Performance results are given of a new type of greenhouse, which combines reflection of near infrared radiation (NIR) with electrical power generation using hybrid photovoltaic cell/thermal collector modules. Besides the generation of electrical and thermal energy, the reflection of the NIR will result …

GSB Grötsch is interested in entering the Dubai market by exporting or by opening its branch in the UAE and thereby increasing its financial recourses and its market share. The company is active in building and construction industry, therefore the Dubai market has been chosen for this export policy …

The main question of this research is: How can we ensure that timber frame housing will be used more in the future and could the issue of sustainability help us succeed this?

‘Design Competition World Sustainability centre Afsluitdijk’ Presentatie voor de lunchpresentatie Duurzaam Bouwen van 3 december 2009.

Tineke van der Schoor is onderzoeker bij het Kenniscentrum met als aandachtsgebied Duurzaam Bouwen. Als initiatiefnemer van het Duurzaamheidscentrum en als secretaris van de Stichting is zij nauw bij het project ‘Design Competition World Sustainability centre Afsluitdijk’ betrokken. De Stichting Duurzaamheidscentrum …

Pedagogical content knowledge is found to be a crucial part of the knowledge base for teaching. Studies in the field of primary technology education showed that this domain of teacher knowledge is related to pupils' increased learning, motivation,and interest. The common methods to investigate teachers' …

In many fields within management and organizational literature there is considerable debate and controversy about key theoretical concepts and their definitions and meanings. Systematic metaphor analysis can be a useful approach to study the underlying conceptualizations that give rise to these controversies …

Working paper 2009