Het lectoraat Facility Management van Zuyd Hogeschool (14.000 studenten in Heerlen, Maastricht en Sittard) richt haar pijlen op praktijkonderzoek op 3 thema’s: Leegstand en herbestemming, leefbaarheid en circulaire inkoop. De keuze voor het onderzoeksthema ‘leegstand en herbestemming’ ligt voor de hand …

Executive summary  Smart buildings are becoming of increased importance in the Dutch office building environment, due to the new legislation of the government to only build ´energy-neutral´ buildings. The increase in Smart Buildings and technology in real estate is also of importance for the Facility …

Consumers who buy organic food, have expectations about its quality and rely on certifying organizations to verify this quality and to provide information about the origin of organic products. However, organic food traceability knows several issues, such as problems with organic labelling, certification …

The cultural world has two kinds of ownerships: the physical and intellectual. Many items have an important meaning not only for the individual, but also for the society. Making the items accessible requires following regulations such as copyrights. Multiple items have no rights holder or the rights …

This research thesis compares different institutional (professional) ways of dealing with objects of heritage related to popular music and musicians, and to reflect on them in relation to non institutional collecting and presenting practices, such as those of fan communities. The main question of …

Uncertainty about requirements has a negative impact on project performance. In systems engineering, there is a process to assess requirements when they are transferred from client to contractor: the System Requirements Review (SRR). The aim of this process is for the contractor to decide if there is …

Today the role of the museum institution is often questioned and consumed by crises of meaning, funding, and relevance. Within the European context the economic crisis resulted in major budget-cuts in the public spending, which also affected artistic and cultural public funds. It has been thus increasingly …

This document is a thesis based on research performed at the Hogeschool Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, for the master Project Management. Risk management is a tool to keep projects on track. The basic assumption is the connection between cause and effect. In a chaotic world this connection no longer …

Compliance van bedrijfsprocessen aan de procesarchitectuur is een belangrijk thema. Architectuur formuleert richtlijnen om de doelstellingen van een organisatie te bereiken. Als er niet volgens de voorgeschreven architectuur gewerkt wordt, is er een risico dat de doelstellingen niet of maar gedeeltelijk …

From the thesis: This thesis document is the result of research conducted by Peter Straver in culmination of the Master of Informatics in the field of Information Management. The research is supervised by dr. Bas van Gils. Business information, held within information systems, is critical for most organizations. …