This study describes the socio-cognitive dynamics of collaborative online knowledge-building discourse among Dutch Master of Education students from the perspective of openness. A socio-cognitive openness framework consisting of four social and four cognitive components was used to analyze contributions …

Nepal was hit by an earthquake of 7.9-magnitude on the 25t h of April 2015 (Ter Voorde, 2015). More than 7500 people lost their lives, around 16.000 people were injured, 285.000 houses were destroyed and another 234.000 were damaged (OCHA, 2015). The epicentre of the earthquake was very near to Gorkha …

SmartHub is about creating opportunities for different generations to learn from each other, share life wisdoms, make new relationships and maintain these. Organized as a club, an inspirational place is offered to stimulate interactivity by working together, communicating and sharing knowledge. Between …

Dutch existing building stock has, according to Dutch governmental policy derived from the European goals, to be renovated towards NetZero in about 2050. However, this goal will not be reached without new digitalized tools, like BIM, 3D scanning and printing, automation and robotization of production …

The adaptivity of façades is increasingly recognized as an important functional feature to be integrated with the state-of–the-art building technology. The aim is thereby to control its reversible system states in real-time to adapt to current indoor and outdoor conditions. Concepts reported elsewhere …

This chapter presents a conversation with Henk Ovink, first Dutch special envoy for international water affairs. Ovink works with governments, knowledge institutions, organizations such as the World Bank and the UN, the global business community as well as the civil society representatives. 'Building' …

2007, the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning took the initiative to issue the social building blocks: real estate for facilities. This has been the first attempt to deal with social real estate professionally as an asset. In 2008 the professorship of public real estate started with its first Barometer …

Temporary transformations of vacant buildings could alleviate the shortage of housing for urgent home seekers. However, not much is known about the transformation of buildings into temporary, adequate, and affordable housing. A multidisciplinary literature review covering design, indoor environmental …

Evaluating an (implemented) Business Rules Management Solution (BRMS) is not a frequently conducted process within organizations. A tool is needed, which supports this process and supports future BRMS implementations. A literature study is conducted on the relevant building blocks of a BRMS. The results …

CONCORDIA - the greatest level of craftsmanshipThe transformation of a former textile factory into a University of Craft with the ambition for a improvement strategy of a small Polish town, Bolesławiec. INTRODUCTION We are citizens of the world, we travel long distances and seek new advantures. But …