By 2050, the world population will have increased to 9 billion (Bongaarts, 2009). This increase will lead to significant growth in waste. Construction is one of the largest raw material users (Bribian et al., 2011), and this sector consumes about 40% of the energy-related CO2 emissions (Dean et al., …

Due to Covid-19 the way of working changed rapidly. Also the change of the work environment accelerated. A ‘new normal’ emerges because organisations and employees have discovered the advantages of working from home. This influences the use of the offices and thereby the corresponding facilities. Dutch …

The project ‘Motion on the water’ is set midway in the Maashaven in Rotterdam and connects the two sides by a large circular floating armature offering various facilities for dance and recreation on the water, including a fixed dance theatre, a pool, boating opportunity, and the like. As a connector …

This study aimed to investigate to what extent are international primary teachers qualified to teach about sustainability among students. Based on a review of the literature data has been gathered from primary and secondary sources that included interviews, an online survey, and a document analysis. …

This report describes how a PV module laminator for high-end flexible PV modules can be made from an existing machine base. In this report, the lamination cycle is explained and lamination tests are performed from which the requirements are set up. This project started with an existing machine base upon …

Climate change and global warming have a big impact on many animals that live on earth. Ice caps are melting, making polar habitats disappear, but the temperature rise has impact on other continents and oceans as well. Reptiles, which are ectothermic, are strongly affected by warmer environments since …

This research is a contribution to the studies about a teachers’ proficiency and attitude. This case study focuses on finding out if there is a correlation between the teachers’ proficiency in English and the teachers’ attitude towards teaching English in Dutch schools. As the English language is taking …

In 2020 alone, 40.5 million people were newly displaced by conflict and disaster, many of them being arbitrarily displaced. In reality this number is even higher as it does not include displacement by large- development projects or displacement of those that were already displaced. Preventing arbitrary …

This thesis is concerning effective use of fuel on board the ALP STRIKER. The recent transfer from heavy fuel oil, to the more expensive marine gas oil led to ongoing discussions about the effective use of fuel on board. The goal was to find the optimum propulsion configuration on board for any attainable …

Advances in neuroscience and the identification of the new concept of central sensitisation (CS) have increased understanding of the complexity of pain, offered explanations for pain without a source and reasons for its persistence, forcing a more holistic chronic pain (CP) treatment approach. Pain neuroscience …