Thermal comfort is determined by the combined effect of the six thermal comfort parameters: temperature, air moisture content, thermal radiation, air relative velocity, personal activity and clothing level as formulated by Fanger through his double heat balance equations. In conventional air conditioning …

The objective of the ITRACT2 project is to create attractive transport options for regions with low population densities including rural areas. A basic assumption of the ITRACT project is that information and communication technology can be used to build IT services that allow for more adaptive transport …

Clusters development takes place in an increasingly changing and complex context where global and local developments are interconnected. Various regional and innovation studies recognize the need for place-based studies to include the larger context in which clusters and regions are found. Interest and …

Wat te doen met gebouwen die al jaren leeg staan? Het herbestemmen van bijvoorbeeld kantoorpanden, is iets wat vaak gebeurt, denk maar aan het huisvesten van studenten in zulke leegstaande gebouwen. Maar wat te doen met complexe gebouwen in een uitdagende stedenbouwkundige context? Het vinden van een …

Online shoppen met mobiele devices als de smartphone en tablet nemen een steeds groter aandeel in van de gehele online shopping industrie. Het gemak is hier de grootste reden voor. Veel websites en shops spelen nog niet in op deze evolutie. Dit kan ervoor zorgen dat gebruikers de site vervolgens verlaten …

The maturing field of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) results in long-lived deployments that produce large amounts of sensor data. Lightweight online on-mote processing may improve the usage of their limited resources, such as energy, by transmitting only unexpected sensor data (anomalies). We detect …

What drivers of change and cluster dynamics, in particular for energy clusters, are significant to cluster development and what revision might be needed for cluster theory?

Explanation of the Master Class programme. You can learn about: the objective, the target groups, the nature of the programme, the topics, the didactics and the duration. Proposal to the Opening Up partners to offer a Master Class in relation to the cluster Development.

Opening Up is bedoeld om een betere dienstverlening aan burgers en bedrijven te zoeken door de inzet van social media en open data.

Swarm planning is a theory and practical approach to deal with uncertain futures. By anticipating scenarios such as a ‘post-carbon’ world and a ‘pre-adaptive’ landscape, it offers an alternative pathway to prepare for medium-term incremental and step changes. The focus is on the regional scale with a …