The conservation of our heritage buildings is a European wide policy objective. Historical buildings are not only works of art, but embody an important source of local identity and form a connection to our past. Protection agencies aim to preserve historical qualities for future generations. Their work is guided by restoration theory, a philosophy developed and codified in the course of the 19th and 20th century. European covenants, such as the Venice Charter, express shared views on the conservation and restoration of built heritage. Today, many users expect a building with modern comfort as well as a historical appearance. Moreover, new functionality is needed for building types that have outlived their original function. For example, how to reuse buildings such as old prisons, military barracks, factories, or railway stations? These new functions and new demands pose a challenge to restoration design and practices. Another, perhaps conflicting EU policy objective is the reduction of energy use in the built environment, in order to reach climate policy goals. Roughly 40% of the consumption of energy takes place in buildings, either in the production or consumption phase. However, energy efficiency is especially difficult to achieve in the case of historical buildings, because of strict regulations aimed at protecting historical values. Recently, there has been growing interest in energy efficient restoration practices in the Netherlands, as is shown by the 'energy-neutral' restoration of Villa Diederichs in Utrecht, the 'Boostencomplex' in Maastricht and De Tempel in The Hague. Although restoration of listed buildings is obviously focused on the preservation of historical values, with the pressing demands from EU climate policy the energy efficiency of historical building
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This paper analyses the effect of two new developments: electrification and ‘free floating’ car sharing and their impact on public space. Contrary to station based shared cars, free floating cars do not have dedicated parking or charging stations. They therefore park at public parking spots and utilize public charging stations. A proper network of public charging stations is therefore required in order to keep the free floating fleet up and running. As more municipalities are considering the introduction of an electric free floating car sharing system, the outline of such a public charging network becomes a critical piece of information. The objective of this paper is to create insights that can optimize charging infrastructure for free floating shared cars, by presenting three analyses. First, a business area analysis shows an insight into which business areas are of interest to such a system. Secondly, the parking and charging behaviour of the vehicles is further examined. The third option looks deeper into the locations and their success factors. Finally, the results of the analysis of the city of Amsterdam are used to model the city of The Hague and the impact that a free floating electric car sharing system might have on the city and which areas are the white spots that need to be filled in.
De gemeente Den Haag buigt zich al jaren over de revitalisering van de winkelstraat Stationsweg. Ze typeert de straat, die tussen het station Hollands Spoor en de binnenstad ligt, als ‘de rode loper’. Dit roept het beeld op van een aantrekkelijk route waar men plezier aan beleeft. De vraag is in hoeverre deze visie aansluit bij de alledaagse beleving van bezoekers. Diverse passanten en klanten zijn benaderd om dit te onderzoeken. Er blijkt een behoorlijke discrepantie te bestaan tussen de manier waarop zij de straat gebruiken en beleven en het idee van ‘de rode loper’. Voor veel passanten is de straat vooral een efficiënte route naar de binnenstad en zeker niet een straat waar men naar de etalages kijkend kalmpjes doorheen loopt. Voor veel klanten is de straat geen route, maar juist een bestemming waar ze onder meer hun dagelijkse boodschappen doen en vertrouwd raken met anderen. The Municipality of The Hague has been making efforts to revitalize the shopping street Stationsweg for several years. The street, located between the Hollands Spoor railway station and city centre, is characterized as ‘the red carpet’. This gives the street the image of an exclusive shopping destination. However, the question is to what extent this image matches the everyday experiences of its visitors. To determine this, several passers-by and customers were approached. There appears to be a substantial discrepancy between how they experience the street and the image of ‘the red carpet’. For many passers-by, the street is simply an efficient route to the city centre, rather than a street for window shopping or strolling. Furthermore, instead of a route, many consider the street a destination, where they do their daily shopping and meet others.
