october 2015 (1/2 see part 2: http://www.ronaldrovers.com/?p=34 ) PART I: recycling in the future. What about claims about recycling in future? Shifting the problem to your children, and claiming a profit now? Recycling seems a good idea. And it is. However, its one of the most frequent misused criteria for sustainability, claiming…
september 2015 Just recently I was triggered by an interview in a Dutch newspaper about a new movement: eco-modernism. The article was a lot of nonsense, running forward away from problems to try to maintain the luxury life we have. Examples given where laughable: One Woolf entering the Netherlands, as…
August 2015 This is the English translation of a opinion feature in a Dutch Newspaper. The Dutch version can be found here. . In the Netherlands we have a so called “top sector policy”, a selection of business sectors that the government supports, for several reasons but mainly for their…
july 2015 From energy performance (EP) to embodied energy performance (EEP) (-standard) (This blog is a translation of a blog in Dutch, published on the biobased platform website: go here for the Dutch version) For 30 years or longer , we are working to establish a energy transition, with energy…
Biobased = sustainable? (This blog is a translation of a blog in Dutch, published on the biobased platform website: go here for the Dutch version: part 1 and 2) ( May 2015) The question asked was : is Biobased equal to sustainability? The short answer is: No. A longer answer…
Why we will crash at some moment Travelling around the Netherlands I am amazed constantly by the materials choices made by project developers or architects. Last week I passed a recently (low energy) refurbished office building (ASR in Utrecht, left) , and I see white , pre-formed façade elements. Most…
The definition of near 0-energy buildings, a short treatise on the EU directive on 0-energy buildings (EPBD recast 2010) For some years 0-energy buildings and energy neutral buildings are in sight and discussed. There are many variations in terms and definitions,. Some years ago I analyzed the verb , and…
