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...

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 uitgave Verbeelding Bouwbesluit 2012 Algemeen Bouwkundig is de vervanging van de uitgave Verbeelding

Bouwbesluit Algemeen Bouwkundige Voorschriften van Sdu Uitgevers. Deze uitgave behoort tot de Reeks

Bouwbesluit Praktijk. Vanuit de gedachte 'een plaatje zegt meer dan duizend woorden' is de serie de

'verbeelding' ontstaan.

De integrale herziening van deze uitgave is nodig geweest vanwege de inwerkingtreding van Bouwbesluit 2012

sinds 1 april 2012. Tegelijkertijd is deze uitgave geoptimalis...

Met deze integrale toelichting van Bouwbesluit 2012 en de Regeling Bouwbesluit 2012 hebt u een compleet handboek

en naslagwerk van de nieuwe voorschriften van Bouwbesluit 2012, zoals deze per 1 juli 2020 luiden.

In deze uitgave zijn de officiële teksten en toelichtingen van de Staatsbladen waarin Bouwbesluit 2012 en de

wijzigingen daarop zijn gepubliceerd ‘in elkaar geschreven’, zodat er één leesbare integrale tekst en toelichting is

ontstaan. Dit maakt het geheel beter leesbaar en bru...

Bouwdeelkosten Bouwkundig en Bouwdeelkosten Installaties bieden actuele kostengegevens van de meest voorkomende bouw- en installatiedelen in nieuwbouw- en renovatiesituaties. De gegevens geven u snel inzicht in het kosteneffect van ontwerp- en uitvoeringsvarianten en de diverse alternatieven. De uitgave is een betrouwbare basis voor het maken van globale kostenramingen en snelle prijstoetsingen. Elk jaar worden de gegevens volledig geactualiseerd.

Bouwdeelkosten Installaties en Bouwdeelkosten...