Publicaties

A living lab can make local change more collective In this research, we examined Urban Living Labs as infrastructure for accelerating local interventions and supporting…

Learning from Limburg’s cities, with Limburg’s cities Limburg Univerc_ity presents our regional programme for learning and innovation around sustainable urban transformation. We see cities as…

Why we approached renovation as a whole system With DRIVE0, we set out to make deep renovation of existing buildings easier to deliver, more circular…

De Auroraflat als plek om samen te leren In dit artikel laten we zien hoe Urban Living Labs en placemaking kunnen helpen bij ruimtelijke transities…

Learning with a neighbourhood, not only about it In this paper, we explored the Urban Living Lab as an educational setting as well as a…

Using the railway to rethink agriculture Natural Hypertransformation: Agriculture in Belgium and the Netherlands 2100 is our research-by-design proposal for reconnecting food production, transport infrastructure…

Building-integrated solar needs more than a good product Building-integrated photovoltaics, or BIPV, can turn roofs, façades and other parts of a building envelope into electricity-generating…

Circular cities are more than efficient material flows In this publication, we argue that circular cities cannot be made by treating waste, energy, water, buildings…

Low-carbon housing choices are never only technical In my doctoral thesis, I ask whether energy decisions are really about energy. My answer is clearly no….

Renovating a façade without creating tomorrow’s waste We began with a problem that is familiar in deep renovation. Prefabricated façade elements can cut heat loss…

Seeing Limburg as one connected everyday landscape With The future is WOOW, we wanted to explore how Limburg can make room for the ways people…

Listening to poverty as it is lived In this conference paper, we explored how Urban Living Labs can help research move closer to people’s everyday…

De binnenplaats van Aurora als gezamenlijke opgave In deze publicatie onderzoeken we hoe placemaking en een Urban Living Lab samen kunnen werken aan het dagelijks…

Scaling renovation needs more than better technology In this publication, we examined how modular, industrialised Zero Energy Renovation Kits could help Europe’s Renovation Wave. To…

Reading Aurora through everyday movement In (re)CYCLE 6: Follow the light, we looked at Aurora not as a collection of separate sites, but as a…

Making circularity matter in Kerkrade-West In this paper, we ask how circularity can become meaningful in a neighbourhood where daily concerns are already urgent. Discussions…

Why a good module is not enough In this article, we examined what makes green modular innovation actually take hold in Dutch housebuilding. The sector…

Solar households do not all decide in the same way In this study, we challenged the idea that homeowners who install solar panels are one…

Energy renovation must also be fair In this article, we argue that social-housing renovation should be judged not only by carbon savings and technical performance,…

Which circular route gives old concrete a useful next life? In this study, we asked a practical question about a very common material: when a…

Krimp niet zien als een mislukte vorm van groei In deze theoretische verkenning onderzoek ik hoe een krimpregio rechtvaardiger kan worden zonder een groeimodel na…

Recovery rates do not tell the whole circular story In this publication, we examined what a more ambitious circular approach to construction and demolition can…

Renovating now without locking in future waste In this publication, we examined how deep energy renovation of apartment buildings can be circular as well as…

Using a yellow bird to make mining history visible again Yellow Bird is our urban-design proposal for Hoppersgraaf in Heerlen, developed in the (re)CYCLE 5…

Reading GMS as a set of gaps to reconnect Bridge the Gap is our analytical urban-design study for the GMS area in Heerlen. We looked…

A courtyard that can grow with Aurora With the Aurora Challenge, we did not want to treat the courtyard as an empty site waiting for…

When does a living lab lead to more than a pilot? In this study, we asked why some Urban Living Labs create lasting value while…

Keeping concrete at construction value In this article, we looked at a persistent contradiction in Dutch construction. Most construction and demolition waste is recycled, yet…

Is circularity becoming the new housing business cycle? In this paper, we explored whether the circular economy is beginning to reshape the Dutch housing industry…

What happens underneath a solar-cell contact In this study, we investigated how the glass beneath an aluminium-doped zinc oxide film affects its behaviour in heat…

Learning from the spaces residents already transform In this publication, we propose a small-scale strategy for improving social housing in Latin American contexts where residents…

Making a smart-window coating practical In this article, we developed a robust thermochromic coating for smart windows: a material that changes how it handles solar…

Why housing innovation rarely spreads by itself In my doctoral thesis, I investigated why innovations in housing remain difficult to adopt at scale, even when…

Putting both contacts behind an ultra-thin CIGS layer In this article, we proposed an interdigitated back-contacted, or IBC, structure for ultra-thin CIGS solar cells. CIGS…

Housing innovation has to travel through a whole project network In this article, we brought together research on a persistent housing problem: why are useful…

Windows should respond to the climate they are in In this comparative simulation study, we investigated whether thermochromic glazing can outperform familiar static energy-efficient glass…

Making ‘circular building’ a testable claim In this publication, we argue that calling a building circular is not enough. Designers and decision-makers need a way…

Why a housing system has to keep earning its place In this multiple case study, we asked why some innovative housing systems continue to be…

Van drie flats naar een grondstoffenbank Met SUPERLOCAL in Kerkrade wilden we laten zien dat circulair bouwen geen abstract doel hoeft te blijven. De wijk…

Moving both contacts to the back of a thin solar cell In this study, we proposed and optically investigated a back-contacted design for ultra-thin CIGS…

Helping a very thin CIGS layer catch more light In this work, we investigated how optical design can compensate for the light lost when a…

Een renovatiebeslissing groeit stap voor stap In dit onderzoek laten we zien waarom energierenovatie voor huiseigenaren geen eenvoudige rekensom is. Nederland moet de bestaande woningvoorraad…

The overlooked post-industrial landscape In this publication, we examined how industrial estates built since the 1960s have changed in use and performance, using Parkstad Limburg…

Walking through heritage that people still live in In this publication, we explored how industrial heritage can be understood through the everyday experience of the…

Starting with what the neighbourhood already had In the Superlocal project in Kerkrade, we looked at deconstruction as more than the final act of removing…

Looking beyond the camp plan In this paper, we asked who is actually shaping refugee camps when they remain in place far longer than anyone…

Keeping light out of the molybdenum back contact In this optical study, we looked at a key challenge for ultra-thin CIGS solar cells: how to…

Home energy choices are also choices about everyday life In this conference paper, we asked whether kilowatt-hours, insulation values and payback periods are enough to…

Kerkrade-West as a place to test another future (re)CYCLE Limburg documents the first phase of an intensive design and research process in Kerkrade-West. Developed through…

Making a delicate tandem cell work as one device In this work, we explored how a tandem solar cell can make better use of sunlight…

Walking before deciding what heritage means We developed this workshop because heritage is too often defined through specialist knowledge, official categories and decisions made at…

Why we started in Kerkrade-West In this publication, we look at public space as a practical starting point for renewal in Kerkrade-West. The area has…

Why we looked at living labs In this bachelor thesis, I explore how the living-lab concept can help sustainable neighbourhood development in Limburg. Many urban…

What three years on a Dutch roof taught us We wanted to understand what really happens when solar modules become part of a roof rather…

Herbestemming begon met het verdwijnen van het mijnlandschap In dit artikel reconstrueer ik hoe de voormalige Oostelijke Mijnstreek na de sluiting van de Nederlandse steenkoolmijnen…

Saving energy also has a material cost In this study, we examined the environmental trade-off behind zero-energy renovation. Improving existing homes is essential, but insulation,…

Working with the Flemish house people already know In this study, we asked how the large stock of detached houses in peri-urban Flanders can change…

Waarom onderzoek en ontwerpen niet tegenover elkaar staan In dit artikel gaan we in op een terugkerende vraag binnen de architectuur: hoe verhouden onderzoek en…

Giving Flemish houses more than one possible future In this article, we explored how the extensive stock of detached houses in Flanders might be given…

Why humidity alone did not explain ZnO:Al degradation In this study, we investigated which atmospheric species actually drive the degradation of aluminium-doped zinc oxide, ZnO:Al….