1. Presentation International conference on Life cycle Design of Buildings, Systems and Materials 12th of June 2009 Berri de Jonge, MSc Plegt-Vos, New Business

2. Introduction Plegt-Vos Case Mind Building™ –context –the system –life cycle costing –state of the art –issues

3. Plegt-Vos Developing building company operating in the north, east, west and central part of The Netherlands (6 offices in The Netherlands) Real-estate development & Construction 750 employees Turnover: 220 million Euros / year

4. Plegt-Vos Focus on our environment Focus on our customers Develop concepts to meet our customers needs –Flexibility –Design for disassembly –Re-use of materials

5. Case Mind Building™ Idea: Jan Wind, Jan Wind Architects Co-development: Jan Wind – Plegt-Vos

6. What is Mind Building? Different way of building; Building for the future; Integrated system: Total solution for structure and technical installations;

7. Context Traditional Construction

8. Context: Traditional Construction Properties Static buildings – not flexible No answers for changing requirements during the use of the building Demolition is necessary when the building no longer meets the user requirements Waste of materials

9. Key Properties Mind Building Flexible (inside and outside) Sustainable Design for variety Assembly and disassembly Minimal waste of materials Achieved through: Industrial production Standard interfaces and building components

10. Application possibilities Houses Apartments Utility –Schools –Hospitals –Care centres –Office buildings

11. Advantages for our customer Less Total Cost of Ownership –Fast building process (industrial/assembly) –Less costs for change in use –Less costs for maintenance Building has more value and keeps value –Easier to adapt future new needs / demands –No demolition but re-use of components

12. How? Key Principles of the System Combinatorial modularity (Salvador et al., 2002a) different façade components real façade component (masonry)

13. Assembly of components 1) Foundation 2) Floor components 3) Exterior wall components and/or columns 4) Floor components

14. 1) Standardized Foundation

15. 2) Floor components

16. 3) Exterior Wall components

17. 4) Floor component

18. Technical installations and heating Flexible; Separated from the structure; Combination of floor/air heating and ventilation; Low temperature heating; Free cooling possible; Ready for the future: alternative energy sources easy to connect.

19. Life-cycle costs LCC Research conducted: comparison between traditional building method and Mind Building; Conclusion: –Mind Building has more advantages during use of the building (re-use of components); –Eliminate start-up costs of new development as quick as possible;

20. State of the art Prototype testing (ready) (component level and system level) Pilot project The Hague: 60 houses

21. Pilot project The Hague

22. Issue Focus on initial costs  value of sustainability and flexibility reveals in exploitation phase. Distribution Total Costs of Ownership oplevering ontwerp gereed initiatief PvE ontwerp voorb. uitvoering gebruik

23. Questions?