How to improve collaboration in infrastructure Bouwteams: A comparative study towards collaboration in Dutch building and transportation infrastructure projects

The Bouwteam is in both the building and infrastructure sector increasingly mentioned as a possibility to improve client-contractor collaboration. Currently, compared to the building sector, the infrastructure sector lags behind in applying this collaboration format. This research aims to investigate to what level building and infrastructure...

Stimulating Circular Building Methods: A cross-case analysis to identify the role of the general contractor

Research on circular economy in the construction industry is only recently gaining momentum. A circular economy does not produce any waste. The construction sector is the most polluting sector in the Netherlands and uses 50% of the used raw materials. Therefore, circular building methods might decrease the demand on raw materials in the Dutch...