by Remko Zuidema | Apr 4, 2016 | Construction Law, Governance, Invest in Real Estate, User
Do you know why the owner of a shopping center is the best landlord? Because he offers users the freedom to set up shop at their own discretion. This is something landlords like housing corporations can learn a lot from. It is unfortunate that those...
by Remko Zuidema | Jan 31, 2016 | Best Practices, Construction process, Governance
Cracks in the walls and subsiding façades because of earthquakes. When you live in Groningen, then this is your daily reality. A reality with big question marks and consequences, because can you still live safely in your home? No you can’t, not without taking...
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?...
by Remko Zuidema | Aug 31, 2015 | Best Practices, Governance, Sustainable Construction
Do we have no need in growing experience in renewable energy deployment anymore? Do we know everything already and never anything went wrong? Modifications to systems and buildings facilitates change from previous implementation versions. Without this key to improving...
by Remko Zuidema | Aug 20, 2015 | Best Practices, Governance, Sustainable Construction
Do you also have a wish list of things that you really want to see with your own eyes and experience up close, because you have already heard and read so much about it? My list has long included a visit to the building NEXT21 in Japan. The apartment building in the...
