Built on and inspired by existing knowledge, we have conceptualised a model in which two different user types (occupants and facility managers) are positioned to the building and its climate and regulatory systems. Thus, a feedback loop and interaction take place among all actors involved. The users, as well as the building itself, have a level of agency and control over the building climate and provide feedback to each other through their actions and behaviour. Following the model, several research questions were defined. These deliverable answers one of them: What are the requirements for an interface that supports control and feedback for facility managers and building dwellers? We have conducted user research over several months to define requirements for the interfaces that will support the interaction between users and the building. Interviews have yielded user data that have enabled us to define an early set of user need statements and two user personas. A workshop during the consortium meeting on 17 November 2022 was held to inform and gather feedback on these results. The user need statements and personas defined in this project phase will serve as a basis for design cycles in which we will design and test interfaces within the B4Blabs. Results from this iterative approach will further finetune and shape these requirements as we go. Therefore, the requirements presented in this deliverable should be regarded as a ‘living document’ rather than a ‘set in stone’ record.
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In 2017 viert het toonaangevende Nederlandse kunsttijdschrift haar 40e verjaardag - een goede reden voor Kunsthal KAdE om, samen met het tijdschrift, een tentoonstelling op te zetten over de fascinerende manieren waarop kunstwerken door de eeuwen heen zijn gemaakt. De tentoonstelling weerspiegelt die interesse door een verbazingwekkende reeks kunstwerken te presenteren die een bijzonder licht werpen op materialen en technieken, vakmanschap, ideevorming en studiopraktijk.
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The aim of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of a school-centered multicomponent PA intervention, called ‘Active Living’, on children's daily PA levels. A quasi-experimental design was used including 9 intervention schools and 9 matched control schools located in the Netherlands. The baseline measurement took place between March–June 2013, and follow-up measurements were conducted 12 months afterwards. Accelerometer (ActiGraph, GT3X +) data of 520 children aged 8–11 years were collected and supplemented with demographics and weather conditions data. Implementation magnitude of the interventions was measured by keeping logbooks on the number of implemented physical environmental interventions (PEIs) and social environmental interventions (SEIs). Multilevel multivariate linear regression analyses were used to study changes in sedentary behavior (SB), light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) between baseline and follow-up. Finally, effect sizes (ESs) were calculated using Cohen's d. No pooled effects on PA and SB were found between children exposed and not exposed to Active Living after 12 months. However, children attending Active Living schools that implemented larger numbers of both PEIs and SEIs engaged in 15 more minutes of LPA per weekday at follow-up than children in the control condition (ES = 0.41; p < .05). Moreover, children attending these schools spent less time in SB at follow-up (ES = 0.33), although this effect was non-significant. No significant effects were found on MVPA. A school-centered multicomponent PA intervention holds the potential to activate children, but a comprehensive set of intervention elements with a sufficient magnitude is necessary to achieve at least moderate effect sizes.
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