What is Building Physics and Services all about? Find out at the Student Day! BPS MSc students currently doing a Master- or Graduation Project are presenting their work, giving you insight in what Building Physics and Services entail! Attendance is free, and open all day! Come have a look! At the end of the day, the best presentation wins a prize, and we’ll have a drink to celebrate the day!
Programme:
January 15, 2026 | Vertigo 5.07
Walk-in | 09:15- 09:30
09:30 – 09:45
Clara Gazzi Foresti
Evaluation of the Dynamics of a Photochromic Façade Film and Their Implications for Indoor Visual Comfort and Non-Visual Effects of Light
09:45 – 10:00
Sven Vreuls
Acoustic performance of natural fibre composites
10:00 – 10:15
Joris Huijbers
Investigation of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration (MSWI) bottom ash foamed geopolymer coatings as thermal protection for concrete elements
10:15 – 10:30
Tom Stuth
Design and optimization of recycled mixed waste
10:30 – 10:45
Theun Luinenburg
Expanding the usability of recycled concrete fines via accelerated carbonation
Break 15 minutes | 10:45 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:15
Heleen van Dongen
Fire resilience of traditional and CLT compartments
11:15 – 11:30
Kim Bekkers
bio-based insulation material in light weight timber roof constructions with built-in pv panels
11:30 – 11:45
Natasha Leito
Fire safety for bio-based insulation in Facade: a comparative study
11:45 – 12:00
Inge van Stratum
What is the impact of the Automist on the RHR of a fire. (title not official yet)
Lunch break including sandwiches for students on floor 6 | 12:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 12:45
Yenthe Smienk
Light in the educational environment: User testing and optimization of the Predictive Light Exposure Tool
12:45 – 13:00
Foteini Blatzoni
Democratizing acoustics: Measuring Room Impulse Response with Bluetooth speakers
13:00 – 13:15
Agnieszka Kopaczyk
Assessment of the Measurement Accuracy of Low-Cost Microphones in Room Acoustic
13:15 – 13:30
Manon Hanssen
Multi-scale Optimization of Flax Fiber Filament Wound Composites (working title — will probably change)
13:30 – 13:45
Lars Vernet
Passive house design for Dutch primary school buildings
13:45 – 14:00
Jakub Janas
Thermal Performance of 3D Printed Ceramic Facade System
Break 15 minutes | 14:00 – 14:15
14:15 – 14:30
Leonie Booij
Developing a method to quantify pre-sleep melanopic light exposure of healthy adults during the subjective evening to enable future large-scale data collection
14:30 – 14:45
Alex van Diepen
Evaluating domestic hot water strategies under varying demand conditions
14:45 – 15:00
Rosa Veerkamp
Effects of urban microclimates on adaptive facade performance: a simplified modelling approach
15:00 – 15:15
Cato Adriaanse
Carbon Impact and feasibility of insulation vs. (hybrid) heat pumps in Pre-1945 Dutch terraced houses
15:15 – 15:30
Maaike Smits
What about the neighbors? The role of occupant behavior assumptions in the assessment of optimal housing retrofits
15:30 – 15:45
Irene van der Burgt
Improving the indoor climate of primary school classrooms with a focus on health and comfort
Drinks and prizes on floor 6 | 15:45 – 16:30
January 15, 2026 | Vertigo 8.06
12:30 – 12:45
Twan van der Zanden
CFD comparison Wind tunnel vs ANSYS Fluent vs Autodesk CFD
12:45 – 13:00
Finn Aarntzen
Ventilation of Urban Areas
13:00 – 13:15
Judith de Wilde
Optimizing container stacking strategies to mitigate wind-induced movement
13:15 – 13:30
Cristian Muñoz Abarca
Testing a Portable Air Cleaner performance in a classroom setting
13:30 – 13:45
Marco Vork
Validation of The aerodynamics of platooning and overtaking vehicles using CFD
13:45 – 14:00
Tom Coenen
Assessing office lighting systems to advance integrating lighting design
Drinks and prizes on floor 6 | 15:45 – 16:30
