Projects
A holistic framework for decision making in renovation and reconstruction projects using life cycle sustainability assessment KU Leuven
The existing building stock plays a pivotal role in transitioning towards a sustainable built environment. Building renovations in the following decades are expected to increase their contribution to achieving European carbon-neutral objectives. Therefore, the orientation of new renovation interventions may be crucial to comply with climate mitigation targets and pursue other challenges in the construction sector, such as resource scarcity. ...
Multicriteria analysis of renovation strategies towards a CO2 neutral building stock Ghent University
It is well-known that our building stock is outdated and that it is responsible for an important share of greenhouse gas emissions. Europe has the ambition to reach a CO2 neutral economy by 2050. To achieve these ambitions we need strategies to reduce the CO2 impact of the building stock. The transition to a CO2 neutral building stock is associated with an enormous amount of building materials necessary for renovations and new buildings. ...
Reducing the Carbon and Environmental Footprint of the Building Stock Using an Approach of Clustered Renovation. The Residential Building Stock of Leuven as a Case Study KU Leuven
The current renovation rate of the Belgian building stock is too low to reach the European climate goals. This research proposes a new approach of group renovations to increase the renovation efficiency and willingness to renovate. Through various research and construction projects, group renovations proved to be a good solution. However, these are currently only applied to similar buildings located in a single street or in uniform ...
The provision of external assistance in developing solutions to problems in connection with the renovation Pact Hasselt University
Innovative Holistic Renovation Concepts for Sustainable Dwellings (InHoReCo) Hasselt University
The resilience of our houses: possibilities for structural renovation of social housing typologies from the 20th century. KU Leuven
Energy renovation and occupant behaviour: towards a correct prediction of real energy savings in dwellings Ghent University
Field data of energy consumption, performance of energy-saving measures, and indoor climate from Belgian houses will be collected, analyzed and confronted with simplified and improved calculations of energy use. The first aim is to quantify the influence of user behaviour on energy-use and -savings. The second aim is to provide improved practical tools for the prediction of real energy-savings on household-scale as well as on regional scale, ...
Improving the service innovation performance through capability management in service innovation networks: a longitudinal study in the healthcare industry Ghent University
To achieve competitive advantage in a service-centered economy, firms increasingly engage
networks of customers, suppliers, governments, and other stakeholders in service innovation
processes. These service innovation networks (SINs) can even address complex service problems,
such as challenges in an aging society. Illustrative are smart home technologies coupled with care
packages from nearby nursing ...