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Conci, M. (author)A methodology to reach energy neutrality, applicable to any commercial building, presented with the case-study of the project for a new terminal building for Schiphol.master thesis 2014
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Bork, S. (author)Interface is an international manufacturer of carpet tiles with a long history in sustainability. With its mission Zero, Interface wants to become the first company without a negative impact on the environment by the year 2020. Over the years Interface already made significant progress by means of product innovations and organizational changes....master thesis 2012
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Mukhtar, Habiba (author)Lelystad's first commercial area, Lelycentre, was originally intended to be the starting point of the planned city centre in the first phase in 1964, emphasising the connection to the fourth planned polder of the Zuiderzeewerken. Markermeerpolder's rejection in the 80's meant that the decision was made to develop the city centre elsewhere...master thesis 2019
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Vogelzang, Marco (author)Context – The stricter regulations on energy-efficient developments to prevent climate change and resource depletion, the expected rising energy prices and hence the rising monthly living costs for households, the changing process in urban area development, the demand for housing in the western part of the Netherlands and the increasing...master thesis 2017
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Bouw, K. (author)Design of an information and research center in combination with a tidal energy machine in the Brouwersdam, an integration of architecture, civil engineering and the landschap.master thesis 2013
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Afoichini, A.A. (author)How can the sustainability of the monumental theater Kunstmin, which will be renovated, be improved by means of spatial, architectural and technical installation procedures?master thesis 2012
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Ackermans, S.F. (author)This project aimed to research the perspective of companies on the relationship between sustainability and circular business models. This was done by first looking at how literature describes the relationship between sustainability and the circular economy/circular business models. With this as a basis, thirteen different multinational companies...master thesis 2016
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Nguyen, T.T.V. (author)This research proposes a decision support environment to assist the main stakeholders (The Municipality, Consumers, Network operators, Energy providers and Technology enablers) during the energy transition decision making process at city level. The research is a part of the TRANSFORM project’s work package three. The TRANSFORM project develops a...master thesis 2014
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Glias, A. (author)The goal of this thesis is to research the feasibility level of reusing existing structural concrete elements. Nowadays, a major problem that the Dutch building industry is facing is the high vacancy rate of office buildings. The available solutions for the vacant offices are transformation or demolition. Transformation is the best solution but...master thesis 2013
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Noijons, A.C. (author)This master thesis started with a personal curiosity for bio-based plastics for assumed environmental and emotional reasons and started with the question: ‘Why is not more of this material used in everyday objects?’ Environmental awareness and global warming has led to a grown interest for sustainable product development. The selection of bio...master thesis 2009
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Omanette, S. (author)To achieve the goal of Chicago to become the most sustainable city in the country, they need to introduce a recycle-industry. A recycling industry in the South of Chicago gives the neighborhood and city the advantage of the valuable economic revitalization strategies that are present in the recycling industry, the use of recycling initiatives to...master thesis 2015
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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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Schokker, M. (author)An exploratory research into the role of business models and collaboration mechanisms in district heating project development. District heating is one of the main solutions of decarbonising the built environment, however it is only thinly researched and implemented. A generic collaboration model of district heating project development in the...master thesis 2016
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Willekes, E.E. (author)This thesis was performed in cooperation with the Amsterdam-based strategy-consulting firm Spring Associates. This firm is specialized in providing strategic support for a wide range of companies in financial services, new business development and sustainability. However, Spring Associates is facing difficulties in efficiently attracting new...master thesis 2012
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Padding, T.H. (author)This graduation product contains the design for a United Nations headquarters for sustainability and environmental issues. This project aims to be a statement: the world needs a leading actor that is able to broadcast an unambigous and authoritative message on sustainability. The building that should be placed adjecent to the United Nations...master thesis 2011
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Axpe, M. (author)This master thesis is focused on delivering a new drinking water experience, with the aim of creating pro-environmental awareness at Into the Great Wide Open (ITGWO), a music festival based in Vlieland. Water is essential for life, and there are many problems related to it that have to be solved in order to ensure drinking water to the future...master thesis 2013
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Matsuhashi, N. (author)Introduction: This study explores a method to designing less resource-intensive forms of everyday life. The method is geared toward the early phase of product development, which is the generation of insights and design ideas. Looking at daily behavior, one can observe clear differences between different cultures. From this observation, the study...master thesis 2009
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Dessens, J. (author)This thesis states the development of a theoretical framework for determining the combined carbon and water footprint of organizations. It consists of a conceptual model, the description of an applicable spreadsheet model and a six-step framework for general application.master thesis 2009
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Lemain, S.O. (author)This project explores the opportunity of sustainability for Royal Haskoning (RH) to enrich its business. Reason for this study are the sounds heard that sustainability creates smaller and bigger changes in many sectors, and RH showing to be eager to aid in providing the needed technological innovation. As an engineering consultant however, RH is...master thesis 2010
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Sauerwein, M. (author)Eco-friendly materials have great potential to foster sustainability, but there is limited progress in relation to aesthetics. Therefore the focus of this study is to explore the aesthetic pleasure in eco-friendly material design. The main objective is to address the following question: How should materials derived from discarded raw materials ...master thesis 2015