Outsourcing maintenance using PBMC: Introducing a decision-support method for performance based maintenance contracts

When it comes down to building or maintaining civil infrastructure commissioned by a governmental body, a lot has changed during the last couple of years. The government made a turn from all determining body, to a cooperative partner and later even to an organization that’s outsourcing most of the construction and maintenance work to second and...

Impact of RPAS operations on the ATM Network: Minimum performance and operational requirements for the en-route phase

The popularity of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) is growing at an increasing rate as an alternative to manned aviation for different purposes and applications. So far, most of their operations have been of military character, but the demand for civil and commercial applications is growing exponentially. RPAS have been allowed to...

Fire safety regulations for housing in Europe compared

There is still broad variety of systems of technical requirements for buildings in the various European countries, despite the existence of the Construction Products Directive of the European Union and the development of Euro Codes. The goals and topics are quite similar, but detailed study reveals considerable variety of functional requirements...

Performance-based maintenance agreements by Dutch housing associations

Policy profile: Encouraging use of renewable energy by implementing the energy performance of buildings directive

Systems of performance based requirements for housing in Europe

Bouwbesluit 2003: Theorie en praktijk. Beoordelen en verder ontwikkelen van bouwvoorschriften

Van een optimaal voorschrift is sprake als door dat voorschrift een vooraf gesteld doel, tegen zo laag mogelijke extra kosten, in de praktijk is bereikt. Dit proefschrift beschrijft op welke wijze, met het effect op de praktijk als maatstaf, kan worden beoordeeld of sprake is van een optimaal voorschrift van Bouwbesluit 2003. Hiervoor is een...

Building regulations on fire safety in Europe

Conditions for self control: A certification scheme for building control