Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) have been defined as modes of collective prosumership under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). We evaluate the benefits offered by RECs and the barriers and enablers impacting their uptake. Germany is taken as a case study for a novel multi-disciplinary assessment …

The overall goal of the Odense house project is to diminish the burden of informal carers of people living with dementia (PLWD) through professional and structural support of the informal carers and the use of tailor-made technological solutions. The project aims to strengthen the resilience and perseverance …

Out-of-plane (OOP) wall collapse is one of the most common failure mechanisms in unreinforced masonry (URM) structures. Insufficient connections at wall-to-wall, wall-to-floor or wall-to-roof levels are one of the main reasons for OOP failures. The seismic assessment of URM buildings with insufficient …

''Ever increasing population in seismically active urban areas, aging building stock, and expansion of urbanization to previously agricultural lands with soft soil deposits render the protection of human lives against earthquake disasters extremely more difficult by the time. Although much effort is …

The in 2000 established Water Framework Directive urges Member states to realize and maintain chemically clean and ecologically healthy water systems by 2027. Water Board Scheldestromen manages the water system of Zeeland which consists of mainly brackish waters. These types of waters have a variety …

From the very beginnings of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, water management has been a topic of prime importance. This subject has taken even greater priority in recent times due to climate change and the consequent erratic weather and sea-level rise. The measures taken to ensure water safety have been …

When waves interact with surfaces of different structures they are reflected, and these reflections are mainly caused due to less wave energy being dissipated by the surface of the structure. Naturally, rock slopes or permeable structures (mangroves forests, brushwood material, etc.) are used around …

How can Zuyd University promote knowledge sharing between different departments and locations, and what structures are needed to enable the knowledge sharing?

Twee sterke aardbevingen troffen de regio Thessalië op 3 maart 2021 (Mw = 6,3) en op 4 maart 2021 (Mw = 6,1). Het epicentrum van de aardbevingen lag respectievelijk ongeveer 23 en 29 km ten NW van Larissa, een van de dichtstbevolkte steden van Griekenland. Daarna volgden verschillende naschokken. Hoewel …

International Conference “Groundwater, key to the Sustainable Development Goals”. Paris, May 18-20th, 2022ClimateCafé is a multi-, trans-, interdisciplinary and international event of several days in which young professionals, stakeholders and scientist come together to collect data and design (potential) …