Each conversation brings together perspectives from both academia and practice, offering insight into the challenges and opportunities involved in making homes more sustainable. The interviews explore different angles on how we can accelerate the transition to a more sustainable built environment.
‘By joining forces, we can not only take action, but also understand what works and why’
In the Netherlands, one of the biggest challenges of the energy transition lies in making homes more sustainable. Although a growing number of households are already investing in energy-saving measures, some are still hesitant. What are effective ways to encourage them to take the plunge, too? This is the question that VU University Amsterdam and the Regionaal Energie Loket (REL) are working together to answer, as part of Align4Energy.
Read the full interview with Esmé Paagman (REL) and Floris van Montfoort (VU) here
Floris van Montfoort en Esmé Paagman
'The energy transition is a process, not a project'
How can residents and owners’ associations be supported in taking concrete steps towards sustainability? Within Align4energy, researchers and organisations working in the field are collaborating to find answers to this question. TU Delft and Stichting !WOON explain how research and practical experience reinforce one another in understanding and removing barriers to sustainability.
Read the full interview with Queena Qian (TU Delft) and Hielke Ploeg (Stichting !WOON) here
Queena Qian and Hielke Ploeg
'Collaboration is the key to accelerating the energy transition'
How can you encourage homeowners to actually make their homes more sustainable? Through Align4energy, Rabobank and TNO are jointly investigating what motivates people and what holds them back from taking steps towards the energy transition. The partners are bringing together communication, behaviour and policy to encourage sustainability.
Read the full interview with Petra Eussen (Rabobank) and Luise Schlindwein (TNO) here
Luise Schlindwein and Petra Eussen
