Humans can easily generate more than 1000 W of heat during heavy exercise. This heat has to be transferred to the environment to stay in thermal equilibrium. During exercise in extreme cold, heat loss may exceed heat production, and clothing is necessary to prevent hypothermia. It will be shown how ISO …

In 2004 the first adaptive thermal comfort guideline was introduced in the Netherlands. Recently a new, upgraded version of this ISSO 74 (ATG) guideline has been developed. The new requirements are hybrid in nature as the 2014 version of the guideline combines elements of traditional non-adaptive comfort …

Worldhotel Grand Winston, onderdeel van Worldhotels is een zakenhotel in Rijswijk waar jaarlijks meer dan veertienduizend zakelijke gasten verblijven. Sommige van deze gasten zijn niet tevreden over hun verblijf zoals blijkt op hotelbeoordelingsinternetsites. Het management van het hotel wil weten waar …

Lezing over het onderzoek van het Kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte (Hanzehogeschool Groningen) naar energiebesparing in woningen in Franeker. Gehouden bij de Bewonersbijeenkomst werkgroep Energieke Restauratie Franeker (wERF) op 24 september 2014.

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 …

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 …

Knowledge workers share two basic needs: their productivity requires isolation (internalization of knowledge) and interaction (externalization of knowledge), supported by different spatial concepts. None of the work environments involved in the study adequately support all of the phases in the knowledge …

Nowadays, modern societal trends and technologies enable us to live our lives with comfort and fun. On the one hand, these developments enhance quality of life, on the other hand there are downsides related to our health and happiness. Therefore, in our current society, it is necessary that parents consciously …

Het doel van dit afstudeerproject is een oplossing te vinden voor de huidige problematiek die ervaren wordt door Rolf Schrama tijdens het zeilen in de Torpedo 2.4 mR. Deze oplossing werd gevonden door een cyclus te doorlopen zoals deze is aangeleerd gedurende de opleiding. Deze cyclus bestaat uit een …

This export marketing plan will identify the British E-bike market for Mihatra BV, a medium sized Dutch producer of E-bikes. The objective of the plan is to find out what the best market positioning and marketing would be for Mihatra in the United Kingdom. The central research question is therefore: …