Integrating a Community-Engaged Decision Process in a Sanitation Design Process: An Explorative Case Study in the Philippines

This research addresses the critical issue of the poor implementation of sanitation and its effect on community and environmental health in the Global South. To overcome the social, cultural, technical, and financial complexities underlying poor sanitation, the participation of local community members in sanitation planning processes is deemed...

The Influence of Urban Design on the Micro-climate of the Floating Communities in the Hot-Tropical Region of Hagonoy in The Philippines

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ’s 2021 report, the recent sea level rate has nearly tripled in the last few decades compared with 1901-1971. It estimates that the sea levels may rise by 20 cm in the next thirty years or up to 80 cm by the end of 2100. The increase in sea levels poses serious questions and...

Development of a parametric PET assessment model for the early design stage and evaluation of building-related heat mitigation measures for extreme heat events in the Netherlands

In 2018, the ‘Deltaplan Ruimtelijke Adaptatie’, has been set up by the National Institute of Health and Environment (RIVM) for the purpose of facilitating the transformation to a climate adaptive living environment. As part of the Deltaplan, municipalities have been asked to perform a heat risk assessment through standardised outdoor thermal...

Recommendations for Improvement of the Building Design by Evaluating the Indoor Environmental Quality of the Pilot Floating House Project in Macabebe, the Philippines: floating house, the Philippines

This thesis aims to provide passive design recommendations to improve the design quality of low income houses in the Philippines, by evaluating the indoor environmental quality of the pilot floating house project. The pilot project is the result of researches carried out by Pieter Ham and Joran Van Schaik to find a solution for the housing...

Floating Homes Philippines: Multidisciplinary project

All around the world floods are a growing problem. Dealing with high water levels in residential areas is of great importance. The delta area of Macabebe, in the Manila Bay, has to cope with daily flooding, caused by the river and the sea. Groundwater is pumped and used for local industry, causing land subsidence and worsening the problems....