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Forgot 1 SDG (11) : Calamity proof cities

21 maart 2021admin
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Last time, I even forgot one goal: Sustainable development Goal 11, Sustainable cities. Again, the question: what is sustainable? So much has been brought together under that heading, all nice things for people, that it does not really help us… Continue Reading →

assessment, future, policies, smartcities, urban

Urban heat islands, a growing problem

4 december 2019admin
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Urban heating, or at least the increase thereof, has been in the spotlight for some time. And the basic effects were known to me. But after hearing a lecture by Math Santamouris during a recent Conference, a whole new world… Continue Reading →

architecture, building, climate, CO2, housing stock, materials, smartcities, solar energy, urban

How (and why) to avoid high-rise buildings…

18 mei 2019admin
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Architects love to be able to design and build an iconic tower. And a city counselor can leave his signature with it. Well, it happens that the world is urbanizing, and that we see a lot of high-rises in planning,… Continue Reading →

architecture, CO2, embodied energy, energy, politics, smartcities, society, urban

m2 living per capita in Europe, and consequences

24 februari 2019admin
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It sometimes seems that the built environment, and the adjustments to achieve a sustainable society, are of the same nature everywhere. But that is by no means the case when we zoom out, to Europe for example. There should be… Continue Reading →

building, climate, energy, housing stock, retrofit, solar energy, urban

Circular cities..? Real time material flows for London

11 februari 2019admin
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Since it looks as if we are going to introduce the climate measures for buildings mainly via municipalities or cities, I have recovered some of my older research material about urban sustainability, developed when I worked at Wageningen University. The… Continue Reading →

architecture, building, circular, Embodied Land, materials, politics, resources, smartcities, system boundaries, tools, urban

A square, music, and musings on Value

25 augustus 2018admin
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One of the most authentic squares I have ever ‘occupied’ , and one that I consider the best when it comes to symbolizing sustainable living, is in … ..: Well, I’m not going to tell where exactly, otherwise it might… Continue Reading →

urban, value

Vertical F(r)a(r)ming …

28 mei 2018admin
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There are some strange excesses in the need for more sustainability, and especially with regard to the undefined “greening” of things. One of these, and you notice it more and more, is the tendency to plant trees on buildings. Not… Continue Reading →

architects, architecture, building, materials, smartcities, urban

Sharing – leasing, a good idea? On value and quality

12 juni 2017admin
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Many solutions are ‘invented’, to improve our resource consumption patterns, and reduce climate change. And we are very creative. One of the solutions is the ‘Sharing economy’. But does this have a real effect, is what I wonder? I came… Continue Reading →

smartcities, society, sustainable, urban

A Smart City has a emergency plan…

2 april 2017admin
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I love to be in cities. The bustling life, the choice in restaurants, the observing of people from a terrace with a special beer in front of me… I mean, I discovered that the cities most lovely attractions are mobile… Continue Reading →

blog, future, population, resources, smartcities, society, urban

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