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NEXT21 Japan, energetic example of 21 years of sustainable city living in practice
Do you also have a wish list of things that you really want to see with your own eyes and experience up close, because you have already heard and read so much about it? My list has long included a visit to the building NEXT21 in Japan. The apartment building in the...
The way to freedom in your bought home; Japanese examples
Replacing your total internal home fit-out without disturbing the neighbors? Sounds promising to do so in a week or so? Japan introduced this new legislation over 10 years ago and with over a 100.000 homes a year nobody wants to go back to the old times! Now Korea and...
Adapting rental homes; what can we learn from Japan?
Do you try out everything yourself or do you like to learn from the examples of others? Personally, I like to do the latter and I gladly share that new knowledge with you. That is the reason I travel around the world on behalf of BRIQS, in search of the best building...
Adaptability is the new strategy
How do you act when in a situation you don't like or that is not good for you? Do you walk away and let everything collapse behind you? Do you let things be as they are and just cope? Or do you use your imagination to escape the situation and create new rules and...
Determining the future role of your architect?
Can you imagine that you let somebody else choose a new car for you? Of course, that is out of the question! That is definitely something you would want to do yourself. For the simple reason that no one knows better than you what, how and where you want to drive. You...
How a unique home becomes a reality for everyone
It's strange that we do not join forces more often because, just like you, a lot of people are looking for the same building or area to live in. True, most of the time this is the only similarity. You may be in a different phase of your life and your family group is...
Home buying differently: Why buy the road when you only want to drive?
Imagine this! You are looking for a new car because your two children sitting in the backseat will soon be three. But before you can choose a car, you will have to build the road first. That sounds absurd, doesn't it? And yet that is exactly how the traditional...
Why a traditional building contract is so dangerous for you
What do you want from a contractor? That he builds exactly what you ask for, right? In the Netherlands you rarely get that, because you're not the one in charge under a traditional Dutch building contract. Money is leading. Not your money, but the contractor's money....
Open Building as a blueprint for affordable adaptable homes worldwide
Did you know that there exists a method called Open Building that allows affordability, happiness and health to link buildings in developing cities? You only need to look at yourself to know when you feel really happy in your living or working environment. That is...
From small to big – from end user to primary decider
There is something very strange going on in the building world if you look at the order in which decisions are now made for you as end user. These can cause you considerable damage. As an End User you do not get what you want and pay way too much. The name End User...
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