In this paper we investigate laypersons’ valuation of historic buildings, their experiences of thermal comfort in those buildings and contrast this with their views on the appropriateness of energy efficiency measures. This paper presents four case studies of medieval churches in Groningen, Netherlands. …

This review paper investigates and presents generalized answers to the two basic questions of port governance, namely how to govern and for what purpose. The study is based on a total sample of 118 studies on port governance. The results from the analysis of these studies show that port devolution and …

Cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change and there is a need for (inter)national knowledge exchange on Best Management Practices (BMPs) in climate adaptation. In semi-structured interviews stakeholders demanded international knowledge exchange tools that are interactive, open source …

Bij ‘Tolling Agreements’ blijven overheden eigenaar van energie-infrastructuur en wordt de capaciteit verhuurd. Deze oplossing uit de Verenigde Staten biedt volgens Martien Visser efficiency en zekerheid aan marktpartijen in een onzekere energiemarkt.

Uit de inleiding: "Ziekenhuiszorg wordt steeds duurder en complexer. Ziekenhuis Rivierenland uit Tiel wilde daarom meer procesgericht werken, en zo de efficiency en het kwaliteitsniveau verhogen. Het ziekenhuis vroeg het lectoraat Procesinnovatie en Informatiesystemen van Kenniscentrum Innovatie …

The central research question in this study is: Which meaning is given to sustainability within a Dutch housing association and does making sense of the concept of sustainability lead to sustainable strategic choices? The chosen research strategy is a longitudinal case study in the Dutch housing association …

During the economic upturn after the housing collapse in 2018, recruitment agencies have seen their revenues increase. Companies are looking for suitable candidates to fill their staff vacancies, giving recruitment agencies the opportunity to do so with their service. However, Tempo-Team’s office in …

De laatste jaren worden er steeds meer nanodeeltjes geproduceerd. Nanodeeltjes zijn deeltjes met tenminste 1 ruimtelijke dimensie tussen de 1 en 100 nm. De geproduceerde (antropogene) nanodeeltjes hebben verschillende samenstellingen en veel verschillende toepassingen. Ze worden gebruikt in uiteenlopende …

Within the context of the research programme “Koenst), a natural gas (methane) fuelled heater (Prototype I1) for injection moulding has been developed. When tested, the first prototype of this natural gas fuelled heater showed cracks at some specific spots, especially certain corners inside the hull. …