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Ade, R and Rehm, M (2021) Summertime comparative evaluation of indoor temperature and comfort in Auckland New Zealand: a survey of green certified, code and older homes. Building Research & Information, 49(03), 336–51.

Annemans, M and Heylighen, A (2021) Productive interactions to exchange knowledge in healthcare building design. Building Research & Information, 49(03), 281–93.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Case study enquiry; healthcare building design; knowledge exchange; patient experience; productive interactions; qualitative research;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2020.1749822
  • Abstract:
    Architects and healthcare organizations involved in designing healthcare environments highly value insights gained through research to inform their practice. Obtaining research funding increasingly presupposes economic and/or societal value of research outcomes. Our study aims to gain a nuanced understanding of what knowledge transfer in an inter- and transdisciplinary context, like healthcare building design, means for various actors involved. Based on the notion of productive interactions, we reflect on a knowledge-transfer project seeking solutions for real-world problems in the design of healthcare buildings with a focus on patient experience. We analyze how different actors involved in the project –including researchers, healthcare organizations, and designers – view and value the knowledge provided and transferred, and the (pathways towards) impact. In doing so, we illustrate how productive interactions can take place in real-life situations. We conclude that the roles of researchers and practitioners in knowledge exchange processes should be understood to be fluid. Future realizations of productive interactions could be supported by evaluating knowledge-transfer projects in terms of process and outcomes, thus acknowledging the shifting roles of researchers and practitioners, and the potential to improve well-being and social relations through research.

Bhattacharya, A, Metcalf, A R, Nafchi, A M and Mousavi, E S (2021) Particle dispersion in a cleanroom – effects of pressurization, door opening and traffic flow. Building Research & Information, 49(03), 294–307.

Colenberg, S, Jylhä, T and Arkesteijn, M (2021) The relationship between interior office space and employee health and well-being – a literature review. Building Research & Information, 49(03), 352–66.

Sal Moslehian, A, Kocaturk, T and Tucker, R (2021) An integral view of innovation in hospital building design: understanding the context of the research/practice gap. Building Research & Information, 49(03), 265–80.

Sudprasert, S (2021) Utilization of an evaporative air cooler to achieve thermal comfort in Thailand. Building Research & Information, 49(03), 325–35.

Tejero-González, A, DeFreitas-Barros-Galvão, V M, Zarzuelo-Sánchez, A M and SanJosé-Alonso, J F (2021) Energy use optimization in ventilation of operating rooms during inactivity periods. Building Research & Information, 49(03), 308–24.