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Identification of environmental and financial cost efficient heating and ventilation services for a typical residential building in Belgium KU Leuven
Assisted by designers and contractors, dwelling owners have historically based their decisions (including the choice of building services) on investment costs. Given the increasing interest in the environmental dimension of the built environment, it is also important to include environmental impact in the decisionmaking process. This paper focuses on the life cycle environmental impact and financial costs of heating and ventilation alternatives ...
Building knowledge services for and with policy makers – not a cookbook Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Although policy makers and researchers regularly collaborate in the innovation ecosystem wherein processes of co-design and implementation enable and empower a broad set of actors to contribute to sustainable development, the need remains to address the lack of knowledge about how governments and societies can respond to the ever-changing requirements for ensuring sustainability. The need for – and added value of – science-based support therein ...
Ecosystem services and building with nature on our sandy coast Departement of spatial development, environment, energy, climate, green economy, animal welfare
Identifying possibilities of Nature-based solutions (NbS) on our sandy coast
This study illustrated the diversity of possibilities for NbS as an alternative to the most classic hard dike or storm wall solution. The analysis clearly showed that dune solutions can be envisioned as full-scale seawalls if properly sized. Other soft measures (beach nourishment, reefs, etc.) are only effective if they are complemented by hard measures. When ...
This study illustrated the diversity of possibilities for NbS as an alternative to the most classic hard dike or storm wall solution. The analysis clearly showed that dune solutions can be envisioned as full-scale seawalls if properly sized. Other soft measures (beach nourishment, reefs, etc.) are only effective if they are complemented by hard measures. When ...