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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
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- Kan, Hok Yin Anthony (author) master thesis 2017
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Marin Nieto, Francisco (author)Sustainability and livability are two important dimensions of urban environments, that are however found to be in a constant imbalance. The achievement of a sustainable and livable city is hindered by the constraints of urban form, and density, in particular, has a crucial role in defining the performance of urban environments in terms of...master thesis 2017
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Kalogeropoulou, Nadia (author)The development of the landscape around the national border, a usually “unreachable” space due to mentality issues and practical difficulties, is the subject of this graduation project. Enhancing inner connections, literally and symbolically, has been the key to preserve and celebrate the unique qualities of the borderland. A combination of...master thesis 2017
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van Leeuwen, Menno (author)Cutter suction dredgers are a type of hydraulic dredgers often used in areas with hard soil where other types of dredging vessels would be ineffective. As a result of the wide range of type of soil that is being cut a lot of variation is seen in the power demand on the cutter suction dredger's diesel-electric power generation system....master thesis 2017
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SHIN, Dongwoo (author)Seam like spaces is expanding extensively and overlapping with other entities repetitiously.<br/><br/>The seam is a spatial concept that it does exist; however it never reveals its physical properties: rather the seam straddles complexities, and involves itself in other objects converging and diverging. It tells us about an ambiguity of spatial...master thesis 2017
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Pepels, Nadia (author)Driven by my fascination for utopian open structures that give answer to the unexpected, I have been exploring the meaning of flexibility for the city of today.<br/>The project is called Arrival City: a radical transformation of the modern ruin at the Hofplein-area in Rotterdam into a transitplace for all kinds of newcomers.master thesis 2017
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Nazari, Mustafa (author)The research and the development of biodegradable Sandstone at TU Delft Architecture, Delft. This study was aimed to test the biodegradable Sandstone and develop a method to improve the quality of life of the refugee camp by using biodegradable Standstone. The subject of this study was selected by Mustafa Nazari, he discovered biodegradable...master thesis 2017