Incidence and groups at risk for unexpected uterine leiomyosarcoma: a Dutch nationwide cohort study

Objective: To estimate the risk of uterine leiomyosarcoma in patients undergoing gynecological surgery and also to identify groups at risk for unrecognized uterine leiomyosarcoma. Methods: A national cohort study was performed evaluating all uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS) diagnosed in The Netherlands between January 2000 and September 2015....

Effectiveness of energy renovations: a reassessment based on actual consumption savings

Energy renovations offer unique opportunities to increase the energy efficiency of the built environment and for the existing housing stock; they are the most important solution. Usually, energy savings are based on modeling calculations. However, recent research has shown that the predicted energy consumption differs largely from the actual...

State directed hybridity?: The relationship between non-profit housing organizations and the state in three national contexts

This paper presents results from the first international comparative study of non-profit housing organizations in Australia, England and the Netherlands to engage with panels of organizational leaders. The study uses a ‘modified Delphi method’ with Likert-type scaled surveys, followed by in-depth interviews. The paper introduces the concept...

Improving energy performance of Dutch homes: coping with general investment behaviours

Purpose: Recent findings from a monitor containing around 1.5 million homes in the Dutch non-profit rental sector show that the improvement of the energy performance of the respective homes is mostly carried out in small steps: single measures per dwelling dominate and deep energy renovations are rare. From the way in which housing providers...

Are we moving fast enough? The energy renovation rate of the Dutch non-profit housing using the national energy labelling database

The existing housing stock plays a major role in meeting the energy saving targets set in the Netherlands as well as in the EU. Existing buildings account for 38% of the final energy consumption in the European Union (EU), and they are responsible for 36% of the CO₂ emissions. Energy renovations in dwellings offer unique...

Energy efficiency measures implemented in the Dutch non-profit housing sector

The existing housing stock plays a major role in meeting the energy efficiency targets set in EU member states such as the Netherlands. The non-profit housing sector in this country dominates the housing market as it represents 31% of the total housing stock. The focus of this paper is to examine the energy efficiency measures that are currently...

The continued retreat of non-profit housing providers in the Netherlands

After the abolishment of object subsidies for housing construction and renovation in the mid 1990s, Dutch housing associations, the main non-profit housing providers in the country, heavily relied on market activities, such as selling homes to owner occupiers, to generate income for their social activities and to contribute to urban development...

Efficacy and safety of uterine manipulators in laparoscopic surgery: A review

Purpose This review aims to objectively assess the efficacy and safety of uterine manipulators as reported in scientific literature. Furthermore, it evaluates as to which manipulator best suits which surgical procedure. Methods PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, COCHRANE, CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, Science Direct and the MAUDE database were...

Corporaties blijven hun werkveld inkrimpen

Corporaties zijn zich in de jaren 2010-2013 nog meer gaan concentreren op het aanbieden van huisvesting voor lagere-inkomensgroepen dan ze al in de periode 2007/2010 deden. Door vergroting van de efficiëntie is de sector de komende jaren mogelijk in staat dezelfde prestaties te leveren tegen lagere kosten. Dit kan dan wel op gespannen voet staan...

Corporaties: Koers bepalers of wind vaantjes?

Corporaties maken met betrekking tot hun werkveld een beweging terug richting hun kernactiviteit, namelijk het beheren en ontwikkelen van woningen voor lage-inkomensgroepen. Dat economische en politieke ontwikkelingen hierin een rol spelen lijkt voor de hand te liggen, maar is dat het hele verhaal? Wat zijn de motieven van de corporaties achter...

Social housing investment without public finance: The Dutch case

How strategic is housing asset management of institutional real estate investors?

Shifting responsibilities in housing management and building regulations

Market orientation in social housing management

Housing management in the Netherlands: Convergence between social and commercial landlords?

Strategic housing management: An asset management model for social landlords

Strategic asset management in the social rented sector: Approaches of Dutch and English housing associations