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Corona, the built environment, & The Species vs the Individual

19 april 2021admin
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The Species vs the Individual, in the Built Environment? The Corona lockdown and approach continues to surprise: both in what the government does and how people deal with it. What is particularly striking in this phase of Corona is the… Continue Reading →

behaviour, blog, commons, housing stock, lifestyle, policies, politics, population, society

On books: Tip 1: don’t buy Bill Gates’ book.

4 april 2021admin
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We are bombarded with books that know how to deal with climate and the environment, and especially how we can improve the situation. And yes, I am also participating in that, since last week I published a new book that… Continue Reading →

architects, architecture, book, future, innovation, policies, politics, society

2020-2040: What goes up, must come down…

21 december 2020admin
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Last year I wrote about a publication from 20 years ago, in which prominent figures looked 20 years ahead. [1] The result was not that good, the future is always more different as expected. However, a number of reactions wondered… Continue Reading →

climate, CO2, economy, future, innovation, policies, politics, society, transition

Solar panels are not the solution…

7 november 2020admin
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Before we hurry covering everything with solar panels, let’s reason a bit further, because since my first experiences with renewable energy, many new insights have emerged. Those first experiences I had when building a “Bicycle wheel windmill”, as described in… Continue Reading →

assessment, climateneutral, CO2, embodied energy, energy, future, money, policies, politics, resources, solar energy, solarpanels, transition

How to distribute the remaining Carbon budget ?

10 oktober 2020admin
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A few years ago, together with colleagues Guillaume Habert from Switzerland and Thomas Lützkendorf from Germany, I started exploring the CO2 budget that was still available, and the consequences for construction. This budget of maximum remaining CO2 emissions to stay… Continue Reading →

building, CO2, housing stock, policies, politics, population, society

Throwing money around….

13 september 2020admin
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I can’t resist putting some thoughts about ‘money’ on paper again. I am not an expert in this field, but is anybody really? Like many others, I follow the discussions about throwing money around during and after corona. And of… Continue Reading →

blog, economy, money, policies, politics, society

A Cuban style ‘Special Period’, now for the capitalist world?

26 april 2020admin
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Or: is this the 1,5 degree economy? As the walls fell, back in 1989, the world was in turmoil, and the perspective on a lot of things changed. Not the least the (declining) fear for a nuclear war of course.… Continue Reading →

autark, climate, CO2, economy, future, history, policies, politics, society

Avoiding CO2 lock-down: learning from corona

31 maart 2020admin
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(this text was send as an open letter to the installations industry , media and policymakers, on 26 March 2020) What is happening around the corona virus today, is understandable and needed, health is paramount. Let that be clear. But… Continue Reading →

climate, CO2, housing stock, news, policies, politics, retrofit, society, transition

Climate case shows: A 4th power is needed: a ‘Tetra politica’

12 januari 2020admin
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Society faces an immense problem, preventing catastrophic climate change in order to save itself. Which requires a huge turnaround, and choices in what can and can’t be done any longer , and all that very fast, we only have a… Continue Reading →

future, politics, society, sustainable, transition

The Netherlands is worn out

16 november 2019admin
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Nitrogen levels are too high, as are levels of particulate matter, too much manure, CO2 emissions continue to rise, as does methane emissions, biodiversity drops dramatically, the agricultural land is exhausted, natural gas fields collapsing, heat waves of 40 degrees,… Continue Reading →

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