Facility management (FM) is pivotal in creating spaces and services that foster equitable and cohesive societies. A role that becomes even more critical as one in four adults in the European Union is disabled, with 52% experiencing discrimination (Eurostat, 2025). Despite the EU’s 2007 ratification of …

How can applied research in Facility Management accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals? This interactive workshop invites academics and professionals in FM to reimagine their role as change agents for sustainable transformation. We will explore how research can drive SDG …

Despite a renewed political and academic interest in the topic, there is still a general lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to rurality and rural lives. At the same time, the knowledge that we do have is often distorted through a predominantly urban lens. These facts make it difficult …

The Dutch national CO2 emission targets for heritage buildings are a 60% reduction by 2040. However, holistic insights on the impact of this reduction on heritage values, energy performance, and CO2 emissions are understudied. In this article, the impact in four heritage buildings by comparing the situation …

Methodological research is on the move. Across disciplines and domains, we see a growing focus on how methods can collectively drive systemic change and support societal transitions. The KEM monitor brings these developments together — tracing the emerging directions of a field in motion. Key Enabling …

Presentatie voor directeuren van woningcorporaties.

Op dit symposium worden onderzoekers, beleidsmakers en praktijkdeskundigen samen gebracht om te verkennen hoe wetenschap, beleid en uitvoering elkaar kunnen versterken bij vraagstukken in relatie tot de grootschalige vernieuwingsopgave, klimaatadaptie, natuurherstel, energietransitie en demografische …

Schone brandstof uit vies afval (Innovatietheater)