Digitalization
Through digitalization of the building and construction sector, we will be able to build safer, faster and more sustainable.
Climate Adaptation & Mitigation
Climate Adaptation and Mitigation focuses on preventing (or slowing) global warming, and on adapting the built environment to climate change.
Energy Transition
Technologies and processes to speed up large scale renovation of existing buildings to reduce the energy demand and integrate technologies for the production, storage and distribution of sustainable energy.
Infrastructure & Mobility
Future proofing and enhancing sustainability in the renovation and development of infrastructure.
News
30 Nov 2022
#hackMYCITY
Five students from the University of Twente and five students from Eindhoven University of Technology achieved outstanding results at the digital twin hackathon in Johannesburg last month. The students of the Dutch universities created digital twins to tackle challenges related to waste management, road asset management, walking safety, and circularity of building materials and bring the 1st, 2nd…
20 Oct 2022
Turn climate nuisance into opportunities
Something to think about: we will only end climate problems with integral solutions. "It sounds abstract but at the same time it makes perfect sense."
20 Oct 2022
Zet klimaatoverlast om in kansen
Om over na te denken: klimaatproblemen beëindigen we alleen met integrale oplossingen. “Het klinkt abstract maar tegelijk ook heel logisch.”
22 Sep 2022
Op weg naar een positieve spiraal in de bouw: ‘Weg met de patatsnijder’
De bouw in Nederland moet dringend innoveren. Het woningtekort, het halen van de duurzaamheidsdoelen en onderhoud van de infrastructuur maken transitie en innovatie noodzakelijk. Professor André Dorée, voorzitter van het departement Civil Engineering & Management aan Universiteit Twente, houdt zich al dertig jaar bezig met de vraag hoe de Nederlandse bouwsector – en dan met name de infrastructuur…
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