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Arkesteijn, M.H. (author), Binnekamp, R. (author), de Jonge, H. (author)One of the long-standing issues in the field of corporate real estate corporate strategy. Extensive research into existing approaches brought valuable insights into steps, components and variables that are needed in the alignment process. Despite that, it is not clear if existing approaches had much uptake in practice and they fall short in a...abstract 2016
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Valks, B. (author), Arkesteijn, M.H. (author), den Heijer, A.C. (author)One of the long-standing issues in the field of corporate real estate management is the alignment of an organisation’s real estate to its corporate strategy. Despite extensive research, existing approaches have not had much uptake in practice and fall short in a number of aspects (H 2011). The hypothesis in this paper is that indoor positioning...abstract 2016
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Keskin, D. (author)Despite the recognition that new ventures are potential candidates of creating innovations necessary for sustainability, little is know on how they actually engage in this journey. Sustainability-oriented new ventures are confronted with high levels of uncertainty that stem from the liabilities of being new and small, as well as demonstrating...doctoral thesis 2015
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Van Riel, W.A.P. (author), Langeveld, J.G. (author), Herder, P.M. (author), Clemens, F.H.L.R. (author)Decision-making for sewer asset management is partially based on intuition and often lacks explicit argumentation, hampering decision transparency and reproducibility. It is unknown to what extent each information source is appreciated by decision makers. Further insight into this relative importance and into implicit factors, improves...conference paper 2014
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Konstantinou, T. (author)The starting point of the research is the need to refurbish existing residential building stock, in order to reduce its energy demand, which is a necessary step to reach the ambitious energy and decarbonisation targets for 2020 and 2050 that require an eventual reduction up to 90% in CO2 emissions. In this context, the rate and depth of...doctoral thesis 2014
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Nieboer, N.E.T. (author), Thomsen, A.F. (author), Van der Flier, C.L. (author)Obsolescence, broadly defined as a process of declining performance resulting in the end of the service life, is a serious threat for built property. This is even more the case in present times of reduced investment budgets and relatively small numbers of new-built homes, which increase the relative importance of the existing housing stock....conference paper 2014
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Borst, J.I.M. (author)This graduation research considers vacancy management on portfolio level from the perspective of a real estate investor. A qualitative and quantitative mis-match of the performance of vacant office buildings induces that the investor's thinking: 'tomorrow will be better', is no longer apt for the future. With the thought in mind that 'an office,...master thesis 2014
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Plijter, EB (author), van der Voordt, Theo (author), Rocco, Roberto (author)Purpose: to provide a better insight into the role of national cultures on the management and design of workplaces of multinationals in different countries.<br/>Design/methodology/approach: This explorative study is based on an extensive literature review of dimensions of national culture in connection to corporate real estate management,...journal article 2014
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Calabretta, G. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Wijnberg, N.M. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author)To contain risks and increase the profitability of innovation efforts, firms frequently engage in joint innovation activities with external sources of knowledge, like design consultancies. Innovation literature has given limited consideration to the strategic role that design consultancies can play in the innovation efforts of their clients. A...conference paper 2013
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Van der Meij, R.J. (author)ProRail is trying to increase the capacity of the rail infrastructure since the need for capacity is still growing. One of the ways to do this is by implementing DDDR (Dynamic double non-interrupted braking), which is part of the DSSU project. By implementing DDDR the expectations of the status of the signs of the train drivers might change....master thesis 2013
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Thomsen, A.F. (author), Van der Flier, C.L. (author)Obsolescence is a serious threat for built property. As an often used demolition motive, obsolescence can be regarded as the last phase of the life span of buildings. From a sustainable viewpoint, life cycle extension is necessary to minimize waste. But there are more considerations to carefully maintain the existing stock. Knowledge about the...conference paper 2013
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De Kleermaeker, S. (author), Verkade, J.S. (author)Often, water management decisions are based on hydrological forecasts, which are affected by inherent uncertainties. It is increasingly common for forecasters to make explicit estimates of these uncertainties. Associated benefits include the decision makers’ increased awareness of forecasting uncertainties and the potential for risk-based...conference paper 2013
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Roovers, G.J. (author)Besluitvorming in het rivierbeheer gaat snel en met draagvlak. Terwijl de onderliggende systeembenadering in een kleine kring van professionals wordt opgesteld. Dit proefschrift onderzoekt de werking van de systeembenadering in de besluitvorming over projecten in het rivierbeheer. Het kijkt naar de dijkteruglegging Lent, de hoogwatergeul Veessen...doctoral thesis 2012
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Malek Pour, S. (author)Sanitation, as described by the World Health Organization (WHO), refers to the provisions of facilities and services for safe disposal of human urine and faeces. On the outset of the 21st century, 40% of the world’s inhabitants do not have access to sanitation facilities and still rely on a bucket, a bush or a backstreet for excretion....master thesis 2012
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Thomsen, A.F. (author), van der Flier, C.L. (author)Obsolescence is a serious threat for built property. As an often used demolition motive, obsolescence can be regarded as the last phase of the life span of buildings. From a sustainable viewpoint, life cycle extension is necessary to minimize waste. But there are more considerations to carefully maintain the existing stock. Knowledge about the...conference paper 2012
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Overvoorde, P.J.L.A. (author)Worldwide, the attention and awareness on Corporate Responsibility (CR) increases in the business and social world. More information is available which encourages society. One of the spear points of society are the CO2 emissions. Mapping these emissions showed that aviation has a 5% share within these emissions of which airports are responsible...master thesis 2012
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Thomsen, A. (author), Van der Flier, K. (author)What is obsolescence? There is a general understanding that buildings, similar to machinery, should be demolished and replaced when they become obsolete. The truth of this assertion is found problematic, as obsolescence is not clearly understood in conceptual or practical terms. Understanding obsolescence is important. It presents a serious...conference paper 2011
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Thomsen, A. (author), Van der Flier, K. (author)What is obsolescence? Numerous older buildings have been demolished due to being labelled as obsolete. There is a general understanding that buildings, similar to machinery and durable consumer goods, should be demolished and replaced when they become obsolete. The truth of this assertion is examined and found to be problematic, as obsolescence...journal article 2011
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Thomsen, A. (author), Van der Flier, K. (author)What is obsolescence? Numerous older housing blocks have been knocked down because of being obsolete. There is a general understanding that buildings, like machinery and durable consumer goods, should be replaced when they become obsolete. But is this true? Obsolescence is a serious threat for built property. Given its immobile, long lasting and...conference paper 2011