Logout Gateway to the world of smart farming This Premium article is exclusively available for subscribers Obtain insights from exclusive interviews Make the right purchasing decisions with our buyers guides Dive into articles covering innovative developments Already subscribed? Click here to login Water safety was the key reason for the development of the Biesbosch Museum Island. As part of a national water safety programme, the 4450-hectare Noordwaard polder has been turned into a water-retention area. Outlets on either side of the Biesbosch Museum were dug to create a new island. © Ronald TillemanTo avoid any unnecessary waste of material or energy, the hexagonal structure of the original Biesbosch Museum pavilions has been retained, and a new 1000 m2 wing was added on the south-western side of the building. Featuring extensive areas of fenestration, the wing opens to the museum garden on the island. The extension houses an organic restaurant that offers views of the adjacent water and landscape, and space for temporary exhibitions. © Ronald TillemanThe existing building houses the permanent exhibition, library, multipurpose theatre, entrance area with reception and museum shop. Visitors can obtain tourist information about the Biesbosch National Park and buy tickets for the museum and electric boats. The addition of large dormers on the roof created space for the museum’s offices, the Dutch Forestry Commission and the Park Board. © Ronald TillemanThe old and new sections of the museum are surrounded by earthworks and covered with a roof of grass and herbs. The roof adds ecological value, creating a sculptural object that reads as land art and, at the same time, manifests itself in the surrounding landscape. A fold in the roof gives way to an adventurous mountain trail and a lookout post. © Ronald TillemanThe museum uses many resources available in the area, not only for its energy supply and water treatment, but also for the menu in the microbrew restaurant. Moreover, the museum can count on the commitment of dozens of volunteers, many of whom have worked in the Biesbosch in the past. Even most of the contractors and construction workers involved in the redevelopment come from the immediate area. © Ronald TillemanThe Biesbosch has a rich history in harvesting and processing natural materials and is bio-based avant la lettre. The museum therefore provides space for art, preferably made of natural materials from the Biesbosch itself, in the new wing and on the island. © Ronald TillemanMidway through the last century, the impressive sturgeon and salmon disappeared from the waters of the Biesbosch. With the opening of the Haringvliet locks and the cleaner water in the river, the likelihood of a return of these distinctive species has increased. The indoor pond at the restaurant hints at the return of the sturgeon. © Ronald TillemanThe 'Biesbosch Experience' will be realized on the Museum Island in the spring of 2016. This scale model of the Biesbosch, with polders, dikes and streams, explains the water management function and importance of the area when water levels are high. Within a half-hour cycle, the water changes from ‘extremely low’ to ‘extremely high’. Children and adults are able to alter the course of the water by operating various kinds of locks. © Ronald TillemanThe open-air museum on the other side of the river features a wood of willows called a ‘griend’where visitors can step back in time. Visitors can also see a duck decoy, a hut made of willows and reeds, and a beaver lodge. © Ronald TillemanNote: This project was originally published in 27 November You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Part of a nationwide safety proram of the Netherlands is the Biesbosch Museum Island located on ground that formerly was the 4,450-hectare Noordwaard polder and which has now been transformed into a water-retention area The project worked on a preexisting museum The interior spaces were renovated and a 1,000-square- meter wing was built to add exhibition spaces and a restaurant all in a way that opened up to the exceptional surrounding landscape This was achieved through two complementary actions First were the huge triangular windows looking mainly southward The double glazing is highly energy-efficient making it unnecesssary to attach solar protection devices Obra WorkRehabilitación y ampliación de la isla del Museo Biesbosch en Werkendam (Países Bajos) Rehabilitation and extension of Biesbosch Museum Island in Werkendam (Netherlands). Arquitectos ArchitectsStudio Marco Vermeulen. Gestión Project management EngineeringEdion Bouw en Management. Estructuras StructuresRaadgevend ingenieursburo van Nunen, W5A Structures. Instalaciones InstallationsOverdevest Adviseurs, Den Haag. Construcción y prevención de incendios Building physics and fire preventionMoBius Consult. Accesibilidad Facilities for people with disabilitiesZet. Cubierta verde y espacio exterior Green roof and outdoor spaceVan Helvoirt. Diseño interior Interior designVerberne, Asten, Xylos.   Sorry, there arent any match using your search terms, please try again using other terms. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty ImagesPlayListenOn Holocaust Remembrance Day: 'The Children of Belsen'Go Deeper.CloseCreate an account or log in to save stories We have added it to a list of your favorite stories was interviewed by the BBC in the Nazi concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen shortly after its liberation by the British reporter Mike Lanchin travels to the site of Bergen-Belsen in Germany with the now 89-year-old Hetty — now with her married name Verolme — and her daughter and grandson It is probably the last time she will make the trip Listening back to the original 1945 recordings of her teenage self Hetty vividly recalls the deprivations of the camp and of seeing the dead bodies piling up outside the children's barracks "It is not a sad story I am telling you," Hetty said on her return visit to Belsen and plenty of hope and courage — because once you give up hope Her parting words in this documentary are "I'm sometimes surprised that young people don't know what the Holocaust is I hope that somebody will — like you — will remind the world that it did happen "Hetty: A True Story," and "The Children's House of Belsen." She grew up in Amsterdam and now lives in Australia MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all The Black Marlin will arrive in the Port of Rotterdam this month This semi-submersible vessel has 18 inland vessel hulls on board and a crane vessel for Damen The 18 hulls were constructed in China for delivery to Concordia Damen in Werkendam The Black Marlin will berth on the Rotterdam/Maasvlakte inland lake after which Boskalis will submerge the Black Marlin at dolphins 90-91 on Wednesday 14 August The pontoons carrying the 18 hulls will then be towed to Waalhaven The hulls will start being unloaded on 20 August; a task that will take seven working days Bonn en Mees will unload the hulls using three floating sheerlegs Select if you want to receive the newsletter: Close this window to continue your previous journey or click on the button below to go to the homepage in your selected language The hull of the first-ever inland hydrogen vessel arrived in Rotterdam this morning on board the heavy lift vessel ‘Sun Shine’ The hull arrived from China after a month-long journey and will now undergo finishing touches at Concordia Damen’s Werkendam-based facility.The vessel feature a cargo capacity of 3,700 tons and boast a revolutionary fuel cell propulsion Antonie is being built by Dutch shipyard Concordia Damen for compatriot inland shipping company Lenten Scheepvaart The vessel will be used to transport salt for Nouryon from its salt factory in Delfzijl in the north of the Netherlands to the Botlek in the Port of Rotterdam “Greening the inland shipping sector is something which we feel passionate about and we will continue to work towards this goal,” Concordia Damen CEO Chris Kornet said Concordia Damen won the construction contract back in 2021 Lenten Scheepvaart has received a EUR 4 million subsidy for the construction of the vessel from the Netherlands Governmental department of Infrastructure and Water Management The subsidy aims to stimulate the development of the use of hydrogen as a fuel on the path toward zero emissions in inland shipping the inland vessel and its operation will benefit from the subsidised hydrogen bunker station in Delfzijl Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment and technical knowledge into realistic & innovative ideas The performance of new and existing jack-ups Swift is playing three sell-out shows in the Dutch capital on July 4 5 and 6 -- part of her world tour that has smashed records for the highest-grossing ever "You are not allowed to camp or spend the night in the public space around the Johan Cruijff ArenA," said the Amsterdam council Amsterdam officials also warned against so-called "Taylor-gating" where Swifties without tickets turn up to listen outside the stadium and swap friendship bracelets "Only come to the ArenA area if you are going to the concert," said Mick Werkendam So you won't hear or see anything of Taylor Swift or the concert," added Werkendam some fans camped out two days in advance to ensure they got as close as possible to their idol The Eras Tour has already worked its way across North and South America and Asia since starting in March 2023 it had already become the first to sell more than $1 billion in tickets and is on track to more than double that by the time it concludes in Vancouver this December Swift's popularity shows no sign of dimming -- her new album shifted 1.4 million copies on its first day and broke every streaming record going reaching a billion streams on Spotify within five days Email: evne@vnexpress.netTel: 028 7300 9999 - Ext 8556 Hetty told reporter Patrick Gordon Walker about her family’s deportation from Amsterdam how her parents were sent to a camp while she and her two young brothers were left to live with other Jewish children in a separate barracks where they were largely left alone by the SS authorities reporter Mike Lanchin travels to the site of Bergen-Belsen in Germany with the now 88 year-old Hetty and her family and of seeing the dead bodies piling up outside the children’s barracks She also recalls the joy of liberation when she joined the other children singing for the British troops special moments that were also recorded by the BBC Alongside Hetty we meet two other former Belsen child prisoners One of them tells us he has no recollection of being in the concentration camp but still feels a peculiar sense of “coming home” when visiting This is a remarkable story told through vivid BBC archive and real-life memories and one that needs to be told again and again in order not to be forgotten by the next generation In April 1945 a 15 year-old Dutch Jewish girl Hetty told reporter Patrick Gordon Walker about her family’s deportation from Amsterdam and of seeing the dead bodies piling up outside the children’s barracks but still feels a peculiar sense of “coming home” when visiting the service supplier of liquefied natural gas in a joint effort with the Port of Moerdijk the shipyard Neptune Marine and Cryonorm Systems bunkered Van Oord’s LNG-powered crane vessel The operation has been completed at the beginning of the month at the port of Moerdijk It is the first LNG powered inland waterway crane vessel and is the start of a new generation of dredging vessels for Van Oord The installed tank capacity on the aft deck can store enough LNG on board to sail and operate for fourteen days without having to refuel The crane vessel will be used mainly for the execution of Dutch projects of the Van Oord’s unit The first job will be maintenance dredging and revetment works in the Rotterdam Europahaven 2013Get email notification for articles from JTA FollowAug 17 2013A town near Rotterdam has signed over its ancient Jewish cemetery to the Dutch Jewish community A large professionalized cannabis nursery was found hidden in the hold of an inland shipping vessel where 2,000 marijuana plants were being reared Police acting on an anonymous tip said that the cargo area of the ship was converted into a massive grow house Officers descended on the ship at about 2 p.m on Thursday while it was docked at an unnamed company’s harbor The ship was parked along Steurgat in Werkendam A 30-year-old man from Woudrichem was arrested during the investigation that also turned up hundreds of cannabis cuttings Police called in assistance to deal with a dangerous situation caused by exposed electricity cables and water inside the boat “The ship itself was impounded and was being moved to another location,” police said on Friday A new Lions Club has been officially created in Harrisdale and Piara Waters as the club gained enough numbers last month to register Lions Australia are a not-for-profit organisation where every dollar donated goes straight back into the community The new club started to develop in November 2020 with three lions driving the club through the initial development Despite only just receiving the numbers to become an official club the Lions Club has already commenced projects that benefit the community including the recycling of computers Computers are received from various sources; the club cleans them and wipe the system of security before a new operating system and open office is installed Some of the computers that are re-vitalised are supplied to schools for distribution to students in need which includes those families that cannot afford a computer at home said he helped the Harrisdale Piara Waters Lions Club provide three schools with computers so far and feedback has been positive “We had one school inform the club that the computer has changed the lives of at least one family and the students have improved at school,” he said The computers recycled by the club cannot be used because of various problems so the club strip them down to basic components with 90 per cent of the computer recyclable Some computers are sold back to the public to cover costs of doing the project such as materials and tools The clubs next meeting will be held on May 23 at Harrisdale Primary School at 2pm For more information contact Ted Watts on 0428 581 631 Maggi Biles on 0433 472 428 or Nicole Werkendam on 0417 278 265 Many projects are underway for the Harrisdale Piara Waters Lions Club and new members are welcome Get your Local Examiner Digital Edition straight to your InboxName*Email* Are You a Human