Europe faces significant challenges in maintaining its aging infrastructure due to extreme weather events, fluctuating groundwater levels, and rising sustainability demands. Ensuring the safety and longevity of infrastructure is a critical priority, especially for public organizations responsible for …

Bio-based and circular building materials and techniques can play an important role in the transition toward a more sustainable construction sector. This study focuses on the Northern Netherlands and explores those competencies (in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitude) required by construction workers …

In this paper we present a framework to map the social costs and benefits of the Dutch probation services and present the initial results of a social cost benefit analysis using large data sets. The social benefits of the Dutch probation services seem to add up to about double the costs of probation. …

Biophilia, while often seen as a fashionable concept in design and architecture, goes well beyond being just a fad; rather, it is a necessity driven by deep human and ecological needs. In an era of rapid urbanization and increasing lifestyle-related health problems, as well as climate change and declining …

Een dag organiseren over klimaatadaptatie voor het Hanze Junior Honours programma, gedurende deze dag zijn talentvolle havo en vwo leerlingen aan de gang gegaan met klimaatadaptatie door middel van een kort college van Allard Roest, een excursie naar de proeftuin bij BuildinG en een opdracht voor een …

The visibility of sustainable energy measures is a channel of social influence, a means of conspicuous consumption, and affects the aesthetics of an environment. This study investigates how the visibility of sustainable household energy measures (i.e., installation of renewable energy and energy efficient …

Transforming our societies towards a more sustainable future requires a good understanding of their citizens. This is of particular importance when considering the phenomenon of population ageing, which means that older people will constitute a significant share of society. The imperative for sustainable …

Public health and ecology of Disease

Als onderdeel van een caroussel van stageplekken heb ik dit jaar wat verteld tijden het stagesymposium van de opleiding Built Environment. Namens het Kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte met een focus op hoe een stage er bij ons uit ziet, aan wat voor soort projecten we werken en hoe eerdere lichtingen studenten …