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.

This study evaluated the performance of anaerobic co-digestion of cow manure (CM) and sheep manure (SM) in both batch and continuous digesters at 37 °C. Synergistic effects of co-digesting CM and SM at varying volatile solids (VS) ratios (1:0, 0:1, 3:1, 1:1, 1:3) were observed in the batch experiment, …

Bioplastics are gaining interest as an alternative to fossil-based plastics. In addition, biodegradable bioplastics may yield biogas after their use, giving an additional benefit. However, the biodegradability time in international norms (35 days) far exceeds processing times in anaerobic digestion facilities …

De economie is al jaren groeiende en dit zorgt voor schaarste op de arbeidsmarkt. Zo is dat ook in de groene sector, 37% van de ondernemers in de groene sector geeft aan dat ze een tekort aan arbeidskrachten ervaren. Bij de werknemers vindt een verschuiving plaats, waar in het verleden het loon de belangrijkste …

A lecture to create awareness about contextual factors influencing staff and patients in healthcare, to learn how space, organization, and healthcare delivery are interwoven, and to learn how space can be used to mitigate stress at patients and staff.

Een kwalitatief onderzoek naar de voorwaarden van ouderen met een Indisch/Molukse, Marokkaanse en Turkse achtergrond voor deelname aan een dagbestedinggroep. Door middel van semigestructureerde interviews wordt onderzocht welke behoefte ouderen met een migratieachtergrond stellen qua religieuze en culturele …

BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess feasibility of self-completion of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form (PG-SGA SF) by head and neck cancer patients, and to assess self-reported increased awareness regarding malnutrition risk after self-completion. METHODS: Participants were randomized …

Background Variations in childbirth interventions may indicate inappropriate use. Most variation studies are limited by the lack of adjustments for maternal characteristics and do not investigate variations in adverse outcomes. This study aims to explore regional variations in the Netherlands and their …