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 | 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...
by Remko Zuidema | Jun 11, 2015 | Best Practices, Construction Law, Construction process, Sustainable Construction, User
Can you imagine that you let somebody else choose a new car for you? Of course, that is out of the question! That is definitely something you would want to do yourself. For the simple reason that no one knows better than you what, how and where you want to drive. You...
by Remko Zuidema | Apr 23, 2015 | Construction Law, Construction process, Invest in Real Estate, Sustainable Construction
What do you want from a contractor? That he builds exactly what you ask for, right? In the Netherlands you rarely get that, because you’re not the one in charge under a traditional Dutch building contract. Money is leading. Not your money, but the...
