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Katsoula, Elena (author)The building sector is responsible for 38% of global energy and process-related greenhouse gas emissions. In recent decades, a rapid increase in energy consumption in buildings has been witnessed, making energy reduction a pressing issue. Thermal insulation systems, that can operate dynamically in response to changing transient conditions, by...master thesis 2023
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Brueren, Pim (author)Due to the NECP, many homes are in need of renovation. In 2016, the Netherlands had 799,956 apartments built between 1906 and 1965. A large part consists of porch houses. The houses are poorly insulated due to hasty and savings in construction. This research focuses on walk-up apartments built after the Second World War. The aim is to define how...master thesis 2022
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- Larsen, Kathryn (author) master thesis 2022
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Kouvela, Sofia (author)Glass is one of the oldest building materials used in the building envelope. Its attractiveness to architects, designers and users is mainly due to its fascinating ability to combine two otherwise contradictory functions; to separate and protect the interior from the exterior environment while at the same time allow for openness by letting...master thesis 2022
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van der Maas, Marcel (author)In September 2020, camp Moria was completely destroyed by a fire. Due to European migration policy, the living conditions were abysmal, causing harm to refugees as well as the host community.<br/><br/>The aim of the project is to create a non-site specific architectural model, framework and strategy for a design of a refugee camp on how quality...master thesis 2021
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van der Helm, Daniël (author)The problem for which solutions are proposed in this report is ambient air pollution, which causes health risks for people living indoors worldwide. This research focuses on the two Major Air Pollutants nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter, that cause the most problems now and in the future.<br/><br/>The starting point of this research is to...master thesis 2021
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Barentsen, Nout (author)On April 15th, 2019 a devastating fire burned down Notre Dame de Paris and left the cathedral without its central spire and ancient gable roof, better known as The Forest. The required reconstruction initiated a global debate between architects, engineers, and other stakeholders. The discussion was put to an end by the French authorities, who...master thesis 2021
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Shehu, Maimuna Bala (author)This report encompasses a graduation project submitted to fulfil the requirements for the title of Master of Science at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology. This research was conducted to find an alternative use for waste plastic as building components, specifically for the residents of an IDP...master thesis 2021
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Parmentier, Jorrit (author)Biodiversity of Dutch cities is degreasing with troublesome rate. A green roof system implemented on pitched roofs can improve biodiversity. This roof system consists of a lightweight roof tile, a planter, breeding box for birds, and insect hotel. A 1:1 test is performed to gain knowledge about the performance of this system and growth of plants.master thesis 2021
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Spitz, Bob (author)Buildings are responsible for 40% of the total global energy use and over 30% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. To minimize environmental impact, building designers are increasingly looking beyond traditional design methods to optimize building designs for low environmental impact. Despite the high variety of environmental impact...master thesis 2021
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van Vlerken, Dion (author)In the National Climate Agreement, the Dutch government has set the goal of reducing Netherlands’ greenhouse gas emissions by 49% in 2030 compared to 1990 levels. By 2050, this number should even have risen to 95%. Part of the greenhouse gas emissions is the generation of electricity by means of coal and natural gas. In order to contribute to...master thesis 2021
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Dasopoulou, Grammatiki (author)It has been only a few decades since glass has started revealing its full potential and emerged in the engineering world in three-dimensional repetitive cast glass units with the shape and size of typical masonry bricks. Cast glass stands as the most competitive and novel answer to the relentless eagerness for transparency in the built...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Xinyuan (author)Based on the new lifestyle, the homebodies, with the related topic such as homebody economy, homebody design, homebody fashion, the project mainly focus on how to provide a multifunction and inter-disciplinary scenario for this group of people. It also investigates the identity of a residential construction shifting from a pure private property...master thesis 2020
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Keukens, M.E. (author)The poor neighbourhood of Bandarharjo in Semarang, Indonesia is faced with unprecedented existential threats. The land is sinking, while the sea rises and monsoon floods intensify. The current generic building culture is not ready to face these problems. Historically, however, the indigenous architecture of Indonesia had a very rich palette of...master thesis 2020
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Vintimilla Salas, E.G. (author)Bamboo has been used as a construction material since ancient times in tropical and subtropical parts of the world, because of the fastgrowing process, low cost and compressive, tensile and bending strength, that allow to create a lightweight and earthquake resistant structures. After 3 to 5 years bamboo is ready to harvest, and one clump of...master thesis 2020
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Engels, Steven (author)This master thesis was written as part of the master Building Technology at the TU Delft. This research focuses on the possibilities of coated borosilicate glass tubes and there use in vector active structures. The motive for this research was a new development in the availability of borosilicate glass tubes that are coated. With this coating...master thesis 2020
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Kyanidou, Margarita (author)The building industry is a significant waste contributor. Especially at the end-of-life of the building it causes an enormous impact on the environment. Construction solid waste has caused serious environmental problems. Reuse, recycling and reduction of construction materials have been advocated for many years, and various methods have been...master thesis 2020
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Vos, Jurjen (author)Mycelium composites are a novel material type. Mycelium is the ‘root’-network of a fungus and can be used to grow shapes on substrates of agricultural waste fibres. A few designs exist that use the material and information on material properties is limited. The goal of this thesis is to find out how mycelium composites can be produced, designed...master thesis 2020
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Nizet, Joep (author)The main goal of this graduation project is to create a feasibility study. The objective is to design, calculate and test different ways of how a unitized façade element can transform, rotate or convert for creating a temporary outdoor space. This façade element is connected with the same façade brackets used in the unitized façade system. The...master thesis 2019
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- Mouhmouh, Zaïd (author) master thesis 2019