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Cerra, M.M.F. (author)On September 16th 2015, Nepal signed its new constitution, which, among others articles, claims the federalization of the country, makes the nation secular and allows freedom of expression. This event represents a milestone and a glimpse of hope after decades of internal political instability and uncertain administrations, which even led to ten...master thesis 2017
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Apostolidis, K. (author)Densification of the campus of the National University of Colombia for present and future occupancy under one scheme. Use the threshold as architectural tool which can contribute towards the overcoming of dichotomies such as public/private, built/un-built and eventually construct one realm, the common.master thesis 2016
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Alberini, E. (author)Densification of the campus of the National University of Colombia for present and future occupancy under one scheme. Use the threshold as architectural tool which can contribute towards the overcoming of dichotomies such as public/private, built/un-built and eventually construct one realm, the common.master thesis 2016
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Bergkamp, A. (author)In Kerkrade, one of the municipalities of Parkstad Limburg, the population shrinkage is particularly manifest. In an attempt to balance the housing market, HEEMwonen, a local social housing association demolishes a part of her building stock. Among other places, this has already happened in Heilust, a residential area in Kerkrade-West. The...master thesis 2016
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Verbraak, R.G.L. (author)A sustainable and life-cycle proof, wooden extension for row houses.master thesis 2016
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Rovers, L.H.C.J. (author)Green roofs, also known as vegetation roofs, are becoming very popular for residents of houses or apartments and for good reasons. Vegetation on rooftops have many benefits on global and local level. Expectations show that the climate change will lead to heavier storms and causes the sewers in Rotterdam to overflow. Hence, the municipality of...master thesis 2015
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Rovers, L.H.C.J. (author)Green roofs, also known as vegetation roofs, are becoming very popular for residents of houses or apartments and for good reasons. Vegetation on rooftops have many benefits on global and local level. Expectations show that the climate change will lead to heavier storms and causes the sewers in Rotterdam to overflow. Hence, the municipality of...master thesis 2015
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Metzen, V.J. (author)The project deals with the decay of the social and built environment in West Chicago. It reflects on the rise of the artificial environment, theoretical thoughts from V. GRUEN as well as the materialistic condition of the built as potential reasons for the decay in the area. The building design is a new city centre in the decentralized west of...master thesis 2015
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Crielaard, R. (author)Cross-laminated timber, or CLT, is currently receiving attention for its potential use in tall building structures. Timber being a combustible material, one of the main challenges for the construction of these buildings is the potential fire risk that results from its use in the structure. For tall buildings, there is an increased severity of...master thesis 2015
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Bosman, G.L. (author)For this research a pilot project is conducted focusing on the wood wastestream from the consumer market. The waste generation growth is higher than the population growth due to increased consumption. Therefore, keeping materials in continuous loops for efficient waste management and to provide the materials for future generations gains...master thesis 2014
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Tijmensen, A.S. (author)The transformation of an old tram depot into a new centre for the Kinkerbuurt in Amsterdam. The tram depot became part of the public sphere and encourage people to interact, meet and learn.master thesis 2014
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Kulik, M.J. (author)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...master thesis 2013
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Neijzen, R. (author)Project in the studio of Border Conditions. A proposal for a reconfigurable and transformable low-tech building system for the Cañada Real Galiana in Madrid. The project consist of small building units, used for market, climbing and habitat. The structures are made out of recycled wood. The project is fixes in the Cañada Real Galiana, a strip of...master thesis 2013
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Van Otterloo, J.R. (author)For the thesis the mortise and tenon joint between the rear post and cross beam in a wooden mitre gate is researched. The joint is an important part of timber lock gates. The force distribution inside the joint and the strength of a tenonned beam are two main focus points.master thesis 2013
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Dilaveraki, I. (author)The thesis is an exploration of woven textile systems and their translation from the microscale of textures to the macroscale of structures. The purpose is to define their potential use in the building environment as structural skins based on the integration of material properties, structural and daylight criteria. The design of a pavilion,...master thesis 2012
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Timmer, S.G.C. (author)Advantages of timber as a building material are: small dead weight, good thermal characteristics and in some cases low overall building cost. Nature has created large cantilever structures of 150 m high in the form of eucalyptus threes. History show furthermore manmade structures as timber radio towers of 190 m high and wooden religious...master thesis 2011
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Maas, G.P. (author)This thesis focuses on quay wall structures in the Port of Rotterdam. A quay wall is a soil retaining structure where ships can moore and transfer goods. Over the centuries the developments in quay wall structures have been tremendous, due to increasing ship dimensions, loads and crane designs. Next to that climate change is a hot topic nowadays...master thesis 2011
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Besseling, T.P. (author)Due to an asset swap in July 2008, Statkraft became a shareholder of two 20 MW biomass fuelled power plants in Emden (BKE) and Landesbergen (BKL), Germany. Both power plants are able to combust almost every solid biomass, but the main fuel is used-wood. Currently, the procurement of the fuel for both plants is outsourced to E.ON. Statkraft is...master thesis 2009