Ymere and the city Almere will in the next ten years develop the residential area Almere Hout Noord. The ambitious targets of this area is a CO2 neutral and energy independent neighborhood with an EPC demand of 0,4. Because of the area's limitations an investigation into air source heat pumps was needed …

Vereniging Tuinpark Laakzijde heeft de wens een tuinpark te ontwikkelen in Vathorst Noord (Amersfoort). KNMH ondersteunt dit burgerinitiatief. Studenten Larenstein komen met een schetsontwerp. Binnen het bestemmingsplan heeft de gemeente een zoekgebied voor de vereniging aangewezen

This paper describes a participatory design-oriented study of an ambient assisted living system for monitoring the daily activities of elderly residents. The work presented addresses these questions 1) What daily activities the elderly participants like to be monitored, 2) With whom they would want to …

Background: As the world population ages, the number of people with diminished performance on the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) increases. A reliable and valid measure needs to be developed to determine the effects of interventions focused at increasing self-care abilities. We developed the Performance …

Aan de bloemkoolwijken wordt de laatste tijd steeds meer aandacht besteedt. Vanuit diverse hoeken (gemeenten, woningcorporaties, onderzoek- en adviesbureaus) worden de wijken bestempeld als de nieuwe probleemwijken. Veel gemeenten en corporaties geven aan een steeds grotere inspanning te moeten leveren …

The explicit attention to sustainability and related concepts within the context of housing and urban development dates back to the 70’s of the last century. Since then, a lot of efforts have been done to define the concept and to bring it into practice. This involved efforts from national to local governments, …

Stichting Natuurlijk Genieten is a Dutch foundation, founded by Jeannette Bolck, and dedicated to stimulating the development of a more natural living environment for older people living permanently in residential care centres. Many older people, in particular with Alzheimer's, are dependent on activities …

In dit rapport wordt een ontwikkelingsplan voorgesteld voor een nieuwe uitbreidingswijk op de locatie Vechtpoort te Zwolle.

Background The experiences of residents who have communication difficulties such as dysphasia are largely absent from the literature. Aim To illuminate the everyday experiences of four residents with severe communication difficulties living in a residential care setting in the Netherlands. Methodology …