Evaluation of the use of Home Energy Monitoring and Management Systems (HEMS) to support adoption of renovation measures: D2.3.1. Evaluation report HEMS

In the current context of energy transition, practices for reducing energy consumption are encouraged by many local authority schemes, in particular for households. Homeowners are called upon to change their energy practices to save money, while ensuring better comfort in the home.<br/>Home Energy Monitoring or Management Systems (HEMS) are...

Products and circular economy, Policy recommendations derived from Research & Innovation projects

This report presents the findings from a review of more than one hundred Research &amp; Innovation (R&amp;I) projects under EU Framework programmes FP6 and FP7, dealing with a range of circularity considerations related to product design, manufacturing, use and after-use. Nine independent experts analysed these projects, brought in their own...

Urban Living Labs: A living lab way of working

Urban living labs have become a popular phenomenon in today’s cities. The Living Lab approach would provide real life research with its multiple stakeholders in a co-innovating inclusive setting, crucial in creating metropolitan solutions with impact, that will be adopted smoothly and swiftly by all involved, and thus help achieve prosperous...

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Is een innovatieve school een productieve school? Een analyse van de relatie tussen innovaties en productiviteit op scholen voor voortgezet onderwijs

Is een innovatieve school een productieve school? is een van de slotpublicaties van het Innovatieproject van de VO-raad. De vraag is relevant, want bijna alle scholen voor voortgezet onderwijs werken aan innovaties. Maar wordt het onderwijs hier ook beter van? Daarover gaat dit boekje. Het beschrijft de resultaten van een kwantitatieve studie...

On the Marshall – Jacobs controversy: It takes two to tango

The literature is inconclusive as to whether Marshallian specialization or Jacobian diversification externalities favour regional innovativeness. The specialization argument poses that regional specialization towards a particular industry improves innovativeness in that industry. Regional specialization allows for knowledge to spill over among...