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King Willem-Alexander to visit NIOO on 6 July
On 6 July, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander will pay a working visit to the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in Wageningen. Â
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Floor = hot = cold
With hot and cold water led through pipes in the concrete floors, we keep the temperature nice and constant.
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Letting in the light
How can we make sure there's enough daylight to work comfortably but not too much sun?
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Green roof 2.0
Imagine an oasis of green high above the bustle of urban life… at NIOO, nature's going through the roof!
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Plants provide power
Need a place to recharge your phone? Our roof features 25 m2 of energy-producing green!
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A living, breathing building
As sustainable as possible, in as many respects as possible: that was the imperative when the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) commissioned a new building. And we have done it!
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In pictures
The sustainable NIOO-KNAW building in pictures.
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New greenhouse gas-eating bacteria found in highly acidic sulphur cave
A team of ecologists and microbiologists that includes NIOO's Paul Bodelier has identified a unique organism in samples from a Romanian cave nicknamed 'Stinky Mountain'. The novel bacteria can grow on methane, an important greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
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Highlights
A few highlights of the NIOO-KNAW building.
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Discovering methane eating mycobacterium
Join the Pint of Science lecture where Paul Bodelier and Chrats Melkonian tell us all about their recent discovery of Mycobacterium (a type of immobile, rod-shaped bacteria) that live on eating methane. Hear what we can learn from these microbes and how we can use that to tackle the issues facing methane in our atmosphere today.