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Objectives and research area

vision: Society must undergo a transition towards an economy based on renewable or recyclable resources and a built environment that is largely self-sustaining. The greatest challenge lies in the alteration of existing areas: with 90% of the building stock of the near future already built, effective improvements can only be achieved by immediate action to improve entire regions, cities, districts, neighbourhoods, buildings and building elements. In addition, the quest for research unison is deeply rooted in what we consider to be research that is relevant to future developments. objectives: GBI aims to continuously enhance its basic competences in order to promote the longterm intrinsic value of our area of science. For the medium-range viability of its research focus, GBI focuses on socially urgent themes which often straddle the boundaries of building technology themes such as sustainability. For its short-term financial feasibility, GBI responds to the day-to-day demands of society and commerce for research in the fruitful area of building technology, wherever scientific challenges are involved.

mission, vision and objectives Mission: The mission of the Green Building Innovation research group (GBI) is to expand the realm of what is possible in architectural and urban terms, and to help guide the construction sector to a more sustainable future. GBI aims to be an excellent research group in the area of sustainable technology for the built environment, and to build a worldwide reputation for its science-based green innovation at various scale levels. For the building industry as well as for research funding institutes, the GBI group should be considered the foremost partner for research involving sustainability and innovation.

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1.2 societal concerns and issues

GBI focuses solely on those issues of societal and scientific concern that relate to the sector and thus affect the construction sector as a whole and building engineers, architects and urban planners in particular. Related societal issues such as reducing dependence on finite resources like fossil fuels through energy-effective design and planning, as well as contributing to closed cycles of building products and materials through the development of cradle-to-cradle products and processes, for example are taken on as joint assignments. This work is carried out on the basis that the constraints for design and planning in the future will be totally different from those of today. GBI translates these issues into themes that are not just urgent for society but also need to be approached from a scientific perspective as they have not yet been thoroughly investigated.

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1.3 Position
The GBI research group is based within the scientific areas of Climate Design (chairs of Building Physics, Building Services, and Climate Design & Sustainability) and Building Technological Design (chairs of Design of Construction, Product Development and Architectural Engineering). Within the Department of Building Technology, GBI cooperates well with the Computation & Performance Group. GBI cooperates with many other bodies both inside and outside TU Delft (see section 3).

1.4 research area

The basic competences of the GBI research group are defined by Materials, Components & Buildings, Building Envelopes, Energy Efficiency, and Comfort. These specialist areas are under continuous development and enhancement. The following priority research themes which link the basic competences are: Closing Cycles, E-novation, Carbon Neutrality and Climate Adaptation. These themes are the subject of particular attention because of their societal urgency. They will remain on the agenda for at least the next five years and may be extended beyond that.

figure 1. structure of the GBi research programme

The columns represent the basic competences, areas of long-term research related to the chairs involved. Horizontally displayed are the urgent societal and scientific themes currently focused on in the programme. They are meant to last al least five years.

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Composition

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Who role f i r m / o r G A n i s At i o n Where

Prof. Mick eekhout PhD arjen van timmeren PhD Prof. thijs asselbergs Prof. Patrick teuffel PhD Prof. Ulrich Knaack PhD Prof. Ulrich Knaack PhD Prof. Peter luscuere Prof. andy van den Dobbelsteen PhD leo gommans

Director Founder, partner/director Director Director Prof. For Design & construction Co-founder, consultant Director Advisory Board Chair Senior advisor sustainable building

Octatube International bv Atelier 2T aTA Architectuurcentrale Teuffel Engineering Consultants Hochschule OWL Imagine envelope b.v. Royal Haskoning Building Services Dutch Green Building Council BOOM Maastricht

Delft Haarlem Haarlem Stuttgart Detmold The Hague Rotterdam Rotterdam Maastricht

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The five overwhelming, white wings on the Yitzhak Rabin Center in Tel Aviv by Moshe Safdie. The international tendering procedure for the roofs with the accompanying steel construction and glass facades was won in 2005 by Octatube, the design & build company of professor Mick Eekhout PhD, and an project syndicate of co-makers [photo: Octatube International].

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3.3 national and international positioning

Research environment and embedding

3.1 embedding The Green Building Innovation research group has a strong position in the academic world, including its own Faculty of Architecture, other faculties of TU Delft (especially the Faculties of Industrial Design Engineering, Civil Engineering & Geosciences and Applied Sciences), other universities and schools, research networks, as well as funding organisations such as Agentschap NL, FES programmes (e.g. Knowledge for Climate), STW/NWO and the EU. 3.2 number and affiliation of guest researchers As Table 2.1 shows, since the group started in around the year 2003, the number of guest research staff has remained fairly constant at around 15-20 people. Since 2006, the number of guest PhD candidates has increased steadily, and continues to do so. The GBI programme draws considerable interest from external parties and international PhD candidates in particular. The research group currently hosts PhD candidates from Germany, Greece, China, Indonesia, Iran and Turkey, to name only a few. These guests bring their own funding or scholarships.

Within the Netherlands, the GBI group regularly works in partnership with the Universities of Eindhoven, Twente and Wageningen. International partnerships include the Detmold Hochschule, TU Darmstadt, Royal Art Institute Copenhagen, Catholic University of Leuven, Leeds Metropolitan University, Carnegie Mellon and Queensland University of Technology. Moreover, GBI staff members participate in international networks with various actors from academia and commercial practice, such as EIA (Annex 39, 44, 45), CIB (W116), Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT), Passive and Low-Energy Architecture (PLEA) and the European Faade Network (EFN).

3.4 Actual collaborations with stakeholders A few examples that demonstrate the breadth and depth of GBIs stakeholder partnerships: CAScade Park Almere, funded by DuraVermeer (Houten), in a consortium with Deerns (Rijswijk), Claus en Kaan Architecten (Amsterdam). DIEMIGO: Public Electric Vehicle Charging Integration in the Built Environment; Case Schiphol The Grounds; interdisciplinary TUD research project together with Schiphol Group within TRANSUMO (National Dutch research programme). Energy Potential Mapping for De Groene Compagnie: funded by the Province of Groningen, together with Wageningen University, the Municipality of HoogezandSappemeer and the Province of Groningen. PGDEPW (Projectgroep Duurzame Energie in Projectontwikkeling van Woningbouw): Agentschap NL funded interdisciplinary long-term EOS research, in partnership with the universities of Eindhoven and Maastricht, Cauberg Huygen engineers, in cooperation with EIA Annex 44. REAP (Rotterdam Energy Approach & Planning): funded by the Rotterdam Climate Initiative, together with DSA and JA architects, Rotterdam Public Works and the City Planning & Traffic Department.

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SREX (Synergy of Regional Planning and Exergy): Agentschap NL funded interdisciplinary long-term EOS research, together with the Universities of Wageningen and Groningen, Hogeschool Zuyd Heerlen, and TNO Building and Underground. VMRG Dutch Association of Metal Faade manufactures: several research projects, SenterNovem IPC research grants, collaboration in Conferences

3.5 Participation in consortia GBI participates and plays an active role in the following ongoing or recently launched consortia: Closing Cycles in the Built Environment, a consortium of GBI with market parties Dura Vermeer, Search, Unica and energy company Delta. Concept House: funded by a consortium of market parties (Eneco, Faay, Rotterdam GW, Living Lab, Raab Karcher, Renson, R&R systems, Schck, Unica, Uniline, VDM), with real-time case studies as the Concept House Village in the Rotterdam City Harbours, for Clean Tech Delta

Climate Proof Cities, involving TU Delft (GBI, Urbanism, OTB and Applied Sciences), TU Eindhoven, Utrecht University, Wageningen University, Deltares consultants, TNO and KWR, and various municipalities (Haaglanden, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Tilburg, ArnhemNijmegen-Tiel, Utrecht) E-novation IEE consortium: GBI and the Universities of Leuven, Leeds, Prague, Paris, Nicosia and Copenhagen, together with the Municipality of Delft and Biesterbos Plan Development IPC (Innovation Performance Contract) studies with the VMRG on the Add-on Faade (partially funded by ASW gevelbouw, Solarlux, and Hallington Doors) and on the Breathing Window (partially funded by Facadis, Merford, Heycop, Kremers Aluminium, De Groot en Visser, Licotec Daklicht, Van Hengstum bv, and Vorsselmans).

Melbourne's Council House 2 (CH2) is a visionary building leading the way in ecologically sustainable design and facility management [photo: City of Melbourne 2010].

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4.2 significance of the contribution

Scientific relevance and quality

to the field We firmly believe that innovation, particularly in the area of sustainability, is brought about by technology, not as a separate discipline but as an integrated part of design and planning. New technology is developed with the support of fundamental technical knowledge and new technical design and planning strategies are introduced and disseminated onto the market. This is demonstrated by externally funded research projects.

4.1 Quality and scientific relevance of

the research Green Building Innovation (GBI) traditionally covers technical aspects of the indoor environment, the outdoor environment and the dividing line between the two, as well as the essential flows that enable living, working and travelling: energy, water and materials. These latter aspects have led GBI to propose innovative concepts at various scale levels. Based firmly on existing knowledge and experience, GBI focuses on themes that are currently significant in terms of their societal and scientific value. Examples of such themes are climate and energy planning and design, e-novation (energy renovation of buildings), autonomous housing concepts, closing cycles (control of the essential flows), comfort and health, and green product development (materials, elements, building artefacts and services).

4.3 coherence The chairs and staff involved in the GBI programme form a strong, coherent group which covers the fields of building technology that are essential to the mission, vision and objectives presented. The chairs of Building Physics, Building Services and Climate Design & Sustainability form a tripod of fundamentals, technology and application of climate design. They have close links with the chairs of Design of Constructions and Product Development, which focus respectively on facades, buildings, products and components. Finally, Architectural Engineering encompasses the entire field of the integration of technology into sustainable architecture and urban planning, with a research emphasis on the development of new smart or adaptive materials. 4.4 Quality of the scientific publications
The two Building Technology sections involved in the GBI programme have performed well over the last seven years, as demonstrated by their scientific output and the funding acquired, as well as by the extensive attention and cooperation the group has received from both the market and media.
Most significant results and highlights The Professors of GBI, Mick Eekhout, Thijs Asselbergs, Patrick Teuffel, Ulrich Knaack, Peter Luscuere and Andy van den Dobbelsteen, as well as its associate professors, including Arjan van Timmeren and Kees van der Linden, are well-known in their respective scientific areas as

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a result of their various honorary functions, a wide range and large number of peer-reviewed publications, and a number of awards from both academia and commercial practice. Eekhout, for instance, won the World Wide Quality Award XXI Century and the Pioneers Award for Space Structures in 2002. Timmeren and Roggema & Dobbelsteen won, respectively, the SB05 and SB08 best scientific paper awards. Eekhout is an acclaimed member of the Netherlands Academy for Technology and Innovation and the first designer since 1856 to be admitted to the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts & Sciences (KNAW). Asselbergs was previously the city architect of Haarlem. Knaack organises an appraised series of faade conferences. The GBI research group recently organised the acclaimed international conference Smart and Sustainable Built Environments (SASBE2009), chaired by Prof. Andy van den Dobbelsteen PhD and Arjan van Timmeren PhD. SASBE2009 hosted

lectures by speakers including Sir David King, Ken Yeang, Michael Braungart and the Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander. Dobbelsteen has received much acclaim for his energy research in Rotterdam, which was broadcast on the national news. Linden has set a new ISSO standard for adaptive thermal comfort, an academic innovation based on Fangers comfort research in the 1970s [Linden et al. 2006]. The group has a long research tradition within the framework of SenterNovem (now part of Agentschap NL) and fundamental research projects with applied qualities co-funded by the construction industry, provinces and municipalities. Examples of these are the EOS-LT LOWEX research project (on low-exergetic design) and DESAR EET project (on Decentralised Sanitation and Reuse).

4.5 results and outputs

Key PUBlications

Dobbelsteen a. van den, arets M. & nunes r., 2007. Sustainable design of supporting structures Optimal structural spans and component combinations for effective improvement of environmental performance, in: construction innovation, vol. 7, no. 1 (54-71).

eekhout M. & tomiyama t. (eds.), 2008. Delft Science in Design 2. ios Press, amsterdam. linden a.c. van der, Boerstra a.c., raue a.K., Kurvers s.r. & De Dear r.J., 2006. adaptive temperature limits: a new guideline in the netherlands a new approach for the assessment of building performance with respect to thermal indoor climate . Energy and Buildings. vol 38. no.21. elsevier, amsterdam, p. 8-17.

timmeren a. van, sidler D. & Kaptein M., 2008. sustainable decentralized energy generation & sanitation . Journal of Green Building. vol 2. no.4. college Publishing, glen allen, p. 137-150. Wilde s. de & Dobbelsteen a. van den, 2004. space use optimisation and sustainability environmental comparison of international cases . Journal of Environmental Management. vol. 73, no. 2. elsevier, amsterdam, p. 91-101.

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Key BooKs or chaPters of BooKs

Dobbelsteen a. van den, Dorst M. van & timmeren a. van (eds.), 2009. Smart Building in a Changing Climate. techne Press, amsterdam. eekhout M., 2009. Tubular Structures in Architecture. cidect, geneva. gommans l.J.J.h.M. & Dobbelsteen a.a.J.f. van den, 2007. synergy between exergy and regional. Planning. in: Brebbia, c.a., Popov, v. (eds.) 2007. Energy and Sustainability, p. 103-112. Wit press, southampton.

Knaack U. , Klein t. , Bilow M. & auer t., 2007. facades. Birkhauser, Basel. roggema r., 2009. adaptation to climate change: a spatial challenge. springer, Dordrecht/heidelberg/london/new york.

Key oUtPUts With MaJor iMPact on Practices anD Policies

Dobbelsteen a. van den, Jansen s. & timmeren a. van, 2007. Naar een energiegestuurd Omgevingsplan voor Groningen. tU Delft, Delft. results of the study are included in the provincial environmental plan (PoP) of the Province of groningen. Presented to the Prince of orange.

eekhout M., 2008. Methodology for Product Development in Architecture. ios Press, amsterdam. faade group/Knaack et al., various years. The Future Envelope book series. Distributed internationally by ios Press amsterdam widely acclaimed book series/ faade group/Knaack et al., various years. Imagine book series. Distributed internationally by 010 Publishers rotterdam widely acclaimed book series aiming at architects. tillie n., Dobbelsteen a. van den, Doepel D., Jager W. de, Joubert M. & Mayenburg D., 2009. reaP rotterdam energy approach & Planning; rotterdam climate initiative tv news broadcast and radio coverage resulting in significant spin-off.

Key Dissertations

Dobbelsteen a. van den, 2004. the sustainable office An exploration of the potential for factor 20 environmental improvement of office accommodation. copie sjop, Delft. ebbert, t., 2009. ReFace. tU Delft architecture, Delft. Poelman, W., 2005. Technology Diffusion in Product Design. tU Delft architecture, Delft. tenpierik, M.J. (2009); Vacuum Insulation Panels Applied in Building Constructions. Whrmann Print services, Zutphen. timmeren a. van, 2006. Autonomie & Heteronomie Integratie en verduurzaming van essentile stromen in de gebouwde omgeving. eburon, Delft.

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Key events

1st and 2nd congress of Design Platform: Delft Science in Design. 2005, 2007. tU Delft, Delft. Kennisdag nederlands-vlaamse Bouwfysicavereniging (nvBv), 2005 and 2009; tU Delft, Delft. HRH The Prince of Oranges visit to Groningen, 1st april 2008. Personal presentation to the prince by andy van den Dobbelsteen, on energy potential mapping studies. eemshaven. sasBe2009, 3rd CIB international conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environments, 15-19 June 2009. tU Delft, Delft. Annual Future Envelope conference series, 2007-2010. faculty of architecture, tU Delft, Delft.

A green faade in Copenhagen, Denmark, improving the local microclimate [photo: Andy van den Dobbelsteen].

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Poster of yet another book launch from the Facades Research Group, held in the DSD.

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Front cover picture of the second book in the imagine book-series: Deflate-ables.

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Societal Relevance and quality

tural projects. Further examples are the design and use of renovation facades on German offices and NEXT, an innovative solution for a serviceintegrated faade. A number of prototypes have been manufactured (e.g. in the Building Technology Laboratory) and used in presentations to academic and industrial audiences. The many conferences and seminars organised by GBI staff for academia and commercial practice also demonstrate the relevance of the GBIs work to architecture and the built environment these include The Future Envelope conference series, Challenging Glass and SASBE2009, which received a commendation from the CIB.

5.1 socio-cultural, technical and/or economic quality The research of the Green Building Innovation research group is closely linked to societal issues in the field of sustainable development and technological innovation. Many of its research projects, both completed and ongoing, were initiated with parties from the public and commercial market and have served both scientific development in new areas and dissemination in the built environment or building industry. The latter would not be possible without a solid foundation of financial, material and human resources. The Department of Building Technology in general and the Green Building Innovation programme in particular (or its predecessors) have always had a strong bond with the market. 5.2 Key results/highlights The impact of GBIs research is generally highly visible: the results have been adopted by stakeholders outside the university, such as in the planning, design and manufacturing sectors. These can be seen in the general studies and publications by GBIs architectural staff, based on a strong relationship between private practice and academia. Energy potential studies have been integrated into official plans such as the Provincial Environmental Plan (POP) of Groningen, Rotterdam Energy Approach and Planning (REAP) and the application of the bent scale elements developed and tested by our group in high-quality architec-

5.4 evidence of the appreciation

of stakeholders The best evidence of the value placed on these contributions by stakeholders is probably the continuing demand for contributions in the form of research and consultancy, as well as repeated requests for the presentation of earlier findings and proposals. Provinces, municipalities and the building industry continue to approach GBIs research staff concerning innovative projects that are seen as cutting edge in both the market and the academic world. A stakeholder analysis based on a questionnaire sent to around 30 stakeholders with 11 responses received also revealed the value that academic, institutional and commercial organisations place on GBIs projects. A wide range of questions were answered with an average score of 4 on a scale from 1 to 5. Where standard deviations were relatively large, we intend to improve the lower scores in order to raise the average to improve our research even further.

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5.5 dissemination strategies

The output record of GBI staff members includes scientific publications in journals and books, as well as expert publications for the market and prototypes for academia and industry. Our strategy is to disseminate research findings and ideas for the improvement of the built environment or the building industry through a balanced cross-section of media: not just scientific journals but also specialist magazines, websites and newspapers including for example a regular GBI column in the daily building newspaper Cobouw. The books by the Faade Research Group are also internationally renowned.

Other evidence can be found in the honorary functions of GBI key staff on boards and committees, most notably the position of Eekhout in the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and his special professorship in Nottingham, Luscueres guest professorship in Tianjin, China, and Knaacks professorship at Detmold Hochschule, Germany.

5.6 evidence of impacts Again, repeated demands for more contributions, new books and interviews is good evidence of this impact, which cannot be gauged from scientific output alone. Many interviews have been given by key GBI staff members, who have been asked for their expertise and research projects, published in expert magazines, newspapers and even glossy magazines and also in several expert appearances on television and radio broadcasts.

5.7 commissioned research by societal actors As stated, the activities of GBI are grounded in both the private-sector (building industry, developers, contractors, architects, urban planners, consulting companies) and the publicsector markets (state authorities, provinces, municipalities) and a great deal of research is funded by institutions such as NL Agency, KvR programme, STW and the EU.

The Prince of Orange (right) and Rector Prof. Jacob Fokkema PhD (left) listen to the keynote speech by Ken Yeang PhD (middle) at the opening ceremony of the 3rd CIB international conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environments (SASBE2009), organised by the GBI research group [photo: Michiel Fremouw].

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Earning capacity

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2003
K % K

2004
% K

2005
% K

2006
% K

2007
% K

2008
% K

2009
%

Direct funding External funding

totAl fundinG

484 60
544
K

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100%
%

688 400
1,088
K

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100%
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843 574
1,417
K

59% 41%
100%
%

696 314
1,010
K

69% 31%
100%
%

792 535
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K

60% 40%
100%
%

688 606
1,294
K

53% 47%
100%
%

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1,780
K

34% 66%
100%
%

exPenditure

Staff costs Other costs

totAl exPenditure

561 35
596

94% 6%
100%

736 70
806

91% 9%
100%

788 145
933

84% 16%
100%

750 66
816

92% 8%
100%

1,064 99
1,163

91% 9%
100%

1,027 77
1,104

93% 7%
100%

759 129
888

85% 15%
100%

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Output

table a. main categories of research output

2003
stAff Guests

2004
stAff Guests

2005
stA ff Guests

2006
stAff Guests

2007
stA ff Guests

2008
stA ff Guests

2009
stAff Guests

7 0 2 7 0 54 41 0
111

0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0
5

5 1 4 19 2 56 41 5
133

0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
4

3 0 4 13 0 69 41 5
135

0 0 0 0 1 6 2 0
9

5 0 10 14 2 53 59 2
145

0 0 2 1 1 11 1 1
17

4 1 16 39 1 95 44 5
205

0 0 0 2 0 5 4 0
11

7 0 6 17 2 54 28 9
123

0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
8

2 3 9 12 0 41 31 11
109

0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
9

Non-refereed articles

Professional publications Editorships journals/book

totAl PuBlicAtions

table b. Phd-students with employee status

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s u c c e s s r At e s G r A d u At e d 5 yeArs
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G r A d u At e d 6 yeArs
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G r A d u At e d 7 yeArs
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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3

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3

100% 33% 0% 25% 0%

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1 0 1 0 2 0
4

100% 33% 0% 50% 0%

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4

100% 33% 0% 50% 0%

29%

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4

100% 33% 0% 50% 0%

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5

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Academic reputation

table a. invitations to address major conferences

Who Where

transparancy in glass architecture energy 2007 nUa2008, german conference on climate change iass-iacM 2008 (computation of shell and spatial structures) international conference on advances in steel structures

Knaack Timmeren Dobbelsteen Teuffel Eekhout

New York

US

Southampton UK Gelsenkirchen DE Ithaca, NY Singapore

US SG

table b. conference organisation activities

yeAr 2005/7 2007 2007/9 2007/9 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 conference role Who Where

Delft science in Design 1,2 the future of the landscape KnaW the future envelope 1, 2, 3 Dutch-flemish Building Physics Day cradle to cradle in the Polder sasBe2009 iglc 17 Urban emergencies glass Performing Days

Organiser, chair Co-organiser Organiser, chair Organiser, chair Organiser, chair Organiser, chair Scientific chair Co-chair Organiser, chair

Eekhout Eekhout Klein/Knaack Jansen Luscuere Dobbelsteen Cuperus Timmeren Knaack

Delft Amsterdam Delft Eindhoven Delft Delft Taipei Delft Tampere

NL NL NL NL NL NL TW NL US

table c. involvement in scientific or professional event

yeAr 2005 event role Who Where

grounds for change enci-Quarry Design session Decentralized Water infrastructures integration un Koordination increase ii

Design team leader Advisor sustainability Expert panel Expert Panel Design team leaders

Roggema Gommans Timmeren Teuffel Roggema/ Dobbelsteen

Groningen Maastricht Berlin Hamburg China

NL NL DE DE CN

2008

2009 2009

2009

table d. spotlight
yeAr 2006 2008 occAsion W h At Who Where

order of the Dutch lion Prince of orange visit to groningen center for architecture Urban emergencies tv news (het Journaal) and radio news broadcast: reaP

Knighthood Personal address Presentation recent projects Organiser Interview

Kristinsson Dobbelsteen Teuffel Timmeren Dobbelsteen

Deventer Eemshaven New York Delft Rotterdam

NL NL US NL NL

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yeAr 2003 2003 2004 2005 P r i z e s , AWA r d s , c o m P e t i t i o n s issuer Who Where

World Wide Quality award euregio-Umweltpreis 2003 Prigogine awards - Best young researcher Best paper award Best scientific paper award german steel structures award: esta office building ciB Pc commendation

XXI Century Aachener Stiftung SB05 conference SB08 conference DSTV SASBE2009

Eekhout Gommans Timmeren, Rling Roggema, Dobbelsteen Teuffel Dobbelsteen

Geneva Aachen Siena Tokyo Melbourne Senden Manchester

CH DE IT JP AU DE UK

University of Siena Timmeren

2008

2008 2009

table f. honorary positions

yeAr 2003/> 2003/> 2007/8 2007/> 2008/> institute Position Who Where

society for renewable insulation Materials University of nottingham 3tU speerpunt Bouw tianjin University Dutch-flemish Building Physics society

Honorary member Special Professor Formateur Guest professor Honorary Chair

Tenpierik Eekhout Eekhout Luscuere Linden

Blaricum Nottingham Delft Tianjin Arnhem

NL UK NL CN NL

table g. election to academies or academic professional associations

yeAr 2003/> 2003/> 2006/> 2009/> 2009/> institute role Who Where

royal Dutch acadey of arts & science (KnaW) academy for technology and innovation ciB Working commission 116 Post-academic education (Pao) european faade network

Full member Full member Joint coordinator Advisory Board Co-founder

Eekhout Eekhout Dobbelsteen Knaack Knaack

Amsterdam Amsterdam World Delft Europe

NL NL UN NL EU

table h. evaluator of research programme

yeAr 2005 2007/> 2009/> ProGrAmme role Who Where

hBo Bouwkunde - assessment Ma Urbanism + architecture

Evaluator External examiner

Eekhout Dobbelsteen Teuffel

Amsterdam Manchester Leeds

NL UK UK

centre for socio-technical systems Design - scientific advisory Board Member

table i. editorship professional journal

yeAr 2005/8 2006 2006/8 JournAl role Who Where

nieuwsbrief Duurzaam Bouwen Bouwfysica the architectural annual

Editor-in-chief Guest editor Co-editor

Dobbelsteen De Bruin-Hordijk Knaack

Amsterdam Arnhem Delft

NL NL HR

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9.3 supervision

Next generation

9.1 objectives and institutional embedding Within GBI there is a strong link between the PhD research and the MSc theses, which is highly unusual among architecture faculties. The International Faade Masters programme organised by the GBI group is a clear example of this. GBI encourages MSc students to choose a research subject that fits the research themes of the GBI programme. To do this, bi-annual presentations are held on the latest research projects and topics related to the GBI programme, so that they can be taken up by students. 9.2 structure of programmes As discussed in section 1, GBI addresses themes that include the basic competences of the scientific areas involved, as well as urgent societal and scientific themes. PhD candidates working within GBI usually fall under one of these themes, but they may also overlap with more than one theme. As described under 9.3, general meetings are held both for the GBI programme as a whole and on a thematic basis, under the coordination of a responsible GBI staff member. Continuous background research and involvement in academic and market groups is taking place to enhance our competences.

Depending on the complexity or multi-disciplinarity of the project, PhD students are supervised by one or more professors. PhD candidates also have a daily supervisor (usually an associate professor or senior researcher who has already attained a PhD). Candidates need to show their progress and research plan after approximately nine months, and a go/no go decision will be made concerning continuation after one year. After this go/no go decision, PhD candidates continue to present to their supervisors and group members at various occasions in the later years of their research. They critically review the contents and progress, but also help the candidate to further their progress. In addition, GBIs PhD candidates fall under the Graduation School, providing a broader platform for exchange. PhD candidates are encouraged to contribute to and participate in national and international conferences, symposia and workshops, to present and obtain feedback on their results so far, to build up an international network and learn from other research projects. Every PhD candidate draws up a personal education plan with their supervisor and discusses their progress (or otherwise) in annual result and development meetings, for which annual reports are written and an evaluation form is filled in by the candidate and their supervisor.

9.4 success rates

Beginning with a faculty with a limited tradition of fundamental research and few PhD projects, the GBI group has over the past seven years developed increasing numbers of PhD projects of good to very good quality. Because of the Netherlands four-year PhD model, GBI has only recently begun to produce significant numbers of finished doctorates, receiving honours appreciation above the TU Delft average of 10%. It should be emphasised that a high number of PhD candidates will finish their doctoral research during or shortly after this research review. In spite of the difficult financial situation in which the university and faculty find themselves, the acquisition of new GBI

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PhD candidates who are fully externally funded has continued, which has kept PhD numbers in balance, while continuing to ensure improvements in PhD supervision, guidance and output performance.

9.5 educational resources TU Delft offers an excellent infrastructure for courses to improve research skills, such as the PROM series, of which PROM-1 (or -5), -2, -3 and -4 on starting a PhD, (design) research methods, presentation skills, writing a dissertation and scientific writing in English are obligatory for PhD candidates in GBI. Depending on the qualities or shortcomings of the individual PhD candidate, other courses can be offered.

The next generation of architectural engineers? A Delft primary school class visiting BK City's Glasshouse East [photo: Andy van den Dobbelsteen].

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presents problems to some of the researchers, most find it an inspiring working environment which stimulates positive communication. Moreover, continuous improvements in accommodation are undertaken by the facultys facility management.

10.1 resource management At the university level, the Valorisation Centre supports the acquisition of research subsidies. The Research Council is the main body that organises research at the Faculty of Architecture and from that level the staff are supported by 100% Research. Since 2008, key staff from the research programmes of Green Building Innovation and Computation & Performance have worked together on the Valorisation Task (VTF), which compiles information on recent studies updated, identifies viable areas of funding and collaboration possibilities and enables the coordination and enhancement of C&P and GBI activities. 10.2 Available infrastructure With the wireless internet and printing facilities, personal laptops and mobile phones for staff, a large range of working places, support services and not least, a pleasant and vibrant community building, the Faculty of Architecture provides fertile ground for excellent research. Ironically things have improved since the 2008 fire. A large model shop, the protoSPACE 3.0 lab and a shared Building Technology Lab is available for use by GBI staff. The Straat van Bouwkunde offers a bookshop, reproduction facilities and an espresso bar, which all add to the ambience of creativity. The Department of Building Technology is centrally housed in a wing of the same building, which enables easy communication between staff. Although the flexible office concept sometimes

10.3 innovative capacity GBIs innovative capacity is probably best demonstrated by the research projects conducted over the past seven years, as well as the innovative products that they have produced. Our young staff are encouraged to work and think independently, while contributing to a better built environment, including innovation. The facultys 1000 MSc students constitute a creative and innovative community. Within GBI in particular, this number is swollen further by MSc students from Civil Engineering and Industrial Design Engineering. Graduate students are free to choose their own thesis topics but in the case of GBI are often tied to existing research projects and research staff, which leads to advantages on both sides and secures the loyalty of promising new researchers.

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strenGths
gBi is run by relatively young associate professors and experienced older professors who cooperate well together and are enthusiastic to take on new assignments. gBi works easily with other academia, institutes and market parties. gBis programme is relevant and urgent to society and science. gBi staff include a growing proportion of PhD candidates and staff who have already completed PhDs themselves. Productivity per fte research staff is relatively good. gBis published output is well-balanced between scientific, expert and popular publications. Building technology has excellent connections and partnerships and is a forerunner in inter-university partnerships.

WeAKnesses
as with other groups in the faculty of architecture, gBi has so far had little experience with funding from major scientific funding organisations, such as nWo/stW, who do not provide many opportunities for technology or design-focused research. nevertheless, more effort could be put into the acquisition of funding in several subject areas. gBi staff have produced too few publications in international peer-reviewed cfis journals. this should be improved.

oPPortunities
there are many possibilities for funding and partnerships in the area of sustainability, climate and energy. Many parties show interest in cooperating with the gBi research group, both from academia and the market. Bridging the gap [eekhout, 2009] proposes a novel research plan for all constructionrelated faculties in the netherlands, culminating in the 3tU.BoUW (the 3tU federation centre of competence for the Built environment). this approach will create opportunities to establish permanent partnerships with the industry and society, ensuring a regular flow of income for researchers. in addition, gBi receives a great number of requests for PhD internships from across the world.

threAts
Due to further cuts in direct government funding, money for fundamental or specialist research in the basic gBi competence areas will probably be reduced; this may involve too much focus on short-term and temporary projects. furthermore, decoupling primary research funding from output performance will takes away an incentive to publish more and better quality. the drawback to the many opportunities for funding and cooperation from national and international requests is that most time is spent on preparing project proposals, instead of research itself.

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Strategy

12.1 strategic planning; investments and collaboration GBI aims at viable and suitable project proposals, in cooperation with partners from the academic world, consulting companies and other commercial and industrial bodies, each in their respective role. There is still a world to be won out there. Active involvement in 3TU.BOUW (the 3TU Federation Centre of Competence for the Built Environment) will support this. With the Valorisation Task Force (VTF), the TU Delft Valorisation Centre and 3TU.BOUW, a structural approach to major scientific funding organisations, such as the EU and NWO/STW, will enable us to learn about the qualities of a good proposal from other faculties and through reviewing processes.
Our intention is to keep the number of PhD candidates constant or growing. This can only be realised with external money, and is therefore related to larger research projects. Where PhD funding through externally funding is not possible, we admit self-funded PhD candidates for topics that are relevant to the programme. Together with the Graduate School, PhD candidates will receive proper supervision and encouragement. This will be made possible by an additional tier between the (associate) professors and PhD candidates, formed by young doctors who can take responsibility for daily doctoral supervision and research project leadership. There will be a strong emphasis on publications in international peer-reviewed CFIS journals, starting with PhD candidates at their earliest stages.

near future and their prospects Just like the GBI as a whole, the research programme is based on stable, permanent basic competences, which in the near future (the next 5 to 10 years) will focus on the temporary sustainability themes as presented in section 1.4. Sustainability will remain an important issue, and is in fact an open-ended issue, but its themes may vary in the near future, as instigated by parties involved with the 3TU.BOUW, for example. It is quite possible that in the near future the focus will be on becoming fossil-free, on smart grids and networks in the built environment, and on sustainable mobility, developments to be seen already in our recent projects.

12.3 flexibility and anticipation of expected changes In view of recent financial difficulties, but in fact already in practice with the GBI group for several years already, we intend to become relatively independent from primary academic funding (initially coming from the Ministry of Education) by acquiring external funding for our projects. Prerequisite to this will be a direct coupling of these finances to the group involved, so that where money is attracted in, money can be spent. At present the faculty is working on the preliminary stage of this transition.

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