Hydrolabaratory – the First Step to Open Space

The effect of proportional of open space to semi-open space in better use of climatic conditions in houses in coastal and foothill areas of East Gilan

Having a mild and humid climate, Gilan province is closer to the comfort zone than other regions of Iran. In addition, the use of radiation, wind, precipitation and humidity components in the spatial organization of native houses has led to the formation of a semi-open space next to the closed space. In general, the placement of spaces in this climate is such that there is no clear border betwe...

First Step to Independence

The step out of mental hospital back into the community can he a major ordeal for many patients. To provide a halfway stage between hospital and full independence, the Birmingham and District Association for Mental Health recently opened a special short-stay hostel for ex-patients, which is described here by Julian Smithells. In many mental hospitals today there are patients who are ready to ta...

Awareness: the first step to action.

Humans have the greatest capacity for foresight but the least inclination to use it. Although 35% of Americans say that they or someone close to them have had a stroke, only 1% worry about it. The statistics resulted from a telephone survey of 1000 adults representative of the US demographics conducted by the American Heart Association.1 Moreover, only a minority know what to do to prevent a st...

Literacy - the first step to Academic Inclusion

The next step - open prototyping

Software applications in the car are gaining in importance as a driver for innovation and value creation for the car manufacturers and their suppliers. These novel software functions, e.g., mobile services or car-to-car enabled applications, are increasingly designed and developed using early prototypes. Building on open innovation literature, this paper goes beyond extant knowledge on prototyp...