This document outlines a research project exploring how textiles can be used to transform buildings. Specifically, the project will investigate using textiles for strengthening building facades and constructing light, flexible interior walls. The context includes many vacant buildings in northern and eastern Netherlands that require renovation. Textiles are already used in construction for membranes, strengthening structures, and improving insulation and sound reduction. The project aims to develop prototypes for earthquake-proofing facades and creating interior walls using textiles. Partners from the construction and textile industries will collaborate on the prototypes.

1. introduction
BouwTexbuilding transformations with textile
dr.ir. Mieke Oostra
28 november 2017
EnTranCe & BuildinG
Groningen
RESEARCH QUESTION
How can tex+le be used for the transforma+on of
buildings in:
• strengthening of facades, and
• in the construc+on of light & flexible interior walls?
Context
• Vast amount of buildings
without func+on in both the
northern & eastern region of the
Netherlands (also industrial
heritage)
• Extra challenge: man-made
earthquakes in Groningen
• Increasing speed in change of
func+ons
Transformation of heritage
Context – after the proposal
• Economic up-swing
• Labour is becoming problema+c
• Is it s+ll only about heritage or
new buildings as well?

2. Aim of dutch government:
Circular economy
• 50% reduc+on of
intake of virgin
resources in 2030
• 0 waste in 2050
Environmental-impact construc<on
• 40% global resource use
• 40% global energy use
• 40% waste produc+on
• 15% of landfill is construc+on waste
• 9% GDP
TNO 2010 en milieucompendium
Textiles are already used in construction
• Tex+le membranes
• Strenghtening of construc+ons
• Improving quality (e.g. insula+on, noise reduc+on)

3. Earlier activities
• Mee+ngs with companies from both construc+on & tex+le sector (May 12,
2014, september 25th 2015, seminar March 2016 with S+ch+ng Industrieel
Erfgoed Deventer
• Student assignments (e.g. minor herontwerp bestaand gebouw (conven+onal
transforma+ons & regula+ons) , literature overview user perspec+ve in building
transforma+ons, possibili+es of tex+le)
Prototypes
• Earthquake proofing of facades
• Light & flexible interior walls
Prototypes
Who is interested in doing what?
• Earthquake proofing of facades, partners:
BuildinG ….
• Light & flexible interior walls, partners:
Minerva, Aldus, Specht architecten...
Morning programme
BouwTex project members only
(in English)
Location Energy Transition Centre (EnTranCe)
Room E1.22
Zernikelaan 17, 9747 AA Groningen
10:00 am
Opening – professor Spatial Transformations Mieke Oostra,
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
10:15 am
Introduction of the project – project manager Ron de Vrieze,
Knowledge Centre of the Built Environment NoorderRuimte,
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
10:45 am
Introduction of partners and sharing of expectations
12:00 – 13:00 pm
Lunch

4. Programma
13:30 uur opening & nieuwe opgaven voor Bouw & Textiel
Mieke Oostra - dagvoorzitter
lector Ruimtelijke Transformaties Hanzehogeschool Groningen
13:45 uur mogelijkheden van Textiel voor de bouw
Ger Brinks
Lector Smart Materials Saxion
14:15 introductie van Proof of Concept
Ger Brinks lector Smart Materials Saxion
& architect Maarten Douwe Bredero
14:45 koffie & thee
15:15 uur brainstorm
Ideeën genereren met betrekking tot toepassing en bijbehorende eisen aan de te ontwikkelen producten
16:15 uur BuildinG
Inleiding en rondleiding Rolf Koop dir. BuildinG
17:00 uur borrel