To ensure smooth communication and collaboration, here are some troubleshooting tips to address common issues:
Check Internet Connection: Verify that you have a stable and reliable internet connection. Use a wired connection when possible, as it tends to be more stable than Wi-Fi. If using Wi-Fi, make sure you have a strong signal.
Update the Browser or App: Ensure that you are using the latest version of the web browser. Developers frequently release updates to address bugs and improve performance.
Clear Browser Cache: Sometimes, cached data can cause conflicts or issues. Clear the browser cache and cookies before joining the meeting.
Test Audio and Video: Before the meeting, check your microphone and camera to ensure they are working correctly. If you are a speaker, you can click on "Start Practice Session" button test to ensure audio and video devices are functioning.
Close Other Applications: Running multiple applications in the background can consume system resources and lead to performance issues. Close unnecessary apps to free up resources for the Dryfta meeting platform.
Restart Your Device: If you encounter persistent issues, try restarting your computer or mobile device. This can help resolve various software-related problems.
Use Supported Browsers: Ensure you are using a browser supported by the meeting platform. Recommended browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Brave.
Allow Necessary Permissions: Make sure the Dryfta meeting platform has the required permissions to access your microphone, camera, and other necessary features.
Disable VPN or Firewall: Sometimes, VPNs or firewalls can interfere with the connection to the meeting platform. Temporarily disable them and see if the issue persists.
Switch Devices: If possible, try joining the meeting from a different device to see if the problem is specific to one device.
Reduce Bandwidth Usage: In cases of slow or unstable internet connections, ask participants to disable video or share video selectively to reduce bandwidth consumption.
Update Drivers and Software: Ensure your operating system, audio drivers, and video drivers are up to date. Outdated drivers can cause compatibility issues with the Dryfta meeting platform.
Contact Support: If none of the above steps resolve the issue, reach out to the platform's support team. They can provide personalized assistance and troubleshoot specific problems.
By following these troubleshooting tips, you can tackle many common problems encountered on Dryfta meeting platform and have a more productive and seamless meeting experience.
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Towards a neoliberal or sustainable urban futureView Abstract Oral presentationCircularity in Urban Regions01:30 PM - 03:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2022/02/16 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/02/16 14:00:00 UTC
The role of cities in the transformation of society is discussed in this paper. The growing importance of cities and their global networks undermine the nation state. This is a reversal of the development of the modern state which over the last centuries increased its control over its territory and its cities. This has generated renewed interest in the Middle Ages. The relations between cities and territorial states were then part of complex and shifting political arrangements, involving urban networks and overlapping claims to authority over territories. The general characteristics of an emerging neomedievalist political system are then discussed in more detail and applied to the regulatory challenges faced by neoliberalism and the transformation to a circular economy. The shift in neoliberal policies from the competitiveness of cities to metropolitan regions with diverging urban and provincial interests hampers neomedievalist coordination. The cooperation between urban and provincial interests can however be realised in the transformation from a linear to a more circular economy, where metropolitan regions are well suited to accommodate the diverging aspects and forms of territorial regulation in a neomedievalist manner.
Paraphernalia & Resources for the Greening of Urban Areas: Supply chains of a green business ecology and opportunities for a transition to Circularity in the Greater Bay Area.View Abstract Oral presentationCircularity in Urban Regions01:30 PM - 03:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2022/02/16 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/02/16 14:00:00 UTC
The branding of urban and real estate developments by using green building design concepts as an appliqué is a trend actively pursued by city developers, planners and design professionals. Popularised greening systems integrated into developed urban areas and buildings are vertical green facades, green roofs, tree facades, urban farming and food production equipment. Globally, the Vertical Garden Construction Market alone could grow from $256.61 Billion in 2020 to $653.41 Billion by 2028. With an emphasis on Hong Kong, a city in the process of transforming with the urban greening transition, this paper traces the sources and supply chain for this growing industry at the Greater Bay Area regional scale. How can design professionals and local citizens better ensure that the growth of this sector will be a genuinely green economy growth over the next five years and beyond? Given the rapid market expansion of this sustainability-driven business ecology, the paper seeks to debunk design practices and externalities, which are unreconcilable with circular economy aspirations. This study maps out a green construction industrial ecology and critically examines green product systems' efficiency and effectiveness. It considers the transportation and environmental costs of raw materials delivered from extended production sites and vegetation nurseries. The circular design of the urban greening ecology is strategised to maximise the opportunities for recycling, local production, and growth of green and landscaping materials. Propositions to reveal the potentials to re-nature overlooked public spaces in the city are laid out. Finally, the paper presents scenarios for better sharing resources reducing regional-scale environmental impacts, emphasising the local growth of green design ecologies.
Once my door, now my coffeetableView Abstract Oral presentationCircularity in Urban Regions01:30 PM - 03:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2022/02/16 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/02/16 14:00:00 UTC
In the project ‘Circular Wood for the Neighborhood’, the Digital Production Research Group together with housing corporations, building industry and research investigates how to give new life to used wood that is released during home renovations. In the project, the research team use digital design and robotic production to make circular reuse of wood easier and more efficient. The presentation will focus on one of the case studies in the project, in which designers and engineers at the Robot Lab turn waste wood from a renovation project into meaningful items given back to the tenants in the same project. Advanced algorithm based design methods are uses that enable customization and the generation of comparable objects, involving not only rule-sets for overall dimensions, connection between parts and assembly logic. Furthermore, a KPI Framework was developed to assess the environmental, economic and social impact of circular designs. Project partners are the housing corporations Ymere and Rochdale, their co-makers Lenferink and Rutges (who take care of the renovation projects), the municipality of Amsterdam, Platform31, Metabolic, TNO, TU Delft, GP Groot and Ter Steege. The project is co-funded by SiA (program RAAK-Publiek).
"It depends": on the Success of using Waste Statistics to Monitor the Circular Economy in Amsterdam Metropolitan AreaView Abstract 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2022/02/16 14:30:00 UTC - 2022/02/16 16:00:00 UTC
Resource scarcity and rapid urbanisation both in the light of rapidly changing demographics, power shifts and climate change create a snowballing challenge of sustainable development. In the recent years the transition towards a circular economy has been seen as a new paradigm that solves two major problems in one shot: the burden of waste and the scarcity of resources. Fascinated by the opportunities, a number of cities, countries and regions (with Amsterdam as a frontrunner) have started setting ambitious transition goals and building monitoring mechanisms. Those monitoring mechanisms are expected to rely on the existing statistics. However, the regulations of waste statistics are relicts of the still linear economy. Therefore, in her PhD research, Rusne Sileryte has been asking: how can the current European Waste Statistics be used to monitor and advance the transition? Is it enough to inform our decisions? And which challenges do we need to solve first when it comes to circular economy monitoring?
Presenters Rusne Sileryte PhD Researcher, TU Delft // AMS Institute
Rusne Sileryte
