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01 December 2022

Taking weighty decisions for a safe and liveable country

Taking weighty decisions for a safe and liveable country

Subsidence, salinisation, climate change, population growth, social dichotomies and dwindling resources. Nature systems and societies in urban deltas around the world are struggling. The Netherlands is no exception and, for this reason, professor of Delta Urbanism Chris Zevenbergen is making the case for greater imagination in science and public administration.

23 November 2022

EdX course Global Housing Design finalist for the edX Prize

EdX course Global Housing Design finalist for the edX Prize

EdX course Global Housing Design has been selected as one of the finalist for the edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning. The 10 finalists represent best-in-class online learning experiences that deliver learner-centric, impactful outcomes on the edX platform.

22 November 2022

60 years INDESEM in open book publication

60 years INDESEM in open book publication

The International Design Seminar (INDESEM) has a long and fascinating history. Since the first edition in 1964, each INDESEM has brought students and professionals from all over the world together to explore one relevant architectural issue of their time.

22 November 2022

Funding to help achieve breakthrough in circular and emission-free building

Funding to help achieve breakthrough in circular and emission-free building

The construction sector faces major challenges. By 2050, the built environment should not only be emission-free, but also circular. Within the NWA programme 'Transition to a circular and emission-free building industry’, the application of the multidisciplinary consortium CirCol has been granted.

16 November 2022

Students present ideas for Delft Draait Door

Students present ideas for Delft Draait Door

Over the past few weeks, Building Technology students were at work in Delft's Buitenhof district. Their assignment was to talk to local experts within the neighbourhood and then come up with an innovative project that would also serve a social function.

14 November 2022

Christien Janssen TU Delft Lecturer of the Year 2022

Christien Janssen TU Delft Lecturer of the Year 2022

During the Education Day on 10 November, Christien Janssen, lecturer Building Physics (AE&T) at the faculty Architecture and the Built Environment, was awarded as Best Lecturer of TU Delft 2022. Christien was chosen from eight Faculty Lecturers of the Year 2022 educators, who were elected by students for their educational endeavours.

09 November 2022

‘Energy renovations? The relevant legislation could be a bit more binding’

‘Energy renovations? The relevant legislation could be a bit more binding’

Energy uncertainty has increased the interest in energy renovations, notes Professor Henk Visscher. Now we need large-scale implementation. But how is that to be accomplished?

07 November 2022

Rising mortgage rates put heavy pressure on house prices

Rising mortgage rates put heavy pressure on house prices

As a result of skyrocketing inflation, the European Central Bank (ECB) has raised refinancing rates several times, which has also caused mortgage rates in the Netherlands to triple in the past three quarters. These sharply rising mortgage rates directly affect households' borrowing capacity. In addition, it puts indirectly pressure on consumer confidence in the general economy and in the owner-occupied housing market. A drop in the purchase price like in the third quarter of 2022 is logical in such a situation, even if the number of homes sold still remains fairly constant.

25 October 2022

What will indoor climate systems of the future look like?

What will indoor climate systems of the future look like?

The corona pandemic, summer heat, high gas prices... the indoor climate has been getting a lot of attention in recent years. Atze Boerstra, Professor of Building Services Innovation at TU Delft, specialises in technologies that control the indoor climate. On 11 November, he will deliver his inaugural speech on the topic: Indoor Climate Systems Design in Times of Uncertainty.

20 October 2022

Stimulating biodiversity in 3D printed bio-cyber physical 'planetoids'

Stimulating biodiversity in 3D printed bio-cyber physical 'planetoids'

Tool robots have a short but rich history in architecture, including materials research and new construction techniques. Researchers Henriette Bier and Pierre Oskam, with a team of landscape architects, architects, and roboticists, are creating bio-cyber-physical capsules called 'planetoids' in the Robotic Building lab.