According to the report of the Remkes Committee, nitrogen emissions must be halved in the next ten years to improve the state of Dutch nature. The construction sector will also have to invest in sustainable measures to meet the nitrogen ambitions of the Remkes Commission. According to Gijs Termeer of…
What is your role in the CCvD? Jeroen works at De Vries and Van de Wiel and represents the association of hydraulic engineers. “That is sometimes quite difficult, because there are large and small hydraulic engineers and they sometimes have different wishes.” He himself works for a medium to large…
The Handbook of the CO₂ Performance Ladder is continuously being developed. The basis of the further development are evaluations of Handbook elements, wishes of (international) organizations and the need for more impact on projects. In Handbook 3.1, a number of requirements are more compactly described and clarified, which improves readability.
Handbook 3.1 of the CO₂ Performance Ladder was published on 22 June 2020. From this moment on it is possible for organizations to be certified in accordance with the new standard. What does this mean for contracting authorities and buyers? Impact on projects The most important change to Handbook…
This plan contains 35 additional measures to promote a European circular economy. The most outstanding? Circular procurement becomes less non-binding. The EU wants to introduce targets and reports to further stimulate circular procurement. Like the Netherlands, the EU also recognizes the importance of circularity. By 2050, each member state…
Delivery in 2023 According to Van der Spek, importer of the excavators, Van Gelder has a first for hydrogen construction equipment with this purchase. Van Gelder is expected to be able to deploy the machines in 2023. “Sustainability does not have…
Organizations are taking more and more measures to make the construction site and the equipment used there more sustainable. For example, the focus is on the in-house generation of electricity, the application of alternative fuels and the electrification of vehicles and equipment. This is evident from the Report of Measure…
The European Commission has put forward plans with the Green Deal to combat climate change. The Green Deal is intended to ensure that the European Union becomes climate neutral by 2050. To achieve this objective, a road map is being drawn up with a package of measures for a sustainable…
Sustainable asphalt In the above video “Understanding the green business case” of the Top Sector Energy, a business case of sustainable asphalt has been highlighted. Marjolein van der Klauw, sustainable procurement consultant at Rijkswaterstaat and Theo Baggerman, KAM (Quality, Labor and Environment) manager at Dura Vermeer, talk about what is…
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