Energiezuinig financieren: ESCo's als financiële propositie

Insights into the design, use and implementation of home energy management systems

Between 2008 and 2011, three different home energy management systems (HEMS)that give feedback on energy consumption were implemented in households in the Netherlands. Home energy management systems are defined as intermediary devices that can visualise, monitor and/or manage domestic gas and/or electricity consumption. Through a series of...

Anders denken, anders doen: De rol van duurzaamheid in een veranderende context

De bestaande woningvoorraad: Uitdagend en waardevol

Te voet, per bus of met een boot: Samenwerkingsvormen gericht op de ontwikkeling van duurzame innovaties

Samenwerking in de bouw is vanzelfsprekend. Voor partijen die gericht zijn op de ontwikkeling van duurzame innovaties geldt dit eens te meer. Maar wat is de meest geschikte vorm van samenwerking? Wat zijn de voorwaarden voor succes? Recent onderzoek van het Center for Sustainability van Nyenrode Business Universiteit leidt tot concrete handvatten.

Energy efficiency in housing management – conclusions from an international study

Energy efficiency has gained a lot of prominence in recent debates on urban sustainability and housing policy due to its potential consequences for climate change. At the local, national and also international level, there are numerous initiatives to promote energy savings and the use of renewable energy to reduce the environmental burden. There...

Toekomstbestendige architectuur

Het zijn bijzondere tijden voor de architectenwereld. Niet alleen loopt voor veel architecten door allerlei omstandigheden de hoeveelheid werk snel terug, ook de aard van het werk verandert veelal. Nieuwbouwprojecten vormen nog maar een fractie van de activiteiten waar de bouwwereld, en dus ook architecten, mee te maken hebben. Herbestemming van...

Niet in dogma's denken: Duurzaamheidsambitie en monumentenzorg

De toekomstige opgave voor de bouwsector ligt in het verduurzamen, in de breedste zin van het woord, van de bestaande bouw. De meest kwetsbare gebouwen, monumenten en overige historische gebouwen met cultuurhistorische waarden, vormen daarbij een bijzondere uitdaging. Gaan duurzaamheidsambities en het behoud van cultuurhistorische waarden wel...

Approaches towards a smart and speedy improvement of the in series developed post war housing stock

One third of the current housing stock in The Netherlands dates from the sixties and seventies and a large part of these dwellings are fairly similar (because they were built in series). There is a high need for smart and speedy renovation methods, to improve technical, energy and cost efficiency of renovation projects as well as to limit...

Kennis van gedrag is missing link: Van papieren duurzaamheidsambitie naar de praktijk

In de rationele bouwsector wordt vooral vanuit technische en economische wetmatigheden gedacht en gewerkt. Gedragsgerelateerde aspecten worden veelal buiten beschouwing gelaten. Onterecht. Om duurzaamheidsambities van papier naar praktijk te kunnen vertalen is meer kennis over het gedrag van mensen nodig.

Insights in using home energy management systems

In an ongoing process, three diverse Home energy management systems (HEMS) have been implemented in the households in the Netherlands. Through a series of questionnaires, interviews, focus groups and usability tests, a wide range of knowledge in being gathered. Because of this broad approach, the insights that are gained are not only limited to...

Home energy monitors: Impact over the medium-term

Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS), e.g. energy monitors, are intermediary products that can visualize, manage, and/or monitor the energy use of other products or whole households. HEMS increasingly receive attention for their role in energy conservation in households. A literature review and a case study examine the mid-term effectiveness ...

Designing the future

The Netherlands has a tradition in public spatial planning and design. In the past 20 years, we have seen an increasing role for the market in this field, and more recently, growing attention for sustainability. Sustainability has become an economic factor. Not only at the building level, but also on the level of large-scale area development...

Reduction of CO2 Emissions in Houses of Historic and Visual Importance

According to the ‘Climate Programme’ the municipality of Amsterdam has the ambition to reduce the CO2 emissions within the city limits by 40% in the year 2025 compared to the year 1990. To realize this ambition substantial CO2 savings have to be realized at the 375,000 current houses in the city. A special challenge is formed by the houses of...

Challenging and valuable

Challenging and valuable Inaugural speech given on May 7th 2008 at the occasion of the acceptance of the position of Professor Sustainable Housing Transformation at the faculty of Architeeture of the Delft University of Technology by Prof. J.D.M. van Hal MSc PhD.

Uitdagend en waardevol

Uitdagend en waardevol Intreerede Uitgesproken op 7 mei 2008 ter gelegenheid van de aanvaarding van het ambt van hoogleraar Sustainable Housing Transformation aan de Faculteit Bouwkunde van de Technische Universiteit Delft door Prof. Dr. Ir. J.D.M. van Hal.

Beyond the demonstration project - The diffusion of environmental innovations in housing

Sustainable housing in Europe

There is considerable variation in the extent to which environmental measures are adopted in housing construction in various European countries. Whereas sustainable housing is dearly part of day-to-day building practice in some countries, in others the topic seldom receives serious attention. None of the environmental measures which are...