Digital nature can provide a substitute for real nature for those who have limited access to green space, or are confined to their homes, for example during the worldwide COVID-19 lockdown. In a large-scale online survey, respondents (N = 1203) watched videos of digital nature, varying in terms of type …

We live in a wonderful world of Facility Management. How fortunate we are. A strong community and an interwoven system of research, education, and practice. What can be our next smart move? In his keynote Mark discusses research with societal impact and uses these to sketch a resilient way forward.

Deze publicatie is een voortvloeisel van het Time line Gallery project. In dit project bundelden ontwerpbureau DesignArbeid, het lectoraat Image in Context van Academy Minerva en kunstruimte Sign de krachten om jonge kunstenaars in staat te stellen om in door henzelf gevormde teams de mogelijkheden van …

Vanuit het lectoraat Facility Management, Academie Minerva en de innovatiewerkplaats Health Space Design is het voorstel gedaan om in een projectweek van Academie Minerva een groep tweede- en derdejaars studenten van alle uitstroomprofielen onderzoek te laten doen. D.w.z. om op basis van de uitgangspunten …

Het stellen van open, onderzoekende vragen is een van de drie pedagogisch-didactische strategieën bij talentgericht onderwijs. In een pilotstudie is onderzocht in hoeverre deze aanpak toepasbaar is binnen instrumentale lespraktijken. Herman Veenker belicht de achtergronden en resultaten van deze studie …

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 by car or public transport. Buildings on streets specifically designed to create a human …

Increasingly, adding trees to the city is a new goal on the urban agenda in order to fight climate change. There is an interesting contrast when looking at the average lifespan of trees in the city: 30 years. The reason is that trees are still being seen from a utilitarian perspective and as urban furniture …

Substantial changes in the Dutch health care landscape have led to new ways of funding and designing hospitals. Flexibility in the design of hospital real estate provides options to adapt to changing circumstances. FREM plays an important role in managing hospital real estate and the utilization of these …