Projects
Follow-up of the expansion and renovation of the Zwin (EVINBO) Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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, ...
Hygrothermal analysis of interior insulation with regard to renovation projects. KU Leuven
The general objective of this thesis
is a further elaboration of the current knowledge related to the hygrothermal
performance of interior insulation systems applied to single leaf masonry walls.
To that aim, this study is based on numerical as well as experimental research,
and specific attention is paid to both standard insulation systems and more
innovative (capillary active) ...
Alliances of Emerging and Developed Market Firms: Roots and Evolution of Competitive Advantages. Innovation and StrategyRoots and evolution of competitive advantages. Innovation and strategy.Roots and evolution of competitive advantages. Innovation and st KU Leuven
The thesis combines different streams of literature on brokerage, recognizing the role of brokers in facilitating research interactions between emerging and developed market firms. Specifically, in this work, it is argued that brokerage is critical in mitigating resource dependencies between partners, coping with partners’ psychic distances and managing institutional complexities – competing institutional logics of partners – in ...
Achieving inclusion through renovation: learning from the afterlife of social housing transformation in post-war estates of Flanders and Brussels KU Leuven
Often built as innovative models, post-war social housing estates increasingly require renovation. Although the latter has been recently earmarked as a “high social impact” investment, it remains a complex process. One of its challenges is the sectorial treatment of social and spatial issues, even in the case of complex urban regeneration schemes. Participation, going from mere consultation to sophisticated co-creation, has become more common ...
Achieving inclusion through renovation: learning from the afterlife of social housing transformation in the post-war estates of Flanders and Brussels KU Leuven
Facade degradation risks in relation to energy renovation: towards a clear decision framework. Ghent University
Extensive research has been made on the hygrothermal behaviour of building envelopes over the past two decades. Heat Air Moisture (HAM) models are found valuable tools to assess the risk on deterioration and premature failure of building components due to freeze-thaw action, mould growth, wood decay... Although HAM tools like WUFI and Delphin are commercially available, their practical application remains limited. However results of these ...
RonoFase: Roadmap for a quality energy renovation: Sleek and performance work Ghent University
Architects, general and specialized contractors who perform energetic home renovations are facing some real challenges. First, the 'status quo' 'causes technical problems and uncertainty. There are also questions about the reliability of techniques. Alternatively, the customer usually has a limited budget, so we work very phases. Reno phase aims at addressing the extensive, incremental energy renovation of homes in a structured way, to ...
RenoseeC: Renovations with a social, ecological, economic added value through a collective approach. KU Leuven
RenoseeC aims at the development, test phase and optimization of a collective, affordable and qualitative renovation project for private homes in priority districts. The project must result in a scalable and practically deployable business model. The project has an important social focus with maximum efforts being made to reach vulnerable groups.