Author supplied: Within the Netherlands the interest for sustainability is slowly growing. However, most organizations are still lagging behind in implementing sustainability as part of their strategy and in developing performance indicators to track their progress; not only in profit organizations …

In Nederland is Stichting Wings of Change (natuurgeneeskundig centrum voor mens en dier waar men ook terecht kan voor dagbesteding) uniek met het inzetten van roofvogels en uilen in de zorg. Stichting Wings of Change heeft de behoefte om kennis en ervaringen te delen met andere organisaties die roofvogels …

The production of biogas through anaerobic digestion is one of the technological solutions to convert biomass into a readily usable fuel. Biogas can replace natural gas, if the biogas is upgraded to green gas. To contribute to the EU-target to reduce Green House Gases emissions, the installed biogas …

Designing a green gas supply to meet a regional seasonal demand: a case study.One of the issues concerning the replacement of natural gas by green gas is the seasonal pattern of the gas demand. When constant production is assumed, this may limit the injected quantity of green gas into a gas grid to the …

This article describes a method for promoting sustainable business practices in the hospitality sector and focusses on energy usage in hotels. It raises questions about the actual impact of eco-labels on actual environmental performance.

For this research we have formulated the following research question: how can we identify and use ecosystem services to stimulate human health and wellbeing in an urban context? Green is not only pretty but it also contributes to human health. In the past there has been found evidence that green spaces …

Vancomycine-resistente Enterococcen zijn veroorzakers van ziekenhuisinfecties. Vanwege de hoge resistentie van deze Enterococcen zijn ze slecht te behandelen. Bij een eventuele uitbraak zou dit tot zeer grote complicaties kunnen leiden. Het vaststellen van dragerschap op VRE’s is een langdurig en arbeidsintensief …

This study investigates how externally initiated development projects and the role of the architect may influence the self-reliance of a local community. The development aid for rural communities aims to improve the living quality, but often does not persist in the long run.

Abstract of the lecture that Derk-Jan Stobbelaar gave at the 6th Living Knowledge Conference at Copenhagen.

Recent years have shown the emergence of numerous local energy initiatives (prosumer communities) in the Netherlands. Many of them have set the goal to establish a local and sustainable energy provision on a not-for-profit basis. In this study we carried out exploratory case studies on a number of Dutch …