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A Framework for Experimenting Co-creation in Real-Life Contexts
No full textThe chapter describes the methodology applied throughout the experimentation, the application of co-design, the tools used and their role briefly illustrating the single cases. The underlying assumption is that design methodologies and tools are more suitable to support co-creation for the inclusion of society in science and innovation since their aim is to implement co-creation processes from the ideation of new products, services and processes to their real implementation. What differentiates design from other co-creation methodologies is the role of prototypes and their experimentation in real contexts
Adding Value by Health Care Real Estate: Parameters and Priorities
No full textPurpose Due to the transition of the Dutch health care sector from a governmentally steered domain towards regulated market forces, health care organisations have become fully responsible for their real estate. This paper explores if/how Dutch health care organisations adopt the concept of adding value by corporate and public real estate, which value parameters are included in daily practice and how, and which values are prioritized. Methodology Literature study and interviews with CEOs, project leaders, real estate managers and facility managers working in Dutch hospitals, assisted living facilities for the elderly, and mental health care facilities. The interviews were jointly prepared by students and the author of this paper being their main supervisor. Findings End-user satisfaction, stimulating innovation and increasing productivity are highly prioritized. The operationalisation into concrete design choices and strategic management of buildings-in-use is still underdeveloped. Which values are prioritized depends on the organisational objectives, the target group, the available budget, and the external context, in particular governmental policy and competition with other health care suppliers. Research implications Although much work has been done to operationalise the added value of corporate real estate and building related facilities, there is still a lack of a widely agreed taxonomy of added values and how to measure and manage these values. Ongoing international collaboration between researchers and practitioners is needed to build a common framework and to develop standardised measurement methods. Practical implications The insights can support decision makers in how to add value by public and corporate real estate, to explore conflicting values, and to improve current corporate and public real estate management by incorporating adding value parameters and taking into account the needs and interests of different stakeholders. Social implications A clear insight in value adding management of corporate real estate may result in a better fit between real estate and organisational objectives and individual needs. Originality/value The findings link added value theory to Corporate Real Estate Management in Dutch health care practice.Real Estate and HousingArchitecture and The Built Environmen
The Strategic Real Estate Framework: Processes, Linkages, Decisions
No full textThe intention of this work is to provide a contemporary perspective for understanding the real estate markets that can guide the involvement and decisions for all sectors of society's direct and indirect involvements with the real estate process, resources and market participants. Comprehension of the multifaceted, multidimensional, substantial segment of the economy known as real estate is best accomplished through a strategic framework. Because the real estate discipline lacks coherence and concurrence about what is the essence of real estate and what are the operative paradigms for comprehending and making order of the discipline, there is need for a strategic framework that is simultaneously synthesizing, integrating and comprehensive. The concept of the real estate strategy framework both provides the basis for gaining insights into the real estate discipline and also presents a means to connect a strategic approach to real estate with the act of real estate decision-making. By understanding the real estate process, those strategic influences on transactions that follow from the real estate process can be identified. This framework can enhance the quality, reliability and prudence of real estate decisions. By understanding these interdependencies and linkages, more effective decisionmaking concerning real estate interests and the objectives of participants in the real estate markets can be achieved.
Co-creating social and sustainable innovation in makerspaces and fab labs. Lessons learnt from the SISCODE European project
No full text“Making” and the Fourth Industrial Revolution have been extensively investigated in the last few years. Several pieces
of research have been carried out on the topic of fab lab networks and makers movements; in many cases, these
studies highlighted problems of their economic sustainability, stressing -however- their cultural-related role.
Nowadays, it is evident that Makerspaces and Fab Labs do not only produce physical goods, but they also develop
knowledge and relationships, which are expressed through physical productions and activities.
The European Union has been particularly interested in the study and development of innovative ecosystems, which
might serve as levers for sustainable growth, because of their focus on co-creation and the involvement of different
groups of stakeholders. SISCODE Horizon 2020 project was developed according to this European requirement.
Within the SISCODE project, a co-creation methodology for societal challenges was proposed and tested throughout
ten pilot projects carried out by Living Labs, Science Museums and Makerspaces, and Fab Labs.
In this paper, we are going to present the three pilot projects developed by three Makerspaces and Fab Labs
(Polifactory (Milan), Maker (Copenhagen), and Fab Lab Barcelona) and discuss main insights on co-creation practices
Towards an HLA Run-time Infrastructure with Hard Real-time Capabilities
No full textOur work takes place in the context of the HLA standard and its application in real-time systems context. The HLA standard is inadequate for taking into consideration the different constraints involved in real-time computer systems. Many works have been invested in order to providing real-time capabilities to Run Time Infrastructures (RTI) to run real time simulation. Most of these initiatives focus on major issues including QoS guarantee, Worst Case Transit Time (WCTT) knowledge and scheduling services provided by the underlying operating systems. Even if our ultimate objective is to achieve real-time capabilities for distributed HLA federations executions, this paper describes a preliminary work focusing on achieving hard real-time properties for HLA federations running on a single computer under Linux operating systems. Our paper proposes a novel global bottom up approach for designing real-time Run time Infrastructures and a formal model for validation of uni processor to (then) distributed real-time simulation with CERTI
Leader in real estate licensing for 95 years
No full textThis archived document is maintained by the Oregon State Library as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Title from PDF cover (viewed on May 19, 2015).Includes portraits of Oregon Real Estate Commissioners and a complete list of Commissioners and Real Estate Board members.Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-28).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Real estate implications of transitions in Dutch health care institutions
No full textDue to structural changes in laws and regulations and ways of financing, Dutch health care organisations are in a phase of reorientation and transition. As such, many strategical issues have to be solved that will influence their corporate real estate strategy. In such a dynamic context real estate represents a high risk. The transition requires increased transparency and understanding of performance. The current Dutch situation can be described as:•Increased vacancy arouses. Hypothesis: Health care organisations prevent vacancy by disposing of or reinvestments in existing locations, with improved quality of the remaining real estate.•Lower rates and increased uncertainty. Hypothesis: The response will consists of increased focus, demanding a proper preparation.•A growing dilemma of lower budget for real estate and high need for investments. Hypothesis: The level of available financial resources for the renewal of the stock and guaranteed sound management is questionable.The purpose of the research is to test these hypotheses in order to gain a better understanding of the qualitative and quantitative (financial) mutations in health care real estate and to bridge the gap between the current supply and the future demand.To which extent are Dutch health care organisations ready to realise the transition by the introduction of new concepts, in order to meet the future demand of health care real estate?Based on a survey, relevant real estate related data including performance parameters has been collected by AAG, a consultancy firm and shared service centre for health and care, in 2015 and 2016. This database is the starting point for benchmark analyses on the resilience and flexibility of health care organisations to provide the required transition.The data include qualitative data about the location, building, and user experience, and quantitative information (financial, physical, features). Mapping the current situation (IST) generates a better understanding of the (im)possibilities of the health care real estate in the Netherlands (1). In order to forecast the effects of the transition it is necessary to use future scenarios (SOLL) to reveal resilience and flexibility (2). Such scenarios are qualitative as well as quantitative – determining the possible maximum investment and improvement (3). These scenarios will be hold against the actual plans of the health care organisation (4).Design & Construction ManagementReal Estate Managemen
Real Estate Development: An overview
No full textGreen Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Urban Development Managemen
The "Marion"
No full textIn 1904, William Bruns and Charles Dildine, owner of the Hommel Wine Company, set up a real estate company and began to subdivide Rye Beach Park. Lots were quickly purchased by residents of Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan. Many of the summer homes were similar in style and architecture. Trim and names helped individualize them. This particular cottage was dubbed the "Marion," perhaps after the city of Marion, Ohio
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