Prêt-à-Loger, Improve your house. Preserve your home
Themes: Energy, Social Impact
Early prototype
A TRL is a measure to indicate the matureness of a developing technology. When an innovative idea is discovered it is often not directly suitable for application. Usually such novel idea is subjected to further experimentation, testing and prototyping before it can be implemented. The image below shows how to read TRL’s to categorise the innovative ideas.
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Why?
Our research presents a solution for the existing 1.4 million row houses in the Netherlands, which have poor energy ratings, lack space, and suffer from moisture and lighting problems.
How?
We made case study in the city of Honselersdijk, where the typical dutch row houses are present. From there, we made a working prototype of the solution (the skin).
When?
Prêt-à-Loger facilitates the transition phase of sustainable society, targeting larger amount of houses to achieve 80% neutralization while keeping an eye on the option of becoming 100% sustainable. We expect to have impact on society within 1-2 years.
Josien Kruizinga