Revitalizing the urban life: Design a three-dimensional public space system by combining top-down and bottom-up approaches through serious gaming in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, China

Modular and future proof design of the energy storage and conversion system: A method development using Design Structure Matrix with the test case based on a Damen double ended ferry

Currently there is an energy transition from fossil fuels towards zero emission fuels within the marine sector. In addition to this, improvements are made in system design with regard to standardization of which allows for variation. The combination of these two improvements is found in the EU H2020 NAVAIS project which focuses on customer...

Cost-conscious designing of Dutch transportation infrastructure projects: A first explorative research into the ‘control’ based factors for reducing the front-end cost escalations

Cost overruns in infrastructure projects has been a well-known phenomenon for almost a decade. As per the generally accepted definition, the industry has been measuring cost overruns as the cost exceedance with respect to the approved contractor’s budget. But researchers are realizing the fact that the decision-to-build is generally taken long...