Tag: TEDxBinnenhof
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The price of domestic waste in a circular economy
Domestic waste. The only time Henk & Ingrid actively consider this to be an issue is when it’s that time of the week again, and he or she has to lug the waste out of the house. Usually in the poring rain. And granted, who would consider the remainder of our daily life as an…
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Clean tech can feel like a football match
Sometimes watching a football match can give you a deja vu feeling. That’s what happened to me during the European Champanionship. Just like the Dutch lost from Denmark and Germany during the European Championship, we are losing in the clean tech sector. According to research done by Rolald Berger Strategy Consultants for the World Wildlife Foundation The…
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Dutch innovations in air quality
The environmental policy debate has been taken over by climate change for years. With some backlash lately because of climate denialism. Most discussion about climate change focus on reducing the emissions of carbon dioxide into the air. In this post I will argue that it is better for both public health and fighting climate change…
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Electrifying the Dutch – Part 3: alternatives for the alternative
Over the past few weeks I have written two articles on Electric Cars, part one & part two mentioning that electric cars are a valid alternative for the conventional car from an economical perspective and that these cars are offering mobility whilst considerably reducing the environmental impact. But still: can I use an electric car…
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Electrifying the Dutch – Part 2: the proof of the pudding is in the numbers
When I was thinking about writing an article on Electric Cars in the Netherlands, my stance was that I was not willing to enter the ongoing debate on whether or not one should WANT to abandon the conventional cars or not. In fact, as I mentioned in the first part, I can fully understand the…
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Electrifying the Dutch – Part 1: the debate
Ever since the introduction of the Th!nk City in The Netherlands in 2009, there has been an everlasting debate on the pro’s and con’s of electric cars in the Netherlands, and there are no signs that we are anywhere near reaching consensus on this subject. The question is: do we WANT to reach consensus, or…
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TEDxBinnenhof: Innovation in Construction – part 2: Energy Producing Buildings
In my first postI linked to a TEDx talk by an architect who showed a lot of innovative ideas to construct more sustainable buildings and cities. In this post I will focus on ways the construction industry is enabling him and his colleagues to actually build them. Reducing the energy use and increasing the energy…
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TEDxBinnenhof: Innovation in Construction – Part 1
I’m working for a large construction company, not the type of company normally associated with innovation at the Binnenhof. Which is pretty strange as a lot of architects are considered innovative or even visionary. Today I’ll show you one of my favorite TEDxAmsterdam videos featuring Bjarke Ingels a Danish architect. For me Bjarke Ingels TEDx…
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Bloggen voor TEDxBinnenhof
Op 25 juni organiseert de rijksoverheid TEDxBinnenhof. De organisatie noemt het een Catwalk voor innovatie, waar inspirerende en grensverleggende ideeën uit Nederland voor het aanpakken van mondiale problemen worden gepresenteerd. De Catwalk for Innovation wordt gelivestreamed op verschillende locaties in Nederland en op deelnemende Nederlandse ambassades. Ik heb geen idee welke ideeën zich mogen presenteren.…
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