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Professional experience for young architects

Visscher, H.J. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author)

conference paper 2006

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Building control: Private versus public responsibilities

Meijer, F.M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)

conference paper 2004

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Improving the energy performance of Dutch houses: Drawing lessons from neighbours

Murphy, L.C. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)

conference paper 2009

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Owner-occupiers and the quality of their dwellings

Meijer, F.M. (author), Tambach, M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)

Home-owners are in principal responsible for maintaining the physical quality of their dwellings. It is in their own interest to do this in an adequate manner, but all kinds of constraints can and do occur in practice. Lack of financial means and insufficient (technical or practical) knowledge are only two of the possible barriers. The quality...

conference paper 2012

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Comparison of building permit procedures in European Union countries

Costa Branco De Oliveira Pedro, J.A. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)

Building regulations set minimum requirements for safe, healthy, energy-efficient and accessible buildings. To guarantee that these requirements are applied, a building control system is indispensable. The trend towards a common market for construction products and services justifies gaining a better insight into the building control systems in...

conference paper 2011

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Development of Dutch building control (1982-2003): Towards certified building control

van der Heijden, J.J. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author)

conference paper 2006

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Analysing safety risks when constructing over public spaces

Visscher, H.J. (author), Suddle, S.I. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author)

conference paper 2006

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The impact of energy performance regulations on systems of building control

Visscher, H.J. (author), Mlecnik, E. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author)

conference paper 2009

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Technical building regulations in EU countries: A comparison of their organization and formulation

Costa Branco De Oliveira Pedro, J.A. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)

The purpose of this paper is to compare technical building regulations in European Union (EU) countries. Three research questions are addressed: what are the main differences and similarities? what are the main types of organization and formulation? what are the main trends and developments? The following tasks were carried out in order to...

conference paper 2010

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Simulation of intake fractions of organic compounds due to emissions from building materials in life cycle assessment of dwellings

Meijer, A. (author)

Human health damages due to exposure to substances emitted to indoor air are not included in life cycle assessment methodologies for dwellings. Intake fractions have been calculated for organic compounds emitted to the indoor air of four dwelling types based on Dutch reference dwellings. Intake fractions of emissions to the crawl space are a...

conference paper 2006

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Private sector building control

Visscher, H.J. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author)

conference paper 2006

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Comparison of tasks and responsibilities in the building control systems of European union countries

Costa Branco De Oliveira Pedro, J.A. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)

Building regulations set minimum requirements for safe, healthy, energy-efficient and accessible buildings. To guarantee that these requirements are applied, a building control system is indispensable. The trend towards a common market for construction products and services justifies gaining better insight into the building control systems in...

conference paper 2009

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Quality policy and quality measurement methods for social housing in the Netherlands and England

Vijverberg, G.A.M. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author)

conference paper 2006

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Systems of performance based requirements for housing in Europe

Visscher, H.J. (author), Sheridan, L. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author)

conference paper 2005

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The legal position of architects in the European Union

Meijer, F.M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)

conference paper 2006

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Responsibility of owner-occupiers for the quality of their house

Klomp, B. (author), Meijer, F. (author)

conference paper 2006

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Measuring the evolution of online handling of building permits in Europe

Meijer, F.M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)

Electronic customer related services of governments have expanded enormously. In many regulatory domains the use of ICT services has become common property. This applies also to the field of building regulations. Main theme of this paper is the possibility to apply online for a building permit. The developments in 18 European countries are being...

conference paper 2009

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Building regulations and control in the face of climate range

Visscher, H.J. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)

Since a few years the attention for building regulatory systems and enforcement procedures is growing. Various developments in society, politics and the construction industry have influenced changes in the systems of building control in the last 20 years. The influence of climate change and the related demands on buildings will have a very...

conference paper 2010

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Certification of building control in the Netherlands

Visscher, H.J. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author)

conference paper 2006

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Analysis of the Portuguese building regulation system

Costa Branco De Oliveira Pedro, J.A. (author), Meijer, F.M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)

conference paper 2008