by Remko Zuidema | May 30, 2016 | Circular Economy, Construction process
Do you know the ancient Indian parable about the blind men and the elephant? Every man touches a certain part of the elephant and assumes to know what it is. The man touching the trunk says: “It’s a snake!” The man touching the ear says: “It is...
by Remko Zuidema | Apr 25, 2016 | Circular Economy, Construction process
It only took a weekend. In two days’ time the inventory of the C1000 supermarket around the corner had been replaced by a completely new Albert Heijn interior. From a totally filled building to an empty space to a new interior within 48 hours. This provider...
by Remko Zuidema | Feb 29, 2016 | Circular Economy, Construction process, Sustainable Construction
I have had a strange dream last night. On the sidewalk I almost ran into to a man who was looking really pleased at a newly refurbished façade. “What exactly do you see?”, I asked him. “A beautiful piece of craftsmanship”, was his answer and he...
by Remko Zuidema | Dec 19, 2015 | Circular Economy, Invest in Real Estate, User
For you as an end-user without any influence, a building holds little value, so you will not care much about what happens to it later on. This puts you in direct opposition to the investor, although he has hardly any problems with throwing materials away. Currently,...
by Remko Zuidema | Oct 19, 2015 | Circular Economy, Governance, Invest in Real Estate
Picture this! A beach on the Bahamas, a man with a spreadsheet on his lap and a phone to his ear. While the waiter puts down his cocktail the investor closes a deal directly with the supplier-provider about their next building project, as partners. The new...
by Remko Zuidema | Sep 10, 2015 | Circular Economy, Economy, Governance, Sustainable Construction
Is the grass really as green as we’d like to pretend in the circular economy?!? From the government’s perspective our current real estate is primarily a cash cow. What if commodity banks would take over the ownership of buildings and make them available to us for use?...
