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Explore revolutionary construction methods for floating buildings, skyscrapers, cities, and more to adapt to rising sea levels. Learn about the Dutch polder culture, water management, and sustainable urban planning to combat climate change impacts.
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You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Pieter van Boom Bartels Consulting Engineers 350 engineers, 17 offices in Holland, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Ghana and Ireland (Tullamore). Building and Civil Engineering More info: www.bartels.ie
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Climate change: What’s new? 5500 BC 500 BC 50 AD 800 AD
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 The water created the Dutch:Dutch “Polder culture”: - Always collaborate, cooperate- Consensus decision-makingYou need these characteristics, living in a delta region. Recorded years with floods from sea 838 · [ first dikes ] 1014 · 1042 ·1134 · 1163 · 1164 · 1170 · 1196 · 1212 · 1214 · 1219 · 1220 · 1221 · 1248/1249 ·[ first Waterschap] 1277 · 1280 · 1282 · 1287 · 1288(II) · 1288(I) · 1322 · 1334 · 1362 · 1375 · 1377 · 1404 · 1421 · 1424 · 1468 · 1477 · 1509 · 1514 · 1530 · 1532 · 1552 · 1570 · 1651 · 1675 · 1682 · 1686 · 1703 · 1717 · 1809 · 1820 · 1825 · 1855 · 1906 · 1916 · 1922 · 1953 · 2006
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 The water created the Dutch:Dutch “Polder culture”: - Always collaborate, cooperate - Consensus decision-makingYou need these characteristics, living in a delta region. 27 “Waterschappen” (water authority ?) Oldest form (1150 AD) of democratic Dutch government Taxing system of their own Chosen board of farmers and residents
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 The water created the Dutch:Dutch Polder culture: Always collaborate Consensus decision-makingYou need these characteristics living in a delta region. 27 “Waterschappen” (water authority ?) Plan AND act: Unique , talk less, move fast! They work together with guidelines of Ministry of Public Works
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Organization on Water management issues Ministry of Water and Transport and Public Works Masterplan Vision European guidelines Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (development and maintenance of Sea works, large national waterways & roads) Waterschappen Prevent drought, Prevent flood Care of clean water Crisis and disaster management (Plan and Act) Provinces Care for economy, urban planning nature development (only planning) Stakeholders like Residents, Agricultural, Evironmental,
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 New approachon Water management issues:Rise of sea level & decrease of ground level: - Increaseheight of dikes <-> secondbarrier - FlexiblebarriersClimatechange: very dry and very wet seasons - Droughtcausespeatdikes to slide! - Wet seasonscauses more (rain-)riverflooding. -Keep water in storage and controlledevacuation - Increasecapacity of riverstorage of water. - Storage areas combinedwith nature developmentonriverbanks. Canalisedrivers in France, Belgium, Germany and Holland causesveryfastfloods. International solutions
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 New approach on river / rain management Go with the flow:
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Go with the flow: New solutions: Floating Buildings Semi-floating buildings Piled buildings Floating city's
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Ancient solutions
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 In a modern way
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Floating buildings near reclaimed land
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Temp. Student flats
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Floating roads
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Floating systems: - Polystyreen - Box
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Construction schematic
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 • Stability: • Gravity center as low as possible. • Dynamic stabilizers
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Possible horizontal fixation.
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Sewage pressured Flexible inlets for water, electricity, phone, etc
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 No limitations of location: Just move your home instead of sell and buy new Total pre-fabrication is now possible! Build houses industrial, like cars Change the urban planning when community changes (e.g. schools). Less waste.
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Attractive locations. Low costs for location.
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 Recent projects Floating and semi-floating houses
You can build on water P van Boom, 02-07-2009 You really can build on water Thank you