Building energy performance is largely determined during the early conceptual design stages. However, energy evaluation is often postponed until after key architectural decisions—such as massing and façade configuration—have been finalized, limiting opportunities for meaningful optimization. This study …

Conferencieboek naar aanleiding van de PlanDag 2026 in Genk (B) over het thema weerbaarheid.

Permeable pavements are implemented at more than thousand locations enabling rainfall infiltration and evapotranspiration of stormwater in The Netherlands. However, the efficiency has not been extensively tested. Therefore, research is conducted using a full-scale infiltration test (FSIT) method to measure …

Medium-scale farms using anaerobic digestion must choose among different biogas utilization pathways, each with distinct technical and environmental implications. This study develops an integrated assessment framework that combines Aspen Plus process simulations with life cycle assessment in openLCA …

Afsluitende keynote tijdens Gemeentelijk Vastgoeddag 2026 over sociale infrastructuur en de verschuivende rol van de publieke vastgoedprofessional.

Background/aim Disease-related malnutrition is common in the Netherlands, and its treatment often involves the use of animal-based protein-enriched products. There is a growing trend and increasing ambition towards a more plant-based diet in the Dutch population and within Dutch healthcare institutions. …

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Regenwater lijkt schoon, maar afstromend water kan sediment en verontreinigingen meenemen. Daardoor wordt de vraag steeds urgenter: wanneer moet u zuiveren en welke oplossing past bij uw locatie en normenkader?Op 31 maart organiseert InfraCampus – Stichting IKN samen met Water Alliance een Kennisdeeldag …

This article focusses on the rise of agrogeological soil science in the early 20th century, especially in a Dutch-imperial context, as generating a novel geobiopolitical epistemology for the governance of natural and social worlds. Specifically, this article seeks to understand the consequences of agrogeologists’ …

Eco-criticism, emerging in literary studies in the 1970s, argued for a critical engagement with environmental threats beyond the nature-culture dichotomy. Today, eco-critical thinking is omnipresent. But how can students be prepared for eco-critical research, which invites interdisciplinarity, multispecies …