lighthouse projects 2016

4TU Bouw ‘Lighthouse Projects’ aims at promoting and starting up imaginative research projects that are related to a current and urgent theme. The ‘imaginative’ nature of the research as well as the delivery of tangible results within a timeframe of one year distinguishes Lighthouse Projects from other funding schemes.

 

2016 - 2017

concept, coordination, design, moderation, publication, strategy

Bio Based Bridge
Eindhoven University of Technology
ir. Rijk Blok & Prof. Dr.-Ing. Patrick Teuffel
Delft University of Technology
ir. Joris Smits & ir. Rafail Gkaidatzis
Centre of Expertise Bio-Based Economy
ir. Willem Böttger & ir. Alwin Hoogendoorn
NPSP BV
ir. Mark Lepelaar
Avans University of Applied Sciences
HZ University of Applied Sciences
Built at SPARK location in Rosmalen

CAST Formwork System
Technical University Delft
ir. Nadia Remmerswaal & Dr.-Ing. Marcel Bilow
Eindhoven University of Technology
dr. ir. Faas Moonen & ir. Rijk Blok
Jongeneel
Cementbouw
Van Gelder
GreenVillage
Riset 8 kota Indonesia

Convective Concrete
Delft University of Technology
Dennis de Witte MSc. & Prof.Dr.-Ing Ulrich Knaack
Eindhoven University of Technology
Marie de Klijn-Chevalerias MSc. & ir. Roel Loonen,
prof.dr.ir. Jan Hensen
G.tecz
Dr.-Ing Gregor Zimmermann

Double Curved Concrete Printing
Delft University of Technology
dr. ir. Roel Schipper & Chris Borg Costanzi MSc.
Eindhoven University of Technology
dr. ir. Freek Bos, Zeeshan Ahmed MSc. & Rob Wolfs MSc.

Fibrous Smart Materials
Delft University of Technology
dr. Nimish Biloria & ir. Javid Jooshesh
Eindhoven University of Technology
University of Twente
EURECAT
Atelier Robotic

Optimising 3D Concrete Printing
Delft University of Technology, BEMNext lab
dr. ir. Jeroen Coenders, Maarten Mathot & Pascal Martens
Eindhoven University of Technology
dr. ir. Freek Bos & Rob Wolfs MSc.
White Lioness technologies
ir. Anke Rolvink, Puck Middelkoop MSc., dr. ir. Jeroen Coenders & Maarten Mathot

Public Space for Refugees
Eindhoven University of Technology
prof. ir. Juliette Bekkering, ir. Sjef van Hoof, ir. Kornelia Dimitrova & ir. Eefje Hendriks
Delft University of Technology
prof. ir. Michiel Riedijk & Rick Krosenbrink
Koninklijke Landmacht Commandant
Peter van Sorgen

Restorative Glass
Delft University of Technology
ir. Faidra Oikonomopoulou, ir. Telesilla Bristogianni, ir. Lida Barou, prof. ir. Rob van Hees, prof. ir. Rob Nijsse & dr. ir. Fred Veer
Eindhoven University of Technology
dr. ir. Henk Schellen & dr. ir. Jos van Schijndel
ABT
POESIA

Smart Sensors in Asphalt
University of Twente
dr. ir. Seirgei Miller, mr. Joyraj Chakraborty, Jurian van der Vegt & Daan Brinkerink
Delft University of Technology
prof. dr. ir. Sandra Erkens, dr. Xueyan Liu &  dr. Kumar Anupam
Boskalis BV – mr. Berwich Sluer & dr. ir. Mohamad Mohajeri
Technobis

Solar Bikes: User Acceptance
Eindhoven University of Technology
dr. ir. Pauline van den Berg & prof. dr. Theo Arentze
University of Twente
prof. dr. ing. Karst Geurs

Sound Absorbing Glass
Delft University of Technology
ir. Anne Struiksma, dr. ir. Martin Tenpierik, ir. Ate Snijder & dr. ir. Fred Veer
Eindhoven University of Technology
ir. Bram Botterman & dr. ir. Maarten Hornikx
SiO2 glas
Hein van der Water
De Laurenskerk Rotterdam
Frank Migchielsen

SPONG3D
Delft University of Technology
ing. Maria Valentini Sarakinioti MSc.,  dr. MArch. Michela Turrin,  MArch. M.Teeling, ir. Paul de Ruiter, Mark van Erk,  dr. ir. arch. Martin Tenpierik, dr. ing. Thaleia Konstantinou MSc. & Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack
Eindhoven University of Technology
ir. Arno Pronk, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Patrick Teuffel, Arthur van Lier, Rens Vorstermans, Eline Dolkemade, Marie de Klijn MSc.,  ir. Roel Loonen & prof. dr. ir. Jan Hensen
KIWI Solutions
Dick Vlasblom

Spying the Undergound
University of Twente
Léon olde Scholtenhuis
Delft University of Technology
Dr.-Ing. Sisi Zlatanova, Xander den Duijn BSc., Anna-Maria Ntarladima MSc. & Evangelos Theocharous MSc.
Municipality of Rotterdam
Recognize

Unleash the Building Bots
Eindhoven Universty of Technology
Aant van der Zee
Delft University of Technology
Paul de Ruiter
TBI Kennislab
Hayo Meijs

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - Bio Based Bridge

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'Bio Based Bridge'. 
Rijk Blok


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film: Siebe Bakker

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - CAST Formwork System

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'CAST Formwork System'. 
Nadia Remmerswaal


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film: Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - Convective Concrete

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'Convective Concrete'. 
Dennis de Witte


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film: Siebe Bakker

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - Double Curved Concrete Printing

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project ' Double Curved Concrete Printing'. 
Freek Bos, Roel Schipper


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film: Siebe Bakker

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - Optimising 3D Concrete Printing

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'Optimising 3D Concrete Printing'. 
Jeroen Coenders


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film:
Siebe Bakker

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - Public Space for Refugees

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'Public Space for Refugees'. 
Juliette Bekkering


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film:
Siebe Bakker

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - Restorative Glass

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'Restorative Glass'. 
Telesilla Bristogianni, Faidra Oikonomopoulou


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film:
Siebe Bakker

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - Smart Sensors in Asphalt

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'Smart Sensors in Asphalt'. 
Seirgei Miller


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film:
Siebe Bakker

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - Solar Bikes: User Acceptance

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'Solar Bikes: User Acceptance'. 
Pauline van den Berg


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film:
Siebe Bakker

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - Sound Absorbing Glass

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'Sound Absorbing Glass'. 
Bram Botterman, Ate Snijder, Anne Struiksma, Martin Tenpierik


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film:
Siebe Bakker

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - SPONG3D

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'SPONG3D'. 
Maria Valentini Sarakinioti, Martin Tenpierik, Michela Turrin


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film:
Siebe Bakker

4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects 2016 - Spying the Underground

2017 / English

Results from the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Project 'Spying the Underground'. 
Léon olde Scholtenhuis


editing
Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

conversation & film:
Siebe Bakker


Research to Reality – 4TU.Bouw 2014 - 2017

2018 / English, Dutch

Presenting an overview of the four-year period from 2014 to 2017 of 4TU.Bouw. Around 350 researchers and students from the facultieds affiliated with 4TU.Bouw, worked with at least 300 experts from other facultiesd, industries, market parties and governments on a range of collaborative research projects, match-making events, and investigative workshops and conferences. Four years of 4TU.Bouw, led by Scientific Director Ulrich Knaack

editor
Siebe Bakker

graphic design: Siebe Bakker & Soscha Monteiro

 

 

  

 

 

Introduction (EN)

Most of the more persistent man-made structural assets that surround us in everyday life as well as their reliable structural services are normally taken ‘as a law of nature’ by the general public. Compared to consumer products the service levels of structural assets are extremely high. Bridges with a structural failure rate comparable to that of normal office printers would be considered completely unacceptable, while a tunnel would never be built if they had a service life expectancy comparable to the most long-lasting functional products such as (certain) washing machines or Hi-Fi-systems. The same holds for all built structures, including houses, public and commercial buildings.

Meanwhile, these structural assets together exceed in financial terms the balance of any global financial institution or the yearly budget of e.g. the Dutch government many times. Thus, the importance and impact of the broad field of science and engineering related to the built environment - which includes architecture, architectural engineering, civil engineering, process management, and policy - is not be underestimated, both economically and socially.

Notwithstanding the evident importance of the Built Environment sector, the public perception of this sector is not that positive, a trend that has been developing in the past few decades. The public perception of the sector often leans towards non-innovative, somewhat clumsy, disorganised and conservative.

It is often forgotten that inventions and innovations from any field of science and engineering are finally applied in the context of the built environment. Developments with respect to e.g. energy comfort, new building materials, and systems are spectacular. For instance, no other innovation has increased the life expectancy of people as much as the broad application of developments in sanitary engineering. It is even so, that the difference between developed an developing countries can be largely attributed to the quality of public sanitation systems. Apparently, the development of an adequate and efficient sanitation system requires the effective collaboration within the so-called ‘Golden Triangle’, i.e. stable and facilitating governments, trained people and innovation originating from educational and scientific institutions and energetic application by these innovations by the market.

Moreover, the environmental impact of the ‘building sector’ is huge, given the enormous usage of raw materials. Together with the energy sector, the building sector is at the forefront of addressing great societal challenges related to sustainability, scarcity, and availability of raw materials as well as the transition towards a circular economic model, based on recycling and upcycling of waste materials and structures.

Another development is the need for true multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary collaboration on these challenges. Almost every field of science and engineering has found its application in the built environment. Developments within quantum mechanics have led to diverse developments like energy efficient lighting (LED), precise positioning and cutting (laser technologies) and of course to the revolutionary introduction of ICT in the built environment. Developments in (micro-) biology have led to the aforementioned sanitation revolution, whereas new insights into the mathematics of planning and operations research allowed building processes at scales that would have never been possible before.

An effective and multidisciplinary approach faces grand challenges ahead, requiring dedication and collaboration. Therefore, the four technical universities decided to collaborate – amongst others – as 4TU.Bouw Center of Excellence for the Built Environment. The 4TU.Bouw Center of Excellence consists of the faculties of Architecture and Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Delft University of Technology, the Department of the Built Environment at Eindhoven University of Technology, the faculty of Engineering Technology at Twente University and Wageningen University & Research. The overall goal of this 4TU initiative is to promote close collaboration between Dutch universities in order to increase competitiveness in international research and education and to concentrate research and education efforts to improve efficiency and scientific excellence.

Led by scientific director Ulrich Knaack during a four-year period from 2014 till 2017, 4TU.Bouw focused on activating and developing the abovementioned collaborative ambitions. Specifically, by means of three programs, supported with a communication strategy directed towards a broader audience than the academic world alone. The Lighthouse Project initiative that actively pursued imaginary research proposals following a funding setup that resembled an ‘angel capital’ approach; reasonable ‘easy’ money for intensive and short-term ‘proof of concept’ or ‘proof of failure’ proposals. Not all had to succeed in a traditional way, which was made up by the number of projects and their ambitious goals. Secondly, 4TU.Bouw supported the dedicated PDEng-training program contributing to the future availability of well-trained specialists while bridging the gap between academia and the market. Lastly, there were various collaborations with other knowledge institutes and market branch organisations to collectively inform politicians and policy decisionmakers on the relevance and urgency of built environment research and education in order effectively face the nation-wide social and cultural challenges lying ahead.


4TU.Bouw 2016

2017 / English, Dutch

Results from seven 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse Projects, 3 PDEng projects and all 4TU.Bouw initiatives in 2016.

editor
Siebe Bakker

graphic design: Siebe Bakker & Elise Buiter

Backflap (EN)

4TU.Bouw represents the collaboration between the four Technical Universities in the Netherlands on the large topic of ‘The Built Environment’. The cooperation consists of the Department of the Built Environment at TU Eindhoven, the faculty of Engineering Technology at Twente University, the faculties of Architecture and Civil Engineering and Geosciences at TU Delft and Wageningen University.
The goal of the 4TU.Bouw initiative is to promote collaboration between the member faculties, industrial partners and government, in order to meet the grand challenges ahead.

Built Environment is the biotope of the modern citizen, providing infrastructure for transport, defence against flooding, shelter, space for working, meeting and leisure activities, etc. The demands upon reliability, safety and comfort of these structures is continuously increasing. Meanwhile the Built Environment sector is confronted with enormous challenges like scarcity of resources, climate change, accelerated population growth and demographic changes. These challenges require joint strategies and collaboration between end-user, academia, the industry and governmental agencies, the so-called golden triangle. Therefore, in the context of the Dutch ‘Nationale Wetenschapsagenda’, 4TU.Bouw, with its partners, has identified the important, societal and scientifically relevant research themes: ‘De Toekomst Wordt Gebouwd’, as well as the ‘Built Society Smart Reality’ urgency and ambition ‘map’.

Relevant themes have been utilized as context for the 4TU.Bouw Lighthouse programmes 2016 and 2017. In 2016 fifteen dedicated, fast track innovation projects have been completed, all addressing aspects of the agenda and map. These projects provide a proof of concept – or failure – of new technologies that will contribute to solid approaches and solutions to the challenges ahead, for all stakeholders. In 2017 eight more Lighthouse Projects will start. Also, a dedicated PDEng-training programme contributes to the future availability of well-trained specialists, meanwhile bridging the gap between academia and the market. 4TU.Bouw strives to respond rapidly to the ever faster changes, often emerging bottom-up, that new technologies bring about, by organizing workshops, brainstorms and training sessions with relevant stakeholders, and by forming dedicated consortia that act jointly. Only by such joint actions with respect to the urgent themes are positive changes expected to happen.