The aim of this PhD research was to propose an approach to public housing management (HM) by LAs that may bring about maintenance and lead to better housing quality in Ghana. To do that, four research questions were addressed. (1) How is housing management by LAs organised, and how have challenges therein affected the quality of public housing? (2) What factors can be distinguished to

describe the organisation of and assess performance in HM? (3) What lessons can be learned from the organisat...

The realisation of an urban design involves many players, such as designers, critics, politicians, journalists, public relations specialists and residents. In order to consult with each other they make use of drawings, but also frequently of words, to be able to interpret the drawn objects in the plans. But are these urbanistic notions used by everyone in the same way? And have there been noticeable changes in their usage or meaning over time? This urbanistic and linguistic doctoral research ...

The ne-xt facades conference is the official International Mid-term Conference of the European COST Action TU1403 ‘Adaptive Facades Network’, an international scientific cooperation with the aim to harmonise, share and disseminate technological knowledge on adaptive facades on the European level. During the mid-term conference first results are presented to stakeholders from industry and design and to the public. The goal is to share knowledge and discuss novel facade concepts, effective ...

This study investigates local activism in politically challenging contexts, focusing on Cairo. In such contexts, active resident groups strive for urban improvement, while governance arrangements often disregard citizen involvement in urban and public affairs. Cairo presents an exemplary case of local activism in a politically challenging and under-researched context. The study explores the characteristics, roles, and interrelations of active resident groups with local governance arrangements...

Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) are seen as innovations that can manage complexities in construction by focusing on integrating processes and products respectively. Whereas these two innovations have been considered compatible, their practical combination has been mainly anecdotal. The Netherlands was the locale of this study, where both SCM and BIM have been popular approaches. The research objective is to explore their real-world combination and propos...

While the consideration of functional and technical criteria, as well as a sense of coherence are basic requirements for solving a design problem; it is the ability to induce an intended quality of aesthetic experience that is the hallmark of design expertise. Expert designers possess a highly developed sense of design, or what in this research is called aesthesis. Reflection on 25 years teaching design in the USA, Hungary, and China led to the observation that most successful design students...

The aim of this issue of A+BE is to create a deeper understanding of the current rise of co-housing in Europe, and what it could mean in urban policies addressing energy transition and climate change. Studying co-housing is timely because the residents' associations become 'prosumers'; uniting the supply (production) and demand (consumption) of energy, housing and services in their projects. As such, they are increasingly seen as partners in the co-creation and maintenance of urban space.

The...

De peildatum van dit boekje is maart 2025.

Dit zakboekje bevat kosten van onderhoudsschilderwerk van veel verschillende onderdelen van een gebouw. Deze kosten zijn opgebouwd tot een totaalbedrag van het schilderwerk. We hebben voor u de kosten van zowel één schilderbeurt als die van een volledige beurt uitgewerkt, gebaseerd op veel-voorkomende woningen en gebouwen. Hiermee kunt u snel en eenvoudig de schilderkosten voor uw eigen situatie bepalen. De totaalbedragen betreffen het buitenschild...

- Aandacht voor de verscheidenheid van de maquette als communicatiemiddel

- De auteurs hebben ruime ervaringen in zowel het onderwijs als in de beroepspraktijk.

- Veel teken- en beeldmateriaal

Veel mensen zien een maquette als een eindproduct, maar het is veel meer dan dat. Maquettes gebruik je als schetsmatige onderzoekstechniek, als ontwerptool en als communicatiemiddel. Maquettes, bedenken maken overtuigen verheldert deze toepassingen. Studenten ontdekken het gesc...