Optimized Green Walls: Study of Vertical Green Systems’ Performance in an Urban Setting

The construction, operation and maintenance of buildings consume more than 40% of primary energy in most countries. Out of this 40%, a large portion is related to the operational phase involving heat losses through a buildings envelope. To reduce this loss, several materials have been developed to reduce the thermal transmittance through a...

A home for the displaced, providing housing for an increasing influx of refugees by designing a flexible asylum seekers centre using digital fabrication

Ways to study corporate real estate management in healthcare: An analytical framework

Since 2008, after 35 years of a publicly supported healthcare real estate budget system, Dutch healthcare organisations have become financially responsible for the profits and risks of their real estate investment. Furthermore the Dutch healthcare system is in transition towards a regulated market system with growing competition between...

Shifting urban network

A decision taking method is proposed where inhabitants and experts will communicate in order to define the most desired spatial configuration for the area. Marowijne is a region in Suriname where small villages fighting with the conditions to survive are proposed to join forces in a network of clusters. A design method is proposed baseed on the...