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Dutch hydraulic engineering is in the midst of one of the biggest transitions in its history. Climate challenges, stricter emission standards, and social expectations are forcing the sector to think fundamentally differently. At the same time, hydraulic engineers have been working for decades with robust, expensive work vessels that cannot simply be replaced. Sustainability must take shape between these two worlds. It is striking that […]
Construction has been part of the Voets family business for generations, but with the rise of sustainable building materials, a new idea emerged ten years ago: filling gabions with BioBlocks, made from natural waste streams from the Netherlands' largest lowland peat bog, Weerribben-Wieden National Park. One of the initiators, Teun Voets, gives us a glimpse behind the scenes and […]
Van Doorn performs verge management for the province of Noord-Brabant. That is to say, ecological roadside management. To this end, Van Doorn has drawn up an ecological green management plan. One of the objectives is to increase biodiversity. What this involves, explains Kees van Dam, asset manager at Van Doorn. “Over a length of 550 kilometers, we manage the roadsides,” [....]
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