Bouwen met Noordzee-Natuur Ervaringen vanuit EcoShape dr. ir. Mark van Koningsveld (EcoShape/Van Oord/Topsector Water) 23 Juni 2015

Outline

1. Basic philosophy

2. Some examples

3. Three lessons learned from EcoShape

Project qualities

Process qualities

Different qualities of a construction project

Building with Nature: A design process aiming to work with natural processes and providing opportunities for nature as part of the infrastructure development process Aim to maintain the productivity of the natural system; ecosystem services

The heart of the matter

Project development phases

Initiation Planning & design

Construction Operation & maintenance

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Building with Nature: A design process aiming to work with natural processes and providing opportunities for nature as part of the infrastructure development process Aim to maintain the productivity of the natural system; ecosystem services

BwN Conceptual design

• ‘Multi objective’ design at conceptual level: “Create landscape designs that serve multiple objectives on a conceptual level.”

Five Steps for Conceptual Design: De Vriend et al (2015) Journal of Hydro-environment Research

The BwN design process

BwN Detailed design

• ‘Single objective’ designs at detailed level: “Per building block determine the required dimensions to achieve predefined design objectives"

Five Steps for Concept Objectification: De Vries et al (2014 – under review) Journal of Environmental Management Status: manuscript to be submitted

The BwN design process

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Three lessons learned from EcoShape

1. Provide clear incentives to mobilize market creativity o EMVI like incentives may work … but keep it objective o Willingness to pay is an indicator for support

2. Formulate clear objectives to guide the efforts

o A BwN design aims to achieve certain goals – be explicit o Always check if benefits of a measure outwheigh its cost

3. Build with Nature through learning by doing

o Effects (+/-) are not always known … act, monitor and learn o Use pre-competitive collaboration to accelerate innovation