Deerns Concept Studio

Transcription

1 ...brings concepts to life Deerns Consulting Engineers Deerns Concept Studio Winand Stut fotografie

2 2 Deerns Concept Studio Erik Lousberg Managing Director Deerns Dear reader, Deerns values its employees. We help them grow intellectually and develop their skills. An important tool for reaching this goal is the Deerns Concept Studio (DCS). DCS provides training in areas like conceptual thinking, conceptual designing and creative problem solving. Every year a different group of employees follows the DCS Winter Course. This ensures that the know ledge available in DCS is spread throughout the organization and it provides a strong foundation for further expansion of this knowledge. This way, we can provide our clients with the quality they deserve. We are very proud of the results that have been achieved with DCS since 2005 and hope to celebrate many more successes in the future. After all, DCS enables us to demonstrate that Deerns does indeed know how to bring concepts to life! Erik Lousberg

3 Deerns Concept Studio 3 Contents DCS Mission 4 DCS Mindset 6 DCS Activities 8 Deerns Brings Concepts to Life 10

4 4 Deerns Concept Studio DCS Mission The mission of Deerns Concept Studio is to equip Deerns employees and clients with the best possible skills in our field of work. We achieve this by always looking at the bigger picture; not just focusing on engineering problems but applying a holistic view on building- and end-user-processes in general. DCS strives for a creative knowledge base within the organization. Learning Goals Specific learning goals for DCS Winter Course participants are: learn creative problem solving improve presentation skills improve visualization skills enhance effective communication improve methodical design stimulate creative innovation develop marketing skills improve English language skills Impression Kameel van Noord Images: op ten noord blijdenstein/dpi

5 Deerns Concept Studio 5 (Camel of the North) De Kameel van Noord

6 6 Deerns Concept Studio DCS Mindset By setting up multiple courses and activities, DCS creates a mindset of creative thinking and operating. Examples are organizing Creative Problem Solving brainstorming sessions and sketching workshops to improve visualization skills. Creative thinking is at the base of innovation. Our field of work requires (sustainable) innovation and Deerns is keen to make this happen. Collaboration Participating in DCS improves people s internal and external networks. Internally, because it s always good to know more colleagues from different departments and branch offices. And externally because guests are regularly invited to join the DCS meetings. These guests, mostly architects, are also often Deerns partners in design competitions. This enhances sustainable relationships between Deerns and the architects. Impression Burj al Shams

7 Deerns Concept Studio 7 (Tower of the Sun) Burj al Shams

8 8 Deerns Concept Studio DCS Activities DCS Winter Course: Every winter, a new group of sixteen DCS students follows the Winter Course. The course consists of six lectures / workshops, each organized by the participants themselves. In the Winter Course, we aim to: broaden our visionary approach focused on concept development and creative innovation; develop building services, building physics and architectural aspects as an integrated design; present new concepts and innovations; promote the internal distribution of this approach and develop capacities in this field, create internal career opportunities and external market value; develop and strengthen relationships between Deerns and international leading architects. DCS Event: Successful cooperation is key in every project. By hosting the DCS Event every year, Deerns strives to enhance and stimulate the synergy between clients, architects and building services engineers. All Deerns employees who have taken the Winter Course are invited to this event as well as all the architects and other contacts who are interested in DCS. Workshops

9 Deerns Concept Studio 9 Design Competitions: DCS regularly participates in design competitions with architects. It has been demonstrated more than once that combining knowledge in this way, the DCSway, greatly increases the chances of winning competitions. Participation in Deerns Projects: Because the DCS mindset is spread throughout every department of the company by over eighty alumni, the skills and goals that DCS promotes are found in every Deerns project. In other words, DCS is a significant contributor to the innovative character of our projects. Design Competitions Images: op ten noord blijdenstein/dpi

10 10 Deerns Concept Studio Deerns Brings Concepts to Life De Doelen, Concert hall Rotterdam Innovative and flexible ventilation concept per seat. Chameleon Data Center (concept) A data center concept as versatile as a chameleon; energy-efficient. Autarc A self-sufficient houseboat: energy-neutral by using pv-cells, fuel cells, wind-energy and surface water for heat exchange.

11 Deerns Concept Studio 11 Siemens Beatrixpark, The Hague Sustainable renovation using long-term energy storage and district heating. Image: Winand Stut fotografie TransPort Building Schiphol Real Estate 1st BREEAM-NL certified project in the Netherlands. Leed-Platinum. Chimney Technical University of Eindhoven Sustainable redevelopment of historic chimney. Used for innovative cooling methods.

12 Interested in working with Deerns Concept Studio? Would you like to know more about DCS? Find out what we can do for you, us at or call us: +31 (0)