Real estate implications of transitions in Dutch health care institutions

Due to structural changes in laws and regulations and ways of financing, Dutch health care organisations are in a phase of reorientation and transition. As such, many strategical issues have to be solved that will influence their corporate real estate strategy. In such a dynamic context real estate represents a high risk. The transition requires...

Performance measurement of public facilities in Thailand: A case study of Dhanarak Asset Development

This paper aims to present Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that are used in public real estate management practice in Thailand, and to discuss similarities and dissimilarities between theory and practice. The findings from a single case study are compared with data from 55 other public organisations in Thailand. The case study has been...

A conceptual framework to identify spatial implications of new ways of learning in higher education

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the spatial implications of new learning theories and the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in higher education.<br/>Design/methodology/approach - Based on a review of literature, a theoretical framework has been developed that visualizes the spatial implications of...

Redesign: Upgrading the building stock to meet (new) user demands

Financial and real estate crises and “new ways of working” reduce the need for office space. As a consequence, office markets become replacement markets without a quantitative need for new office buildings: new buildings drive out bad buildings. In the Netherlands, currently 14% of the office space is vacant, of which 60% is redundant or...

Kantoorinnovatie als instrument voor kostenbeheersing

Tijden van economische recessie noodzaken tot kostenreductie. Het delen van werkplekken is dan een aantrekkelijke optie. Dat bespaart m2 en dus ook bouw- en exploitatiekosten. Maar een eenzijdige focus op efficiency zou wel eens 'penny wise, pound foolish' kunnen zijn. Een pleidooi voor een evenwichtige afweging tussen kosten en baten.

Hoe innovatief is kantoorinnovatie en wat zijn de effecten?

WAYS to study and research urban, architectural and technical design

This methodological book describes eight forms of study and research as they relate to design: 1) naming and describing; 2) design research and typology; 3) evaluating; 4) modelling; 5) programming and optimising; 6) technical study; 7) design study; 8) study by design. It includes the views, design related research projects and research methods...

Lost in a Nursing Home

Many people with senile dementia living in a home for the elderly or a nursing home have problems with finding their way. To a large extent these problems are caused by cognitive and perceptual impairments. Another important factor is the influence of the built environ-ment. The design of many buildings and outdoor spaces provides insufficient...

Space Requirements for Accessibility: Cross-Cultural Comparisons

Integrale toegankelijkheid

Woonvarianten voor dementerende ouderen: Vier projecten nader bekeken

Looking back to the future: Proceedings of the tenth bienal conference of the International Association for the Study of People and their Physical Surroundings, Delft, the Netherlands, July 5-8, 1988. Vol. I: Program and Abstracts