Background The challenging combination of breastfeeding and work is one of the main reasons for early breastfeeding cessation. Although the availability of a lactation room (defined as a private space designated for milk expression or breastfeeding) is important in enabling the combination of breastfeeding …

Background: Behaviours that challenge might prevent intellectually impaired individuals from experiencing a good quality of life (QoL). These behaviours arise in interaction with the environment and can be positively or negatively affected by architecture. Aim: This scoping review explores how architecture …

This study contributes to finding out how Digital Signage together with sensory perceptions should be placed within the design of physical clothing stores to optimize the guests ' experience. In terms of sensory perception, the focus was on the environmental factors of music and lighting, and the design …

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations have drastically started to reformulate the functionalities of their offices. The trend hybrid working has caused office buildings to have considerable low occupancy rates, as employees rather perform certain tasks at home and do not feel like the …

The real estate market is a turbulent market where multiple trends and developments continuously affect real estate prices. Developments such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing E-Commerce market share caused an uncertainty in the high street real estate market. The average risk premium of Gross …

Facility management has recently met several inflection points that call for new working methods; therefore, IFMA must foster and facilitate discussions to help set a new course for the industry. FM should build upon a history of innovation and use the field's complexity and multidisciplinarity to its …

Terugkoppeling resultaten van praktijkgericht onderzoek naar de werkomgeving van KCNR en de koppeling naar het ontwerp voor de nieuwe werkomgeving.

Infiltrating pavements are potentially effective climate adaptation measures to counteract arising challenges related to flooding and drought in urban areas. However, they are susceptible to clogging causing premature degradation. As part of the Dutch Delta Plan, Dutch municipalities were encouraged …

While writing this report, the construction is ongoing of the Oosterweel Connection project of the ring of Antwerp ongoing. This project is about completing the ring of Antwerp from West to North around the city. This project aims to improve the connectivity around the city and the port of Antwerp. A …

When waves interact with surfaces of different structures they are reflected, and these reflections are mainly caused due to less wave energy being dissipated by the surface of the structure. Naturally, rock slopes or permeable structures (mangroves forests, brushwood material, etc.) are used around …