Homeownership has lot of benefits but due to the financial crisis since 2007 the focus is already moved towards the risks and responsibilities associated with homeownership. With foundation damage the security of a solid foundation falls apart which has a …
Both vacancy and transformation of existing buildings are of all ages. However the last few years the market is changed into a so called replacement market. The office stock in use is fairly stable, there is no demand for expansion. …
In the Netherlands, vacancy of retail properties is a relatively new problem in contrast to vacancy in the office market, which has been on the agenda for years. The main reason for this development is the web shop-march. The service economy …
Transforming Climate-KIC innovation projects into startups is a challenging solution for the problems that innovation projects currently face in reaching the goal of commercializing new products and services. This research identifies these problems by conducting interviews with innovation project managers, …
Since the air pollution situation in Europe is getting worse, some measures should be taken. More than a fifth of the greenhouse gas emissions is due to traffic-consumption and therefore this research will make an attempt to optimize the transport …
Transforming the CANVAS business model sheet into a social and dynamic business model structure, as tool for housing associations’ board, is a challenging ambition for the problems the organization is currently facing. Regarding the broad available research perspective, and besides …
In the future, energy supply and demand will grow and be in greater flux than today. To prevent the network operators from reinforcing their energy grid, it is necessary to find new solutions; otherwise the energy systems will be unaffordable. …
This paper is on decision making in urban development in Morocco in the field of renewable energies. Morocco has the ambition to produce 42% of the total demand of energy from renewable energies in 2020. With the growing implementation of solar …
Business districts with small to medium sized companies show high energy saving potential. However, due to lack of knowledge and financial funding, this potential is not used. Combining these companies together will make them interesting for Energy Service Companies (ESCO). …
It is desirable to reduce private car use in the Netherlands because of the consequences it has for environmental and societal costs. The increase of motorized vehicle use brings many problems with it globally, while alternative transportation modes are less …
The energy consumption in the Netherlands is rising significantly, on average 1.09 percent year since 1983 (CBS, 2015). Next to this the European Union (EU) set a target to increase the energy efficiency of the EU by 20% in 2020. …
One of the major causes of climate change is the energy use of human activity and in specific the build environment. The built environment accounts for approximately 35% of the total Dutchenergy consumption. More than half of this part is …
In the current world, saving energy in the whole society has been a global hot topic in people’s daily life. Built environment is considered as the area which has the most potential for energy efficiency in the Netherlands. For the …
Introduction This study investigates and values solutions to the challenges that the traditional electricity grid is facing. As the competitiveness of electricity in transport and heating continues to increase, this will further contribute to the electrification of our energy demand. As …
This graduation thesis deals with the problems that are related with the passenger growth at small airport terminals. The expected global growth of passengers is 5.8% per year. However, the passenger growth rate at the small airports is higher. The …