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J.M. de Rouw

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Growing Up & Growing Old in the City

Intergenerational living in a residential urban complex

The Netherlands is currently facing an overloaded housing market. This has the consequence that many people cannot find a suitable dwelling. To solve this issue the government made the plan to build one million houses between 2020 and 2030. Apart from the quantitative problem of ...

Future proof buildings

Sustainable refurbishment of 1960’s high rise residential flats.

The built environment has an important role to play in sustainable development. The Dutch government estimates that the build environment is responsible for 50% of resources used, 40% energy use, 30% of water use, 35% of CO2 production and 40% of the total waste production in the ...