A multi-case study of innovations in energy performance of social housing for older adults in the Netherlands

Boerenfijn, Peter; Kazak, Jan; Schellen, L Lisje; Hoof, Joost van

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.10.101

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“…The residents had a dream to live a sustainable lifestyle. This was made possible via a crowdfunding initiative encompassing 512 solar panels that were installed on to the roof [18]. This installation was another wish of the residents that was granted ( Figure 12).…”

Section: De Benring Case Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Dutch social housing association Habion is proactively working to rejuvenate existing buildings and their communities; not through closure or demolition, but by giving these buildings a second lease on life [17,18]. Habion specialises in housing for older people in need of care and support services.…”

Section: The Changing Role Of Social Housing Associationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Habion aims to ensure the 'good life' and a positive atmosphere for their older residents, even when support and care is needed and becomes necessary [19]. The ethos of Habion is to ensure, through team work and communication with local providers of healthcare, a continuum of housing and health/home care can be delivered to the residents [17,18].…”

Section: The Changing Role Of Social Housing Associationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Re-Inventing Existing Real Estate of Social Housing for Older People: Building a New De Benring in Voorst, The Netherlands

Hoof

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2018

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Abstract:Population ageing has become a domain of international discussions and research throughout the spectrum of disciplines including housing, urban planning, and real estate. Older people are encouraged to continue living in their homes in their familiar environment, and this is referred to as "ageing-in-place". Enabling one to age-in-place requires new housing arrangements that facilitate and enable older adults to live comfortably into old age, preferably with others. Innovative examples are provided from a Dutch social housing association, illustrating a new approach to environmental design that focuses more on building new communities in conjunction with the building itself, as opposed to the occupational therapeutic approaches and environmental support. Transformation projects, referred to as "Second Youth Experiments", are conducted using the Røring method, which is based on the principles of co-creation. De Benring in Voorst, The Netherlands, is provided as a case study of an innovative transformation project. This project shows how social and technological innovations can be integrated in the retrofitting of existing real estate for older people. It leads to a flexible use of the real estate, which makes the building system-and customer preference proof.

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Section: De Benring Case Studymentioning

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Section: The Changing Role Of Social Housing Associationsmentioning

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Re-Inventing Existing Real Estate of Social Housing for Older People: Building a New De Benring in Voorst, The Netherlands

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2018

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“…Obviously, a heatwave presents a different mechanism, as it refers to a temporal, quick and significant increase in temperature. The UHI does not share the same rapid and dynamic changes, however, it does have an influence upon increases in the usage of heating and cooling systems [38,[43][44][45]. The UHI modelling is a complex matter due to the multi-factor characteristics of the phenomenon [46].…”

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The Use of a Decision Support System for Sustainable Urbanization and Thermal Comfort in Adaptation to Climate Change Actions—The Case of the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone (Poland)

Kazak

2018

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Abstract:The increasing level of antropopression has a negative impact on environmental resources and has reached the level of our planetary boundaries. One limitation is land use change caused by urbanization. Global policies prove the need to undertake action in order to develop more sustainable human settlements, which would be adapted better to potential future climate change effects. Among such changes are the increase of average temperatures and extreme events like heat waves. Those changes are more severe in urban areas due to land use development, and result in the urban heat island effect (UHI), which has a negative impact on the thermal comfort of citizens. The paper presents a decision support system that can be used for the assessment of areas to the potential exposure to the UHI effect. The system integrates scenario analysis, land use modelling in cellular automata (Metronamica), and an indicator-based assessment in a geographic information system (ArcGIS). The applicability of the model is illustrated through developing scenarios for the future land use allocation of the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone (Poland). The results of the calculations show which scenario is the least vulnerable to UHI effects. Moreover, for each scenario, cores of urban areas were identified, in which certain urban design patterns accounting for adaptation to climate change could be implemented. The study provides a guideline for local authorities on where to focus actions in order to create more sustainable urban structures and to better adapt to climate change and environmental extremes.

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“…The seventh goal is to "ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all", and one of the targets of this goal is to "increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030". In order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, countries and cities around the globe have to analyse the existing energy use patterns [2,3], and as a result, identify the most suitable renewable energy resources that can be used in relation to their local potential as effectively as possible [4][5][6]. Researchers have already found some ways to analyse the relationships between the effectiveness of urban energy systems and urban development [7,8], including economic aspects of the energy sector development [9,10].…”

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SOLIS—A Novel Decision Support Tool for the Assessment of Solar Radiation in ArcGIS

Kazak

Świąder

2018

Energies

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Abstract:The global Sustainable Development Goals influence the implementation of energy development strategies worldwide. However, in order to support local stakeholders in sustainable energy development strategies and climate change adaptation plans and the implementation of policies, there is a need to equip local decision makers with tools enabling the assessment of sustainable energy investments. In order to do so, the aim of this study is to create a novel tool for the assessment of solar radiation (SOLIS) in ArcGIS. The SOLIS tool builds on the existing ArcGIS algorithm by including input data conversion and post-processing of the results. This should expand the group of potential users of solar radiation analyses. The self-filtering tool excludes surfaces that are not suitable for solar energy investments due to geometrical reasons. The reduction of the size of the output data is positive for technical reasons (speed of the calculation and occupied storage place) and for cognitive reasons (reduction of the number of objects necessary to analyse by the user). The SOLIS tool limits the requirement for users to insert three-dimensional (3D) models of roofs (with any geometry) and select solar radiation calculation periods. The highlight of this research is to develop the decision support tool for the assessment of solar radiation, which would reduce the requirements for potential users, in order to promote indicator-based assessments among non-Geographical Information Systems (GIS) specialists.

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A multi-case study of innovations in energy performance of social housing for older adults in the Netherlands

Cited by 42 publications

References 20 publications

Re-Inventing Existing Real Estate of Social Housing for Older People: Building a New De Benring in Voorst, The Netherlands

Re-Inventing Existing Real Estate of Social Housing for Older People: Building a New De Benring in Voorst, The Netherlands

The Use of a Decision Support System for Sustainable Urbanization and Thermal Comfort in Adaptation to Climate Change Actions—The Case of the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone (Poland)

SOLIS—A Novel Decision Support Tool for the Assessment of Solar Radiation in ArcGIS

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