Power-City Amsterdam Nieuw-West

“Our” world is changing rapidly, man-made global warming, as a result of greenhouse emissions is causing more frequently extreme weather patterns such as droughts or cloudbursts. In order to change the current fossil fuel based economy, producing and emitting harmful greenhouse gasses, a transition is required from this fossil fuel based economy...

F.E.E.L. the Kerkrade: Food.Energy.Entertainment.Landmark.Close life-cycle in the west of Kerkrade

Parkstad area is suffering building vacancy and population reduction problems which cause this area lost its vitality. At the same time, energy crisis such as rising energy consumption in the world and the depletion of fossil fuels in the near future is much more obvious. People lived in Parkstad have a better understanding of energy crisis than...

Sustainable Heritage; Redesign of climate system Kloosterkerk

The Kloosterkerk is a 700 year old monumental church in The Hague. By analysing and researching the case and relevant literature, a design basis is made for redesigning the climate system. Several systems are developed and evaluated. In the end integrating a energy saving measures, a smart air heating system and PV panels has the most advantages.

A Visual Life Cycle Analysis - for architects and policymakers

The impact of urbanizing 400 million people in China in 20 years - a comparative analysis of common structural materials with bamboo as a promising alternative for (semi) high-rise developments. Transport, End of Life scenarios and Lifespan are essential factors in a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). The Building Energy Use itself is becoming less...

Energy awareness in public space design

The hereby thesis research has been developed within the Graduation Studio “Energy Landscapes”. The Graduation Studio aimed to be a research-by-design investigation into the spatial implications of the energy issue. The objective was to guide thesis projects that could offer new sustainable energy landscapes, visualized in a combination of...

Energy and floating: ‘‘Embodied energy potential on sea’’

Refurbishing Shrinking Vrieheide

Energy refurbishment project in a shrinking area in Heerlen. Systems Thinking was used as a methodology for defining the relations with its surrounding and their potentials for the existing building.

H2 Architecture

Hydrogen Technology integrated in an architectural design.

Science Business Centre for Technopolis: Exchanging Energy to Reduce Electrical Consumption

In de newly developed science park, just south of the TU Delft campus, a Science Business Centre be designed. The buildings main aim is to provoke synergy between the TU Delft and the science park "Technopolis". The design consists of a building which is largly integrated in the Mekelpark to enhance the relation with nature and to make a...

Entering RDM

Central station for the RDM area, being energy neutral and made of materials