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Leeuwenburg, Bart (author)
ContextIn a society where sustainability is becoming more and more relevant, coal-burning kamado barbecues are more popular than ever in the Netherlands. From an ignited barbecue a significant amount of energy is lost through heated air. This brings up an interesting design opportunity; “Is it possible to design a product which proposes a more...
master thesis 2021
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Timmers, Samuel (author)
The IPCC report of August 2021 calls for an immediately reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Without changing the world’s diets, even if we stop all fossil fuel emissions today, we would still not be able to maintain global warming below 1.5°C. The EU has set out their strategy for reducing agricultural emissions in the Farm to Fork Strategy,...
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van Amerongen, Sarah (author)
The textile industry is one of the largest industries in the world. It brings economic wealth to many countries but is also one of the largest contributors to environmental pollution. Textile companies nowadays often mention sustainability in their business models. However, it is noticed that consumers do not trust the word sustainability when...
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Visser, Arwin (author)
Our food system has a huge impact on the environment and is one of the largest contributors to a global threat: climate change. The meat industry alone accounts for 15% of the greenhouse gas emissions. So, the solution would be eating less meat and dairy. But although the Dutch eat most meat replacers in Europe, the annual meat consumption hasn...
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Kloet, Julia (author)
bachelor thesis 2021
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van der Hilst Karrewij, Wouter (author)
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de Wilde, Chris (author)
This report describes the process of designing a ventilation concept for the renovation industry. The project is in collaboration with Breman Schoorsteentechniek, an installation company located in the Netherlands. The initial brief was kept vague on purpose and described a project in which I was to find a way for Breman, to make their products...
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Hemingway, Katrina (author)
Beirut is a catastrophically polluted place; the foul garbage piling up on the streets, high level of air pollution and rapid privatisation of green spaces are all causes of such an ill-treated palimpsest city which has quickly declined into this condition. Today Beirut relies heavily on its port, which has been conceived from the sea like its...
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van de Vliert, Lennart (author)
<b>Background: </b>The construction sector has a 10-year time span to become 50% circular and to reduce carbon emissions by 49% compared to 1990. This time span is even shorter for public clients, as the Dutch government functions as launching customer, and strives make its own...
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Sumter, Deborah (author)
The circular economy offers an alternative to the linear economy (also called the take-make-use-waste society) we live in. It puts emphasis on using resources effectively by slowing and closing resources loops. Design is seen as enabler in a circular economy. Design decisions taken now have an impact on the recovery of products in the future....
doctoral thesis 2021
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Kluge, C. (author)
The Earth’s subsurface exhibits a high potential for generating and storing energy. Engineered fractured systems, for example geothermal or carbon storage reservoirs, highly depend on the capacity of rock to conduct and store fluids. Faults and fractures create the largest contrasts in flow in these reservoirs and can enhance the reservoir...
doctoral thesis 2021
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Ma, W. (author)
Chinese cities have experienced unprecedented economic growth and urban population expansion in the last four decades. However, a variety of social and environmental problems is associated with urbanization. Cities try to grapple with these challenges but simultaneously find themselves locked in an intense competition with other cities. City...
doctoral thesis 2021
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Trakulwattanakit, Ponlawat (author)
The city area is dense with business activities, public amenities, transport hubs and high-skilled people. Corporations prefer to be located in the city area to gain benefits from the location. However, annoyance occurs because of the real estate decisions of organisations as they neglect urban planning and context and results in inefficient,...
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Beverland, Michael (author), Cankurtaran, P. (author), Loussaïef, Leila (author)
The sharing economy represents a market-driven response to the perceived inefficient resource use arising from materialism, and as such, offers the possibility of a more environmentally sustainable form of consumption. However, the sustainability benefits attributed to the sharing economy remain contentious and fraught with paradox. Drawing...
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Gonçalves, Joana (author), Mateus, Ricardo (author), Dinis Silvestre, José (author), Pereira Roders, A. (author), Vasconcelos, Graça (author)
This paper presents and discusses the selection of a set of core indicators for the sustainable conservation of built heritage. This core set of indicators was selected by following a two-step methodology: 1) first, a comparative analysis of indicators of two building sustainability assessment (BSA) tools with different approaches was...
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Schraven, D.F.J. (author), Arghandeh Jouneghani, P. (author), Jonkers, H.M. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)
Sustainability transitions require that sustainable innovations develop and scale-up. Two promising approaches contribute to this purpose. Design thinking (DT) focuses on the creative development of sustainable innovations to achieve desirable, feasible and viable products. Strategic niche management (SNM) addresses how sustainable...
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Pinel, I.S.M. (author), Hankinson, P. M. (author), Moed, D. H. (author), Wyseure, L. J. (author), Vrouwenvelder, J.S. (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author)
Efficient control of pathogenic bacteria, specifically Legionella pneumophila, is one of the main concerns when operating industrial cooling towers. Common practices to limit proliferation involves use of disinfectants, leading to formation of disinfection by-product and increase in water corrosiveness. A disinfectant-free Legionella control...
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Børsen, Tom (author), Serreau, Yann (author), Reifschneider, Kiera (author), Baier, André (author), Pinkelman, Rebecca (author), Smetanina, Tatiana (author), Zandvoort, H. (author)
For the past 14 years the Social Ecological Responsibility in Science and Engineering Education (SERSEE) Network has discussed the challenging but necessary task of teaching social and ecological responsibility to science and engineering students. Identifying, sharing and developing best practices, pedagogical materials and tools as well as a...
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Ikiz Kaya, Deniz (author), Lu, Lu (author), Pintossi, Nadia (author), Pereira Roders, A. (author)
Adaptive reuse of historic buildings plays a significant role in the transition towards circular economy. The existing literature still regards heritage conservation, urban management, circular economy and sustainable development as different spheres of knowledge. The Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) provides a holistic...
conference paper 2021
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Rossi, E. (author), Vermeer, C.M. (author), Mors, R.M. (author), Kleerebezem, R. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author), Jonkers, H.M. (author)
Bacteria-based self-healing concrete has the ability to heal cracks due to the bacterial conversion of incorporated organic compounds into calcium carbonate. Precipitates seal the cracks, theoretically increasing the service life of constructions. The aim of this paper is to propose a precursor for bacteria-based self-healing concrete derived...
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