Nowadays, Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) are developing as innovative multifunctional tools to maximize urban ecosystem services such as storm water preservation, reduction of runoff and flood protection, groundwater pollution prevention, biodiversity enhancement, and microclimate control. Gdańsk is one …

Facility management has recently met several inflection points that call for new working methods; therefore, IFMA must foster and facilitate discussions to help set a new course for the industry. FM should build upon a history of innovation and use the field's complexity and multidisciplinarity to its …

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 …

A description of an artistic activity that aims to sculpt out of clay the "missing link" in the process of evolution. The process was developed by Jan van Boeckel (inspired by the original activity in Antony Gormley's workshop) www.janvanboeckel.wordpress.com.

“Eens zullen we dit land met een zucht van verlichting aan de golven prijsgeven,” zei Johan van Veen. Hij was waterstaatkundig ingenieur en ‘geestelijk vader’ van het Deltaplan. Zijn gezegde klinkt vrij paradoxaal of had hij juist een vooruitziende blik? Door de klimaatverandering zijn er steeds meer …

Waterschap Scheldestromen is carrying out a particularly innovative project named Multiflexmeter (MFM), of which the objective is to look for ways to measure the soil resistance . This means some properties and characteristics of water needs to be researched on, such as the salinity and the corresponding …

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 …

Pavements are used everywhere, and are of a major importance in the infrastructure. However, conditions for which these pavements are designed for and built in are rapidly changing due to climate change. The trends observed in the Netherlands suggest a maximum temperature increase of 3 degrees Celsius …

Een firma in de installatietechniek wil in 2023 een nieuwe locatie openen in de vorm van een industriehal op het bedrijventerrein van Hulst. De firma heeft aan IZV Roofing & Cladding en IBS Staalbouw te Kloosterzande de opdracht gegeven een scherp geprijsde opzet te maken van de stalen bovenbouwconstructie. …

Dit onderzoeksrapport is opgesteld in opdracht van het havenbedrijf North Sea Port, Terneuzen. Zij beheert een groot areaal aan steigers dat onderhouden moet worden om de levensduur ervan zo lang mogelijk uit te rekken. De wens is om dit te doen via risicobeheersing om te zorgen voor een specificatie, …