The main goal of the paper is to present the characteristics of business renovation efforts and readiness for electronic business (e-business) in Slovenia and Croatia. Renovation is presented as the highest level of strategy for managing change that commonly cannot be handled by continuous improvement and reengineering methods or organizational restructuring. This framework is expanded to e-bus...

The main building of the former Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) designed by Alvar Aalto is part of the cultural heritage in Finland. The building underwent a major renovation in 2011-2015 and has now become an awarded Undergraduate Centre for the modern interdisciplinary education of Aalto University. This paper presents how the architectural masterpiece from the 1960's was renovated an...

Renovation projects are complex and multi-layered as they often deal with architectural, cultural, social values, well aspects of energy efficiency finance. This article discusses the impact that engaging in a sustainable retrofit had on environmental values those involved. The project was renovation an existing log cabin structure located Ōtātara heritage site<em> </em>at Eastern I...

The renovation and construction of buildings presents an opportunity for climate change mitigation in urban environments. Bio-based is particularly promising since the plant’s sequestered carbon offsets building’s emissions. However, required land to cultivate suitable biomass feasibility environmentally sustainable materials resilient cities should be understood. This study analyzes timber, st...

Overview The integration of land administration processes and the collaboration of land agencies are considered essential for the effective delivery of developable land for housing production. However, in most countries, housing and land management policies are usually split between multiple government agencies. The background literature suggests that the activities of governments’ agencies tha...

Non-profit organizations such as public sector organizations have some specifics, which make renovation projects significantly different. It is clear that radical changes in the execution of business processes and in the organizational structures are not suitable for the public sector because they are not possible for many, also political, reasons. A business process change in public sector mos...

In the context of a Post-Doc Research, still in progress (1), renovation of housing built from 1946 to 1970 in Europe has been individualized as a field of research. As a matter of fact it presents, among other issues, high energy consumption and low indoor air quality. Through an analytical comparison between two very different contexts, Italy and the Netherlands, the definition of two tools ̶ ...

Business process modeling, simulation, and an evaluation of different alternative scenarios for improvement has been proven to be promising tools for decreasing the risk related to business process reengineering projects. Business renovation as the highest level of strategy for managing change in an organization is the key element of electronic business orientation. Business process simulation ...