Comparative case study of the construction and demolition waste practical treatment induced by different legislations in France and Belgium (Wallonia and Flanders)

A comparative case study of the current legislation and state of the art of practical procedures and methodologies used for the treatment of Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) between France and Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia) will be presented in the framework of the project VALDEM (Interreg Va France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen Convention n°1.1...

Terrestrial LiDAR Capabilities for 3D Data Acquisition (Indoor and Outdoor) in the Context of Cadastral Modelling: A Comparative Analysis for Apartment Units

The paper presents a comparison of terrestrial LiDAR and Distancemeter for surveying 3D spatial data of property units (indoor and outdoor) and producing cadastral representations (2D and 3D). Two study sites representing apartment buildings (co-ownership units) were surveyed with both instruments and six criteria related to data acquisition...

Innovation in collaboration for Belgian building processes

Today in many of our neighbouring countries ‘working together in integrated project teams’, using groupware and BIM, is the future way of process thinking in the building practice. Everyone is convinced that ‘teams outperform individuals’! Especially when diverse skills, judgement and experiences can enhance the project’s outcome. This paper...

Ethnicity, neighbourhood and social relations in the Nordic Countries (draft version)

The ethnic composition of a neighbourhood is an important factor determining the possibilities for inter-ethnic relations between citizens as well as attitudes to different ethnic groups. There has been, especially in recent years, lots of research concerning the intertwined relations of ethnicity, residentiality and attitudes towards people of...

Towards sustainability: The urban housing market, policy and management in Hanoi reviewed through the international economic downturn and the national integration process

The global economic crisis has left a negative impact on Vietnam’s economy since mid 2008. Consequently, the building industry – particularly the urban housing market as an integral part of it – has been strongly affected. However, it is also a “rare” occasion to reinvestigate the housing policy as well as the housing mechanism in a wider...

The meaning of housing tenure in eight European countries (draft version)

Workshop 3. Session A. Abstract. Is home ownership the European dream? Since decades there is a discussion in housing literature on the meaning of housing tenure. Is there an innate preference to own as Saunders suggests, or can renting also satisfy basic needs of security? This paper examines the differences and similarities in the meaning of...

The comparable sales method as the basis for a property tax valuations system and its relationship and comparison to geostatistical valuation models

There is an identifiable theoretical relationship between the comparable sales method (CSM) of valuation as practiced by mass appraisers and the recent developments in geostatistical valuation models. The CSM is shown to be a special case of a spatially lagged weight matrix model. There is a less formal but clear relationship with Geographically...