Tomorrow’s challenges for the built environment require groundbreaking innovations today. New technologies and methodologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and research by design offer unprecedented opportunities to rethink, redesign and reshape our society. Enabling us to create buildings, cities and infrastructure that serve our well being and productivity today, tomorrow and beyond.
Recent developments
The world around us is changing and we have to find the answers for tomorrow. We see a scarcities in raw materials, in energy, in space and in houses. We see a world that is in transition.
In this transition we play a role. Dealing with these societal issues requires knowledge and understanding of the deeper problems. But not only the old answers suffice. In many fields we have to rely on new answers.
That’s where Quake comes in. To innovate and come up with new ideas and new solutions. Not (only) for the fun of it, but change to improve!
Current themes and projects
Urban
CitySense A Symphony of Urban Vision and Insight 🡒
CitySense
A Symphony of Urban Vision and Insight 🡒
Jaap Oosterhoff Visiting Professor program Read more 🡒
Jaap Oosterhoff Visiting Professor program
Read more 🡒
NRG2peers Supporting the establishment and adoption of energy communities across Europe. 🡒
NRG2peers
Supporting the establishment and adoption of energy communities across Europe. 🡒
Urban Layers Urban Layers is a methodology for designing better, healthier Urban…
Urban Layers
Urban Layers is a methodology for designing better, healthier Urban Environments 🡒
Data & Digital
AI explorations Implementing AI-driven solutions that harness the power of machine learning…
AI explorations
Implementing AI-driven solutions that harness the power of machine learning 🡒
Autostudy Genetic algorithms for Excel models 🡒
Autostudy
Genetic algorithms for Excel models 🡒
Bricks Summary 🡒
Bricks
Summary 🡒
Cost estimator Read more 🡒
Cost estimator
Read more 🡒
Environment
Being Outside Inside How can nature be integrated into buildings? 🡒
Being Outside Inside
How can nature be integrated into buildings? 🡒
Drive 0 Engaging consumers for the decarbonisation of Europe’s buildings. 🡒
Drive 0
Engaging consumers for the decarbonisation of Europe’s buildings. 🡒
INclusive OUTdoor Creating outdoor ‘spaces’ that attract will help us to expand…
INclusive OUTdoor
Creating outdoor ‘spaces’ that attract will help us to
expand our world. 🡒
Milieudatabase Enabling engineers and consultants to access environmental data 🡒
Milieudatabase
Enabling engineers and consultants to access environmental data 🡒
Materials
Biobased-database Building 'with nature' creates a climate-positive and circular built environment 🡒
Biobased-database
Building 'with nature' creates a climate-positive and circular built environment 🡒
BuildUPspeed Promoting and implementing industrialized renovation solutions. 🡒
BuildUPspeed
Promoting and implementing industrialized renovation solutions. 🡒
Doe en Durf 2021: ConnECTOR A practical solution for circularity in construction…
Doe en Durf 2021: ConnECTOR
A practical solution for circularity in construction for glass and façade panels 🡒
Doe en Durf 2022: Energietransitie Futureproof existing buildings & Energy storage in…
Doe en Durf 2022: Energietransitie
Futureproof existing buildings & Energy storage in 2nd skin. 🡒
Market-ready innovations
Innovations
Innovations
Moderate Moderate 🡒
Moderate
Moderate 🡒
Smart offices Self learning monitoring- and control technology for buildings 🡒
Smart offices
Self learning monitoring- and control technology for buildings 🡒
FODEO Optimization of the self sufficiency of energy on neighborhood level. 🡒
FODEO
Optimization of the self sufficiency of energy on neighborhood level. 🡒
WorkrooM Experience the acoustics, light, temperatures and ventilation of your building 🡒
WorkrooM
Experience the acoustics, light, temperatures and ventilation of your building 🡒
Sensi Quick and simple insight into the indoor climate at the office.…
Sensi
Quick and simple insight into the indoor climate at the office. 🡒
DYNKA Saving energy with a healthy office environment 🡒
DYNKA
Saving energy with a healthy office environment 🡒
X-Link Updated building representation, integrating data sources & predicts performance 🡒
X-Link
Updated building representation, integrating data sources & predicts performance 🡒
DataBuilt An optimally functioning building is guaranteed over its entire lifespan. 🡒
DataBuilt
An optimally functioning building is guaranteed over its entire lifespan. 🡒
HoutKern A 3D timber module that is adaptable and loosely modifiable 🡒
HoutKern
A 3D timber module that is adaptable and loosely modifiable 🡒
Automated Floor Inspections Automatically detecting cracks in floors 🡒
Automated Floor Inspections
Automatically detecting cracks in floors 🡒
Featured
Quake at the Dutch Design Week: Nature Deficit Disorder
“Building” Health Awareness Modernistic visual aesthetics and economic efficiencies aspire to erase all other sensory stimuli. Quake’s ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’ project is about experiencing