Publications

Implementing organisational change in a digitalising facilities management organisation through stewardship interventions

While digitalisation requires facilities management (FM) organisations to change at an increasing rate, little is known about the mechanisms that create ownership and enable individuals to implement changes in ...

Cool Towns Intervention Catalogue

Built environments are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Most European towns and cities have developed horizontally over time but are currently in the process of further densification. ...

In situ detection of product age and argon concentration as measure of the re-use potential of insulating glass units in buildings

High level circular use of post-consumer insulating glass units will contribute to lower the environmental and social impact of insulation glass industry. The application of various circular strategies for insulating ...

The role of purchasing in raising the maturity of smart maintenance management

The aim of this study is to provide insights into how the purchasing function can increase the maturity of smart maintenance management (SMM) in construction clients by (1) assessing current SMM maturity and (2) ...

Crafting intrapreneurial stewardship

Research suggests that construction clients, as building owner-occupier, are struggling to implement smart maintenance.

A multi-level Thermal Comfort Assessment (TCA) to identify and mitigate heat stress risks in urban areas

The liveability of cities worldwide is under threat by the predicted increase in intensity and frequency of heatwaves and the absence of a clear spatial overview of where action to address this. Heat stress impairs ...

Presenting a Dynamic User Experience Assessment (D-UXA) for Enhancing Urban Research and Design Practice

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, important social studies already indicated the severe negative feedback associated with high-rise developments. During the Covid-19 pandemic, citizens were confronted with their ...

Institutional complexities of smart maintenance purchasing in higher education institutes: setting the scene

This paper analyzes the institutional context of maintenance purchasing in higher education. It aims to provide insights into the institutional complexities of smart maintenance purchasing in higher education institutes.

Design framework for neighbourhood resilience

The current Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of urban public spaces in achieving health and social well-being, prompting policymakers and urban planners to rethink their approach to the design of these ...

Developing a 360° built-environment assessment for urban research and planning practice

The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the vital role urban areas play in supporting citizens’ health and well-being. In times of (personal) vulnerability, citizens depend on their neighbourhood for performing ...

Programming for the subliminal brain

The use of biometric monitoring allow researchers insight into the processing of environmental data by our central nervous systems. As a result we can determine precisely which stimuli cause arousal or draw our ...

Identifying Maturity Dimensions for Smart Maintenance Management of Constructed Assets: A Multiple Case Study

While smart maintenance is gaining popularity in professional engineering and construction management practice, little is known about the dimensions of its maturity. It is assumed that the complex networked ...

Eye-tracking street users' visual exploration of buildings across the Western World

People in western countries spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. This severely affects their health (WHO 2013; Klepeis et al. 2001). The health risks are exacerbated if people travel between indoor spaces ...

Using neuro-architecture to reinforce participatory planning and design

Urban renewal and urban area development projects are by nature highly complex processes involving a multiplicity of professionals, stakeholders, and conflicting interests. Adding to this complexity are the ...

An in depth analysis to understand barriers and identify solutions to delivery, and understand the routes of transition to 4DHC

Spatial Policy for 4DHC

main spatial policy approaches to securing DHC through new developments in Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

Sensing Streetscapes: 2-year research on the physical-behavioral interrelationship aimed at informing the design of human-scaled densification in Amsterdam

Amsterdam faces the challenge of accommodating 50,000 to 90,000 new homes in the next five to ten years. That is equivalent to 10% of the city’s current total housing stock. The new homes have to be built ...

Eye-tracking street users' visual exploration of buildings across the globe

People in western countries spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. This severely affects their health (WHO 2013; Klepeis et al. 2001). The health risks are exacerbated if people travel between indoor spaces ...

Eye-Tracking the City: Matching the Design of Streetscapes in High-Rise Environments with Users’ Visual Experiences

Large cities in the West respond to an ever-increasing shortage of affordable housing by accelerating the process of urban densification. Amsterdam, for instance, aims to increase its housing stock by 10 percent in ...

Exploring eye-tracking technology

The accelerated densification of Western European cities driven by economic growth has major spatial implications for their overall livability. Often, new homes must be built within an existing urban fabric, creating ...