 2017
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Liu, Yayun (author)How to construct the commons with the power of play? How to reactivate leftover public spaces in central Bogota by architectural interventions that stimulate playful actions? <br/><br/>I shift my focus from buildings to the ground surfaces, and redesign them into a constellation of “2.5D architectural composition”. “2.5D” refers to an abstract...master thesis 2017
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Zhang, Hongyi (author)In general, people and environment are two main properties in today’s strategy plans of urban development, which are also essential elements of urban design (Carmona et al, 2010). Designers promote more on human dimension design that reflects spatial dimension of environment such as the eye level city in their urban design topics. Gehl (2010)...master thesis 2017
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Dong, Jessie (author)Having lost its productivity, MMC became isolated from its context. Most of its links to neighbour and region broke as a result of its changing role. A series of dilemmas<br/>mainly exists as social conflicts and spatial conflicts appeared around the<br/>border as result. However, as the carrier of social conflict in MMC and witness of colonial...master thesis 2017
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Kelder, Sophie (author)Nearly 50% of the Dutch gardens is paved and this number is ever increasing. This negatively affects the environment. It contributes to biodiversity loss since less space is available as a habitat for flora, fauna and ecosystems. Secondly, the paved gardens do not allow the rainwater to infiltrate the soil. As a consequence, the rainwater is...master thesis 2017
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van der Reek, Menno (author)With the arrival of smart electricity meters energy consumption can be monitored continuously and displayed on external devices such as phones or tablets. As a consequence, users become more aware of their energy usage which may result in a reduction in energy consumption. Nevertheless, many countries in Europe still use an analog electricity...master thesis 2017
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Spada, Livio (author)From an analysis of the higher education system in Bogotà, it came out an isolation and social closing of university campuses in the city.<br/>It follows that high knowledge becomes elitist and inaccessible, and that the city and the university are losing their relation.<br/><br/>The design consists in opening a new democratic dialogue between...master thesis 2017
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- Andrenelli, Matteo (author) master thesis 2017
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Sparnaaij, M. (author)Additional master thesisstudent report 2017
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Nicolaï, Marc (author)This study is about the impact of early design decisions on the heat demand of a small residential building. Heat demand is a significant part of the energy use of residential buildings in the Netherlands. Reducing this demand will reduce the strain on national energy resources and even allow buildings to become energy neutral or independant...master thesis 2017
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Pawirotaroeno, Kevin (author)The role of the slab mechanism compressive membrane action is investigated, during the direct loading of a beam integrated in a prestressed deck bridge.master thesis 2017
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Klitsie, Barend (author)In today’s turbulent economic and technological environment, it is difficult for large enterprises to survive. To do so, innovation is needed. Firms that have perfected the exploitation of their current portfolio now need to focus more on exploring new business opportunities.<br/><br/>Innovation Booster (IB) helps large enterprises to create new...master thesis 2017
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Romünder, Hjördis (author)The graduation project ‘Vedeelhus’ - a place of integration seeks to explore spaces of encounter in inner city neighbourhoods. The effect ‘a place of encounter’ could have on a neighbourhood with a need for integration. The graduation project is located in the inner city of Cologne, Germany, at a small square called ‘‘An der Eiche’’.<br/>This...master thesis 2017
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Giouri, Evina (author)Zero energy high rise buildings aim for a more sustainable urban environment, by reducing energy use demand, producing energy from renewable systems, but at the same time maintaining high thermal comfort levels. This research aims to implement a new integrated strategy, by means of an integrated optimization of various design variables of a high...master thesis 2017
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Li, Anna (author)Many start-ups face difficulty raising sufficient funds at the early stage of their businesses. Traditionally, entrepreneurs raise capital from friends and family, angel investment, venture capital or bank loans. However, with the development of Internet platforms, alternative finance methods have arisen. Entrepreneurs are starting to look for...master thesis 2017
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Verlinde, Marijn (author)The building industry produces 40% of the total amount of waste in the Netherlands and almost all of this waste leads to landfill loading. This has been the start for this research into a circular biobased composite façade. <br/><br/>The question for building materials is expected to increase in the future and some common used materials impend...master thesis 2017
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Chan, Nicole (author)How urban intervention facilitates the current cultural significance of Cuban “accidental sustainability” for alternative recycling in order to develop a self-sustaining city with minimizing dependence of import?master thesis 2017