By using Google Cardboard we have developed world’s first virtual tour on your smartphone of a fashion retail space: the byAMFI Statement Store, located in the city centre of Amsterdam. byAMFI is the Statement Store of the Amsterdam Fashion Institute that is a part of the Amsterdam University of Applied …

Many charities are facing increasing difficulties in attracting sponsors to fund the charities’ activities. This thesis gives an answer to the problem of the organisation in how it can increase their revenue for the next few years. This research focuses on two distinct areas: first, other weekend schools …

The online media did change many markets over the past decade, including the horse trading market. New online offers did appear also in the equestrian world. Those websites offered online advertisement space for horses. The market Ehorses performed well in the past but wanted to expand from its costumers …

A unique way of teaching practical aspects of renewable energy technologies has been experimented in the University of Oldenburg since 1987. An energy laboratory (Energielabor), built in 1982 and powered by renewable energy sources, has been used for practical training, lectures and office space for …

This paper explores the impact of the physical and social dimensions of the work environment on  satisfaction and perceived productivity of knowledge workers in Dutch universities of applied sciences. The approach took the form of a literature review, multiple case study of six research centres using …

This chapter proposes an integrated perspective on institutional work as ingenious actions of entrepreneurs for the purpose of opportunity development. Ingenuity refers to actions undertaken by entrepreneurs who work within ‘the institutional setting and uses this embeddedness by co-opting, coordinating, …

De gemeente Zoetermeer wil het beheer van de openbare ruimte een stapje verder brengen, op dit moment geven de traditionele bestekken onvoldoende mogelijkheden. Het doel van het onderzoek is een wel afgewogen advies te geven aan de gemeente Zoetermeer of en op welke manier effectbestekken gebruikt kunnen …

This current green paper deals with innovation in facility management (FM), a subject which is at the heart of Working Group 3, in benefit of the EuroFM Research Network. It aims to stimulate discussion and further collaborative work, and to generate new knowledge for the European FM community. We do …

In this paper we will be investigating the relevance of artistic practice-based research as a design method for interactive co-design works. Our study is based on Are You for Real?, an urban co-creation project which was developed by a cross-disciplinary project team with co-design contributions by students …

By presenting tourists with real-time information an increase in efficiency and satisfaction of their day planning can be achieved. At the same time, real-time information services can offer the municipality the opportunity to spread the tourists throughout the city centre. An important factor for success …