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Raghunathan, Meghana (author)Architecture is much more than just built forms on a piece of land. Architecture hinges on user experience and comfort. As such, it is up to us, as designers and engineers to be mindful of the quality of the conceptualized space.<br/><br/>Building physics is one such field that addresses the concerns of users. It outlines topics that play an...master thesis 2024
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Mountaki, Dimitra (author)The growing threat of climate change highlights the necessity for long-term solutions in the construction industry. Buildings account for a large share of worldwide energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, so there is an urgent need for creative techniques to improve energy efficiency and reduce their ecological footprint. This thesis...master thesis 2024
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Prażmowski Baczyk, Juan Carlos (author)The world is in a climatic crisis. Extreme weather events are stronger and more frequent than ever before, exacerbated by human induced CO2 from energy production and the built environment. Only 5% of world energy is produced by renewable energy sources, presenting an enormous gap between sustainability and greenhouse gas emitting practices....master thesis 2023
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Soeterbroek, Marijn (author)The study is motivated by the abandonment of vernacular architecture in rural tropics, which has led to greater energy demand due to the higher embodied energy of construction materials and increased use of air conditioning. This research examines how and to what extent bioclimatic strategies in vernacular architecture of dwellings in a tropical...master thesis 2023
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Frick, Oskar (author)This report investigates the potential use of Phase Change Material (PCM) technology in poorly insulated lightweight homes in the Netherlands. The aim is to develop a cost-effective and easy-to-install PCM product that can decrease energy consumption through passive heating and cooling. The proposed design involves a multi-layer curtain system...master thesis 2023
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Consoli, Gabriella (author)The rise in average surface temperature has intensified the need to explore new<br/>methods to address climate change. Housing sector is one of the leading contributors to the total energy consumption. As a solution, there has been a growing emphasis on the application of passive strategies in buildings that leverage local climatic conditions....master thesis 2023
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Hulst, Bart (author)A master thesis what researched the visualization of phase change materials (PCMs) with augmented reality (AR) for different 3 different user groups. The user groups are researchers, maintenance and customers. The research question is "How does AR contribute to the understanding of the behavior of PCM for science, maintenance and customer groups...master thesis 2023
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de Bruin, Daphne (author)The built environment contributes in a large extend to the global greenhouse gas emissions. With a growing demand for new buildings another view on building products is required. This thesis focusses on creating a biobased sound absorbing panel made from a mycelium bound biomaterial derived from urban waste. The production method for this panel...master thesis 2023
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van Eijk, Jordy (author)Acoustics combined with digital fabrication has been investigated for multiple years. Most research in this area has focused on the combination of acoustics and additive manufacturing. This is mainly due to the ability of this technique to create any geometry, which allows for very high absorption. However, it has the downside that additive...master thesis 2023
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Nikumbh, Parikshit (author)Environmental noise has become a large health concern in Europe with at least one in five people exposed to levels considered harmful to health. Additionally, prolonged exposure to excessive levels of noise has a negative economic impact.<br/>The rapid development of urban areas makes the effect of noise pollution even worse. However, architects...master thesis 2022
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Wang, Kwan-Lin (author)The building environment has high energy consumption and carbon emission which contributes to the rapid climate change. The changing climate condition not only impacts the natural environment but also our habitation. To improve the building performance in both energy and indoor comfort, performance-based design is commonly applied in...master thesis 2022
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Bakker, Jesse (author)Noise pollution is a growing health concern in cities, especially in busy streets with parallel reflective facades, known as urban street canyons. Here, high flows of vehicular traffic generate a broadband noise, with high noise levels in the low-frequency (LF) spectrum. In the canyons, noise decays slowly due to multiple reflections. To counter...master thesis 2021
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Sema, Inaka (author)With the country’s expanding population comes the need for more homes to accommodate its residents. In the Netherlands, there is a growing housing shortage. Fast construction techniques of prefabricated dwellings erected on existing flat roof tops may be a solution for saving land and resources in and around urban areas. Flexible solutions with...master thesis 2021
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Sauer, Jasper (author)With the advent of virtual reality (VR), the process of (re) designing buildings and rooms becomes more accessible in 3D. The software is able to design spaces, whilst standing in the environment itself with directly high render qualities. This offers a great opportunity for a better design process between architect, companies and clients.master thesis 2020
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Horck, Mats (author)Exposure to excessive community noise has become a large environmental health concern. Noise pollution continues to increase while it is accompanied by direct, as well as cumulative adverse health effects. In addition, prolonged exposure to excessive noise levels also has a negative economic impact. The incorporation of numerical tools in the...master thesis 2020
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Tsionis, Ioannis (author)This research focuses on aircraft noise exposed urban spaces around Amsterdam Schiphol airport. In particular, a case site in Rijsenhout is studied, where a representation of the noise wave propagation due to refraction is performed. Subsequently, a series of landscape configurations regarding geometry are gradually tested through acoustic...master thesis 2020
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Fumagalli, Andrea (author)The current housing market in the Netherlands depicts a need for energy-efficient buildings for young professionals. Performative Computational Architecture (PCA), as computational methodology, is a valuable source of knowledge and design support to integrate the buildings’ performances at early stages. By applying PCA, this thesis explores and...master thesis 2020
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Mittal, Divyae (author)In recent time, there has been a rise in the number of coworking and activity-based working spaces. This increase has brought a high return to the real-estate developers but at the same time has compromised with occupant satisfaction. It brings an additional challenge for the architects and designer to look into the user-centred design for...master thesis 2020
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Piccioni, Valeria (author)Growing concern about resource consumption in the construction industry has brought new challenges to the design of façades. Compared to traditional techniques, AM stands out for the possibility of fabricating complex geometries embedding multiple functions. This study explored how the potentials of Fused Deposition Modelling can be used to...master thesis 2019
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Christoforidou, Christina (author)High-rises are usually ventilated mechanically in order to ensure thermal and acoustic comfort in the indoor environment. Consequently, the energy consumption in summer months is increased while the indoor air quality is usually deteriorated due to poor maintenance of mechanical ventilation systems. The topic of the current thesis is the design...master thesis 2019