Towards a new Existenzminimum: defining principles for the co-design of affordable collaborative housing

This thesis brings forward the design dimension, and, more specifically, co-design, to the study of housing affordability. Co-design occurs when end-users and professionals work together towards a common goal. It is a process often applied in collaborative housing, an umbrella concept encompassing different housing forms based on collective self...

Towards a circular building industry through digitalisation: Exploring how digital technologies can help narrow, slow, close, and regenerate the loops in social housing practice

The concept of Circular Economy (CE) has emerged as a promising alternative to the current linear economy, decoupling economic activity from the depletion of natural resources and promoting a restorative and regenerative system. The transition of the building industry to a circular one can be achieved through four core resource principles:...

Developing circular building components: Between ideal and feasible

Creating a circular economy within the built environment plays a crucial role in society’s pursuit to become more sustainable. A building consists of building components, such as a kitchen, façade and roof. By replacing building components with more circular ones during new construction, maintenance and renovation, we can gradually make...

Elephants in the Boardroom?: Sustainable values-based strategic decision-making in a Dutch housing association

The central research question in this study is: Which meaning is given to sustainability within a Dutch housing association and does making sense of the concept of sustainability lead to sustainable strategic choices? The chosen research strategy is a longitudinal case study in the Dutch housing association Welbions. Data was collected in three...

Managing Social Condominiums: Strategies for third sector intermediaries to support low-income homeowners in Chile

In Chile, social condominiums are a significant part of the affordable owner-occupied housing stock. However, after decades of occupancy, this housing stock shows rapid signs of deterioration and devaluation due to neglected maintenance. This situation has evidenced a twofold challenge for low-income homeownership in Chile. On the one hand, it...

Energietransitie: omarm de complexiteit: Ontwikkeling en grootschalige toepassing van energieneutrale renovatieconcepten voor de naoorlogse woningvoorraad

Sinds de energiecrisis van begin jaren zeventig zijn we al bezig onze woningen energiezuinig te maken. Toch lijken de doelstellingen van een energieneutrale woningvoorraad nog niet binnen handbereik. Er is een transitie nodig. Dit boek presenteert de resultaten van het onderzoek naar de condities voor ontwikkeling en grootschalige toepassing van...

Better public housing management in Ghana: An approach to improve maintenance and housing quality

In Ghana, public housing which is provided mainly for government employees plays an important role in socio-economic development. For instance, civil servants are more likely to accept transfers to areas where their services are most needed. Unfortunately, attention to public housing in Ghana has diminished over the years largely due to shift in...

Work Floor Experiences of Supply Chain Partnering in the Dutch Housing Sector

This book is about work floor experiences of professionals at work floors of housing organizations in The Netherlands in their attempts to apply supply chain partnering. I did not only choose this topic because of its academic and practical relevance. The choices I made, and the personal motivation behind those choices say a lot about what has...

Toekomstbestendig renoveren

Homes are renovated a number of times during their lifespan. Although we can regard each of these renovations as new, it is more prudent to implement a future-proof solution to renovation. <br/><br/>The purpose of this study is to gain an insight into how future-proof renovation solutions are for homes built between 1975 and 1991 that are...

flexZhouse: New business model for aff ordable housing in Malaysia

Central to this PhD research was the problem of the lack of aff ordable housing for young starters in Malaysia. The solutions for aff ordable housing that are available in the market do not truly solve the problem from the customer’s point of view. Hence, it was important to analyse the contributing factors associated with the term ‘aff...

Social housing organisations in England and The Netherlands: Between the state, market and community

Stedenbouwkundige waardestelling van industrieel erfgoed

Gebiedsgericht Voorraadbeleid van Woningcorporaties: Een analyse van planningsbenaderingen in Vogelaarwijken

Het voorraadbeleid van woningcorporaties is veranderd van een beleid dat vooral gericht is op de woningen, op de primaire doelgroep en op de eigen portefeuille, naar een gebiedsgericht voorraadbeleid dat zich kenmerkt door de samenwerking met andere partijen, de verbreding naar sociale en economische activiteiten en een beleidsonderscheid tussen...

Woningcorporaties en Vastgoedontwikkeling: Fit for Use?

Object of study is the organization of Real Estate Development by Dutch Housing Associations. Real estate development and housing associations seem like a logical combination. Real estate development has been one of the main activities housing associations have always been undertaking: developing dwellings for specific target groups, renovating...

Bestuurdersgeheimen: Over samenhang tussen leiderschapsrollen van bestuurders, strategische profielen en prestaties van woningcorporaties

In dit onderzoek staat samenhang tussen leiderschapsrollen van bestuurders, strategische profielen en prestaties van woningcorporaties centraal. We hebben onderzocht of sprake is van samenhang tussen deze drie variabelen, waarbij we uit zijn gegaan van de veronderstelling dat strategische profielen en leiderschapsrollen als onafhankelijke...

Economic Analysis of Neighbourhood Quality, Neighbourhood Reputation and the Housing Market

Residents know exactly what their neighbourhood is like. House-seekers, on the other hand, must find out for themselves about the intangible social quality of neighbourhoods. As a simple rule of thumb, neighbourhood reputation can offer them a assessment of neighbourhood quality. In this research, regression analyses are applied to test whether...

Klantgestuurd voorraadbeleid en empowerment, over Te Woon en andere initiatieven van woningcorporaties.

In dit proefschrift staan klantgestuurd voorraadbeleid van woningcorporaties en de empowermenteffecten voor bewoners centraal. De centrale probleemstelling omvat wat klantgestuurd voorraadbeleid is (definitie), welke vormen van klantgestuurd voorraadbeleid zijn te onderscheiden (categorisatie), wat de beoogde effecten zijn en tot welke effecten...

Balanceren tussen uitvoering en bewuste afwijking van beleid: De implementatie van strategisch voorraadbeleid door woningcorporaties

In hun strategisch voorraadbeleid beschrijven woningcorporaties welke aanpassingen ze in hun woningbezit willen doorvoeren. Tegelijkertijd kan het in de praktijk soms verstandig zijn dat zij van hun beleid afwijken, bijvoorbeeld omdat er nieuwe inzichten zijn, of omdat er beren op de weg komen die je beter kunt mijden. In het proefschrift wordt...