Our planet’s weather patterns are changing, plastic pollution is increasing, economic volatility and social inequality are rising globally, and supply chains are becoming more unstable due to the overuse of vital resources. With its global reach and influence, the hospitality industry has the potential …

Coronaire hartziekte ofwel coronair lijden is de grootste oorzaak van sterfte van alle chronische aandoeningen in Europa. Om te kunnen herstellen van deze ziekte is verbetering van de fysieke activiteit één van de belangrijkste onderdelen voor een gezonde leefstijl. Fysieke activiteit vermindert namelijk …

In recent years the demand for entertainment has increased due to changing patterns and consumption habits of users globally. This demand requires many entertainment studios to produce more content which requires more 3D assets to match the demand while upholding the quality of its work. One of these …

Goal:Create an e-learning or gamified prototype to increase the awareness of Dutch teenagers.Relevance:Today’s environment is devastated by the impact of fast fashion. People and planet suffer from the consequences of pollution and bad working environments. This project is created to increase the awareness …

In Nederland zijn 16.000 melkveebedrijven met gemiddeld 105 melkkoeien per bedrijf. In het melkveehouderij systeem in Nederland is weidegang een grote drijfveer, 83% van de Nederlandse bedrijven weidt haar koeien. Een belangrijke motivatie voor melkveehouders om te weiden is het extra melkgeld wat ze …

De laatste jaren zijn er een heel aantal nieuwe marktconcepten geïntroduceerd in de Nederlandse melkveehouderij die de diversiteit tussen melkveebedrijven vergroot. Waar in het verleden hoofdzakelijk verschil werd gemaakt in de gehalten in de melk, is tegenwoordig dat niet meer voldoende. Duurzaamheid …

This research provides an impact analysis for both facility manager and commercial real estate on the consequences and impact of crises on commercial real estate. Building blocks impact analysis and conceptual approach: The building blocks of the impact analysis must be: KPIs, risk assessment and change …

Dutch citizens collaborate more and more together, and the number of (small) initiatives are increasing. Due to this increasing number of initiatives, the relationship between citizens’ initiatives and the (local) government becomes more necessary and creates new possibilities and opportunities. The …

The global industrial economy is still predominantly linear, working according to the take-make-waste principle. This has affected the planet to a concerning amount, which is why the European Union signed the Paris Agreement, committing to a 1,5 to 2 degree scenario of global warming. In order to achieve …

This thesis project has been carried out at VHL (Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences) and consists of three different parts; the first part is an experiment in which during 20 days of cultivation the optimum nitrate concentration for protein production in Ulva lactuca is sought. U. lactuca …