Sustainable Technology consulting for a carbon-neutral, climate-resilient living environment

Building constructions

» Structures, foundations, analysis of structural safety.

» Grid shells / doubly curved roofs, tensile structures, tensegrity and bridges.

» Construction methods, building systems and construction specifications.

» Facade technology and the building envelope.

» Carbon-positive construction and bio-based materials (amongst others timber and bamboo).

» Transformation / re-use of existing buildings.

Broad experience in wood, metal, concrete and brick constructions.

► Building in CLT (cross-laminated timber / mass timber)

Tasks:

■ Feasibility study for mass timber construction of new factories in Canada.	2020
■ Building technical maintenance plan for the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN), renaissance church building in Delft.	2016
■ Building technical analysis for the Dutch Archeology Association (AWN). Conservation of historical foundations, brick construction and timber structure of a medieval church building in Delft.	2015
■ The Norwegian Institute of Wood Technology & the Wood Industry Association in Oslo (Norsk Treteknisk Institutt & Treindustriens Tekniske Forening).	2012
■ badenIT GmbH. in Freiburg im Breisgau, gegevensverwerking over de bouwsector.	2010

Building physics and building services

» Climatisation, indoor climate, user comfort and passive houses.

» HVAC installations and smart buildings.

» Climatic facades, ventilating / energy-producing double facades.

» Bioclimatic solutions for buildings, natural / hybrid ventilation and heat recovery strategies.

» Simulation using CFD software (daylight / lighting / ventilation / energy- & thermal performance).

» Software used: IES-VE, EDSL-Tas, DesignBuilder, IDA-ICE, modeling applications and analytical tools.

» Fire safety in buildings.

► Indoor climate

► Climate facades

Tasks:

■ Study about climate facades for the DLR-Institute for Network Energy Systems in Oldenburg, part of the German National Research Centre for Aviation and Spaceflight e.V.)

2018

Urban physics

» Urban microclimate.

» Transfer of heat, moisture and pollutants in the urban environment.

» Urban wind conditions.

» Urban acoustics, sound screening in urban spaces.

» Bioclimatic solutions for urban spaces, mitigation of the urban heat island mitigation, cooling strategies.

» Simulation using CFD software (daylight / wind / solar irradiance / shading).

Tasks:

■ Study about positioning the QR5 and QR6 urban wind turbines from Quiet Revolution, to be used in the Public Services Village at Bury St. Edmunds, analysis carried out at Pick Everard.

2007

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