PhD
Areas of expertise:
Industrial Ecology & Sustainable building
Thermal comfort; Building installations and HVAC
Human technology interaction
Renewable energy
Mobility & Aircraft systems
Professional Titles:
PhD Building Science
MSc. Industrial Ecology
BSc. Aerospace Engineering
Enjoys:
Good food
Designing and building furniture
(vegetable) Gardening
Guilty Pleasures:
Loud music
Model airplanes
Jacob is Except's resident genius scientist. As an industrial ecologist, Jacob knows everything about energy and material flows, urban metabolism, impact and life cycle assessment, and the circular economy. As an engineer, Jacob has particular love for building systems and sustainable building practices. Jacob always always wants to know everything there is to know about a subject. When he was little, his favorite word was “why?”.
That condition never got better. He is fascinated by nature, architecture and technology. He would like to get to know as much as there is to know about sustainability and translate that into concrete solutions for improving the world.
Jacob has a humanist’s understanding of social policy coupled with an engineers’ appreciation of practicality. In the last four years he helped to increase the understanding of the interaction of office workers with their thermal environment, in his role as a researcher at the TU Eindhoven in the department of Building Physics and Services. Comfort through user involvement is essential to make buildings better and more sustainable. Technology is there to help people in making doing the right thing easier.
This practical side is also visible when Jacob designs and builds furniture. The best furniture is esthetically pleasing, is useful and makes life easier. Additional advantage is that woodworking and building is a relaxing activity, and therefore it’s no surprise that a large portion of Jacobs house is filled with his own creations.
Jacob has a PhD in building physics from Eindhoven University, a Master’s degree in Industrial Ecology from Delft and Leiden Universities, and a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering.
Hoe werkt dat, een energieneutrale woning? Wat levert het op? Wat kost het? Wat zijn de keuzes? Hoe ziet het eruit en is de woonkwaliteit echt beter? Huis Vol Energie geeft hier ontwoord op met rijke illustraties, voorbeelden en berekeningen voor huiseigenaren en aannnemers. Het is met name gericht op renovaties, maar ook geschikt voor nieuwbouw.
In opdracht van SEV Energiesprong maakten Except samen met TNO een informatie en inspiratieboek om geïnteresseerde huiseigenaren en bouwprofessionals in te weiden in energieneutraal bouwen en renoveren. Een boek vol voorbeelden, interviews, inspiratie, tips, berekeningen en handreikingen; een boek vol energie!
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