Environmental values are becoming increasingly important in restoration of historical buildings, while energy interventions can seriously damage historical qualities. Cultural-historical values and environmental values are often considered difficult to commensurate, with energy engineers and heritage …

Efforts to create age-friendly cities progressively intersect with goals for environmental sustainability. The older people’s beliefs, behaviours and financial aspects regarding environmental sustainability in their lives are an understudied topic and not well understood. Therefore, a representative …

Workshop Energieconcepten voor ErfgoedVanuit een samenwerking tussen het Erfgoedlab Hanze (kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte) en de Learning Communities Dennenoord en Urban Energy (Centre for Expertise Energy/ EnTranCe) werd voor studenten van de minor Sustainable Building Transformation (SOFE) en het project …

This article focusses on small-scale community-based care initiatives developed by citizens in small villages in rural areas in the Netherlands, with special attention to some interesting case studies in the North and South of the country. These initiatives will be contextualized. First, the demographic …

Dit rapport is het resultaat van praktijkgericht onderzoek naar de betekenis van het innovatieve woonproject Woldwijk (Ten Boer) voor zowel de inwoners als de omwonenden. Het onderzoek biedt inzicht in de waardencreatie van Woldwijk vanuit sociale en fysieke aspecten. Door enquêtes en diepte-interviews …

The global agenda to move societies towards a more sustainable course of development also affects the lives of older people in our ageing populations. Therefore, it is important to understand the drivers, intentions and behaviours concerning sustainability among older adults. The aim of this study is …

Cities are very significant for the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations as they are responsible for more than 70% of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Within this context, the European Union has a mission for climate-neutral and smart cities, including decarbonization …

In his keynote, Mark Mobach will underpin the contribution of Facility Management to the implementation of all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals – also cleaning up some common misconceptions on the topic – discuss how the discipline can contribute to pandemic recovery policies, and where next steps …

Electric vehicles have penetrated the Dutch market, which increases the potential for decreased local emissions, the use and storage of sustainable energy, and the roll-out and use of electric car-sharing business models. This development also raises new potential issues such as increased electricity …