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At the annual National Delta Congress, outgoing Delta Programme Commissioner, Wim Kuijken, shined the spotlight on Smartroof 2.0. Over the last two years KWR, in collaboration with partners within TKI Water Technology, has carried out research in Amsterdam\u2019s Marineterrein on the blue-green roof known as Project Smartroof 2.0. The blue-green roof captures rainwater, stores the water and then reuses it through the evaporation of various plants, thereby helping to cool the city on warm summer days. Sensors measure and regulate the water management and the vegetation\u2019s exact evaporation levels. KWR\u2019s research results into the hydrological and energy functioning of the blue-green roof were recently published and were also presented at the National Delta Congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Every year the Delta Commissioner pays tribute to an individual or project in the Delta Programme. This year the honour was partly directed at Smartroof 2.0, \u2018a special project involving a solid combination of science, innovation and a practical solution to a huge problem\u2019. Project leader Sacha Stolp, of the municipality of Amsterdam, was clearly thrilled by this wonderful recognition and expressed the hope that many more \u2018ruggedly attractive\u2019 roofs of this type will soon be created in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Fragment from the news video National Delta Congress<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Wim Kuijken about Smartroof 2.0:<\/div><\/div>\n

Project Smartroof 2.0<\/h2>\n

Project Smartroof 2.0 is a TKI Water Technology innovation project of the municipality of Amsterdam, Waternet, Drain Products, Aedes Real Estate, KWR and Marineterrein Amsterdam. Together, the partners studied how the transformation of black to blue-green roofs can contribute to a liveable and climate-proof city. Climate change has a negative impact on human welfare. Moreover, the city\u2019s steady growth means that the pressure on the public space will inevitably increase. New and existing public space must therefore be smartly equipped and managed, and thanks to blue-green roofs, the city\u2019s hot, black roofs can be transformed into functional, cool, green oases. Project Smartroof 2.0 is co-financed by the premium scheme of the Top Sector Alliances for Knowledge and Innovation (TKIs) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.<\/p>\n

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PROJECT SMARTROOF 2.0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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