The Effectiveness of Participatory Value Evaluation in National Transport Projects: Uncovering the Added Value of Participatory Value Evaluation in the Multiyear Program for Infrastructure, Spatial Planning, and Transport Process through Policymaker Interviews and Respondent Answer Analysis

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, responsible for major infrastructure projects in the Netherlands, is exploring methods to incorporate well-being in its project evaluations and designs. To address the limitations of expressing well-being in monetary terms, a new evaluation method called Participatory Value Evaluation (PVE)...

Co-location within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Co-location as a tool within the CRE strategy and as part of the CRE portfolio that adds more value to the organization

Problem definition: There is a gap in the literature on co-location: no literature is found on the use of co-location between third parties and governmental organizations (external co-location). Co-location is already being implemented within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). However, co-location has remained as a vague concept within MFA...

A strategic approach to 'Office as a Service': An explorative study into the optimization of the physical resource in order to obtain maximum added value

Problem statement: Organisations need real estate to enable them to perform their activities effectively and efficiently in a safe, protected and pleasurable environment. Typically, large organisations use many buildings to perform their activities. The relationship between a building (supply) and its users (demand) is constantly changing. This...

Flexible workplace boundaries: A study of added value of flexible office accommodation boundaries in organizations

Flexible working is the trending discussion between the professionals in the field of facility management and corporate real estate management. The technological developments and the change in the need of employees have reformed the requirements of an ideal workplace. Because of these new drivers more and more organizations are opting...

Exploring the value of smart offices

This research explores the value that smart offices can provide to real estate investors. Through an extensive literature review a theoretical framework is created on the topics of smart technology, added value, the real estate investor and the real estate user. Then, three case studies are studied in depth by interviewing involved stakeholders....

Infuences on real estate benchmarking practice: Understanding the challenges and opportunities in the real estate benchmarking process

According to current theory, corporate real estate departments should choose a limited set of personalized Key Performance Indicators that are based on their own strategy and context. In general, organizations are often found to lack an objective assessment and rationale for the selection of these KPIs. Although previous studies have made an...