OPK Onderkant Potentiemeter Kantoren: Een instrument waarmee op voorraad- en gebouwniveau de onderkant van de kantorenmarkt in een bepaald stadsgewest in kaart gebracht kan worden

<b>Marktontwikkelingen van overschot naar tekort</b><br/>Begin jaren negentig was op ruime schaal sprake van structurele leegstand in kantoorgebouwen. Aan het einde van de negentiger jaren heeft de kantorenmarkt zich hersteld en is de vraag fors toegenomen, vooral in het midden- en topsegment. De huurprijzen verbeterden en de leegstand nam sterk...

Good buildings drive out bad buildings

In the study 'Offices for Living in', published in CIB W104 Open Building Implementation, Mexico 2002, an instrument was developed for measuring the potential of transforming (soon-to-be) empty office premises into homes. As a follow-up, this survey 'Good Buildings Drive out Bad Buildings' looks explicitly at the lower end of the office premises...

Offices for living in: An instrument for measuring the potential for transforming offices into homes

A large number of office premises seem difficult to rent out because they no longer meet the demands of the market. A solution must be found for these premises and also for office buildings that have been empty for longer periods. Reallocation or transformation to other functions such as homes can be envisaged here. In addition, due to the lack...

De Geotechnische Meetlat: Meet de kwaliteit van de zettingsprognose

Bij de keuze voor de methode van onderhoud van wegen op slappe bodem speelt de zettingsprognose een belangrijke rol. Tegelijkertijd is het opstellen van een nauwkeurige zettingsprognose niet eenvoudig: kleine afwijkingen in invoerparameters of modellering kunnen voor een grote afwijking in de voorspelde zetting zorgen. De Geotechnische Meetlat...

Transformatietools Uncovered: Een zoektocht naar de toepassingsmogelijkheden van de transformatie-instrumenten

Met als bijlage: A0 poster. Inleiding: Nederland heeft te kampen met een structurele leegstand die zonder ingrijpen niet wordt opgelost. Transformatie kan van de mogelijkheden zijn om deze leegstand op te lossen. Op dit moment is transformatie vaak nog onaantrekkelijk doordat ontwikkelaars zich moet begeven op een onbekend terrein. Bij het...

Transformatiepotentie van de opvanglocaties van het Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers voor andere woonfuncties

Transformatiepotentie van de opvanglocaties van het Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers voor andere woonfuncties

The design stance and its artefacts

In this paper we disambiguate the design stance as proposed by Daniel C. Dennett, focusing on its application to technical artefacts. Analysing Dennett’s work and developing his approach towards interpreting entities, we show that there are two ways of spelling out the design stance, one that presuppose also adopting Dennett’s intentional stance...

Engaging sales: A communication instrument to strengthen Senta’s B2B relationships.

The following MSc thesis describes a project done at Senta multisensory concepting, by a student from the Delft University of Technology. It was the student’s assignment to analyse which kind of problems occurs in the communication between Senta and its clients. This knowledge was then used to develop a design proposal for an instrument, with...

The development of a consultancy instrument to support SMEs in defining new product requirements from a customer-driven perspective

The Master Thesis describes the development of a consultancy instrument for Syntens to support SMEs in defining product requirements from a customer-driven perspective. In the current situation, many SMEs have internally focused new product development activities, without emphasizing customer needs and experiences. This causes poor alignment...

Optimalisatie van de indeling van instrumentennetten

Tegenwoordig moet bijna overal bezuinigd worden, onder andere in ziekenhuizen. Ziekenhuizen krijgen kleinere subsidies, maar de kwaliteit van de zorg mag niet achteruit gaan. Door processen in het ziekenhuis te optimaliseren, kan er voor gezorgd worden dat de jaarlijkse kosten van een ziekenhuis achteruit gaan. Hiermee wordt dan niet de...

Hornet Fixation Device

Laparoscopic suturing can be very time consuming and frustrating for inexperienced surgeons. It is one of the hardest actions to perform in a laparoscopic fashion, but it remains the golden standard. There are alternative fixation methods such as automatic needle passers, knot-tying devices, staplers, tackers and adhesives but they all have...

An Instrument for Matching Defect and Implant Size in Matrix-induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

Cartilage defects in the knee lead to limitations in the daily life of a large group of people in the worldwide population. Research on the treatment of cartilage injuries has lead to various clinical procedures, one of them being Matrix Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (MACI). MACI surgery consist of two procedures. During the first...

Programme of requirements for the design of an instrument that assists spatial planners in assessing flood risk: A research towards the questions if- and how- an instrument that presents information to users form a different dsicipline that the designers can be improved.

Flood risk is increasing due to climate change and the growth of the potential consequences of flooding. Analysing how flood-proof the spatial plan is, therefore becomes more important. Since most spatial planners have limited knowledge concerning flood risk, the Netherlands’ Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management commissioned...

Design of a Biopsy Storage System for a Core Biopsy Device

A biopsy is a type of diagnostic medical test, which consists of extracting sample tissue for examination to determine the presence, cause, or extent of a disease. Most commonly, biopsies are used to investigate cancerous or inflammatory conditions. For context of this design study, breast biopsies were chosen as an area of interest. Rather than...

Utilising additive manufacturing techniques to simplify the accordion production process

This thesis focuses on the utilisation of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for the production of accordions. The goal is to reduce the man hours required in the production and repair of the instrument. The client, Pigini Nederland, currently produces a small accordion for children and adults: the MiniMouse. This instrument is sold for...

Design of an athermal and vibration-isolated Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument

Industry-wide there is an interest in chemical composition sensing of materials, which requires no sample preparation and can be implemented in real-time. Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, or LIBS, is a measurement tool able to achieve this by exciting material, creating an analytical plasma followed by observing its atomic emission of light...

Bioinspired medical needles: a review of the scientific literature

Needles are commonly used in medical procedures. However, current needle designs have some disadvantages. Therefore, a new generation of hypodermic needles and microneedle patches drawing inspiration from mechanisms found in nature (i.e. bioinspiration) is being developed. In this systematic review, 80 articles were retrieved from Scopus, Web...