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S.U. Boess

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Designing Inclusive Pathways

Revealing Barriers and Reimagining Accessibility at TU Delft

This thesis explores how accessibility at TU Delft is understood, experienced, and addressed, and how it might be reshaped into a more connected, inclusive, and proactive practice. It treats accessibility not only as a technical matter of compliance but also as a question of cult ...
Accessibility extends beyond physical infrastructure to include social, cultural, and institutional dimensions. This project investigates how accessibility-related communication is managed at TU Delft and how it can be improved to foster inclusion. Using exploratory meetings, int ...

Ally SenseScape

Multisensory Indoor Navigation using AI Assistant for People who are Blind or have Low Vision (PBLV)

This graduation project explores how a virtual personal assistant powered by AI can enhance independence and productivity for people who are blind or have low vision (PBLV) in educational and professional settings. While existing assistive tools provide some support, tasks like n ...

Cognitive Perception for Dyslexic Readers

A cognitive perspective into inclusive design

This thesis investigates the topic of ‘Cognitive Perception for Dyslexic Readers,’ with a focus on the dyslexic subtype detection and the use of assistive technology. Through a review of existing literature, it became evident that there are separate insights into the challenges f ...

Designing with improvisations

How everyday practices with technologies shape sustainable transitions

The challenges faced by society today demand ways of thinking and designing that go beyond the individual. This dissertation is concerned with sustainable transitions, and focuses on everyday practices, technologies within those practices, and the role of design.

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Renovations of social housing are increasing in number to meet the European Union's goals of becoming energy neutral by 2050. This is realised by using a combination of building-related energy efficiency measures (eg. insulation, mechanical ventilation), renewable energy systems ...
With the continuous development of society and technology, accessibility for minority groups, particularly visually impaired persons (VIPs), is gaining more attention. This paper explores ways to enhance VIP reading efficiency and experience through the design of a tailored autom ...

Actief Hoogvliet: Discover opportunities for active participation in the neighbourhood

Exploring how a digital tool can support active citizens in Hoogvliet with their contributions to informal networks

Informal neighbourhood networks play a significant role in enhancing the well-being of citizens. These informal networks consist of active citizens and local organisations collaborating to organise initiatives and activities that improve the liveability of their neighbourhoods. S ...
This graduation project focuses on enhancing resident engagement in innovation testing at The Green Village (TGV), a living lab situated on the TU Delft campus. TGV serves as a field lab for testing sustainable innovations in real-life environments. While residents play a crucial ...

Tailored family adaptation to living in a zero-energy house

Occupant’s crises and conflicts with a heat pump-based system

Background
This project belongs to the IEBB project, which advocates for the renovation of ‘zero energy houses’ (ZEH) that synergize insulation and heat pump systems for energy conservation. The ZEH’s energy-saving efficiency depends on user behaviour. From a systems perspect ...

Breaking down barriers to Inclusive Design

Creating a safe learning environment for Industrial Design Engineering students

Our society is becoming increasingly aware of the necessity of inclusion. However, some individuals are frequently not heard or understood and, therefore, not (yet) included in design projects and designs. Designing inclusively requires a good understanding of the abilities and e ...

Welcome to the neighborhood

A study for newcomers' sense of feeling at home in Bospolder-Tussendijken

The Netherlands has been facing a crisis in its asylum trajectory, with the overloaded application center in Ter Apel drawing attention to the country’s migration system. While a limited capacity in Ter Apel is one of the first hurdles asylum seekers face, it is only the start of ...

Social Navigation

Assisting people that are blind or have low vision in finding and navigating towards familiar individuals in close proximity

Imagine going to a bar to meet your friends. When you arrive you try to spot them in a room filled with people, but your view is blurred which disables you from recognizing your friends. How would this make you feel? People that are blind or have low vision (PBLV) are all around ...

InsightSpace

Broadening Inclusive Education Horizons for Vision Impairment

This thesis explores the challenges faced by students with vision impairment in accessing visual educational content, with the goal of designing an inclusive tool to enhance their learning experience. Adopting a human-centered design approach backed with value-sensitive design, t ...

The resident-centered energy transition

Bridging the gap between the customer and business journey for installation companies

The Netherlands is confronted with a formidable challenge in the transition away from natural gas in the built environment. In this challenging landscape installation companies have an opportunity since they are often perceived as natural points of contact by residents to further ...
In the recent years, many older buildings are being transformed into more sustainable zero-energy housing. However, next to its advantages, there are many challenges that still have to be tackled. One of the main ones is the mismatch between residents’ expectations and systems’ f ...

Participation at your doorstep

Stimulating social cohesion and building new relations between Rotterdammers and the municipality

Citizens experience a growing gap between their lived world and that of governmental institutions. The historical low turnup rate of last municipal elections in Rotterdam, 39%, reflect the low trust people have in the municipality and how they feel unrepresented by the city counc ...
ENERGE is a research project working on managing energy consumption at the school level for sustainability. It is looking for solutions that extend data interactions to the field of behavioral change while taking both energy use and people’s comfort into account.
This gradua ...
This thesis takes an inclusive design approach to understand the mismatches between people with visual impairment (PVIs) and the current payment infrastructure in the Netherlands. The research applies existing Inclusive Design and general UX design methods to the context of payme ...

Renovating with Residents

A more inclusive process to help residents shape the sustainable renovation of their apartments

It’s beneficial to involve residents in the design of the renovation plans of their own homes. This leads to more energy efficient, healthy and comfortable homes due to the removal of mismatches between the resident and their home. It also results in an easier approval process th ...