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Smit, Heleen (author)Current societal and construction challenges, combined with limited time and the scarcity of people and resources, require solutions in the construction industry. This research focuses on repetitive tasks and contributes to that. Furthermore, this research is necessary because the literature on repetitive tasks is limited and needs to be...master thesis 2024
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Gerlag, Josje (author)The current market forces of infrastructural projects in the Dutch construction sector necessitate public clients to divide a large-scale multidisciplinary project into multiple contracts. This causes diverse contractors to have to work simultaneously. Interfaces arise between the contracts, which require a deeper collaboration to align all...master thesis 2023
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Rebers, Thomas (author)In traditional models of project delivery, stakeholders have clear assignments of risks, responsibilities, and liabilities. However, in today's large and complex infrastructure projects, these allocations are often uncertain and difficult to determine at the project's outset. Consequently, many of these large projects experience inefficiencies,...master thesis 2023
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Tenders in the Dutch construction industry: The impact of client decisions on the tender competitionGroen, Bas (author)As a result of decreasing competition within the procurement of large construction projects in the Dutch construction sector, the need arises to understand the mechanisms behind the competition. Especially how decisions by clients on the procurement of construction projects impact the number of competitors. When this is understood, clients can...master thesis 2023
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Carbutto, Jaco (author)Electro-fuels (E-fuels) are a potential zero-carbon fuel option, that are able to reduce emissions from the marine sector. However, e-fuels still face several challenges, as currently, their production costs are high, and the implementation<br/>of e-fuels in the marine sector is still in a research and development phase. Therefore, this study...master thesis 2023
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Hemel, Jean-Marie (author)To prevent and reverse detrimental climate and biodiversity change, it is essential to motivate the housing construction supply chain to reduce the emission of carbon and nitrogen. The need to reduce the amount of emitted greenhouse gases and nitrogen oxides (NOx) is even more urgent in the Dutch housing construction. Currently, little research...master thesis 2023
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Kuster, Tom (author)Construction projects have become increasingly complex, requiring effective management strategies to navigate challenges related to project contexts, interdisciplinary integration, and procurement processes. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) has introduced the two-phase model to address these...master thesis 2023
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Gumbs, Eljoenai (author)In the last decade, the Bouwteam concept has become increasingly popular in the construction industry. A Bouwteam agreement is a bilateral agreement between a client and a main contractor, in which the main contractor is involved at an early stage. An advantage of a Bouwteam collaboration is that risks which occur in the construction phase are...master thesis 2023
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van Leeuwen, Jimi (author)Recently, there has been growing concerns about CO2-emissions, labour dynamics and demand volumes in the Dutch construction industry and industrialised timber constructions have the potential to help solve parts of these challenges. However, relatively little is known about how to identify pathways to adopt industrialised timber construction in...master thesis 2023
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Kanters, Mark (author)The aim of this research was to investigate the effects of implementing circularity in infrastructural construction projects. As a very polluting sector, circularity is becoming a more and more popular theme in the construction industry. Driven by both governmental regulations of reaching a full circular economy in 2050 and intrinsic motivation,...master thesis 2022
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Mazo Goez, Anyely (author)The circular economy in the construction sector aims to lessen the environmental impact of construction projects by incorporating the end-of-life phase into the design and the conscious use of reusable resources. To achieve a circular economy in the built environment, it has been evidenced in the literature and practice that governance...master thesis 2022
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Schreuder, Anniek (author)Over the years, the marine contracting sector has faced many challenges surrounding safety, the economic fluctuations because of the oil crisis and now tackling the sustainability challenge. Years of experience in the offshore industry, a heavy industry that contributes significantly to the climate crisis through its environmental impact, is...master thesis 2022
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van Splunder, Thijs (author)In modern construction, collaboration has become a key element for the success of projects. Both clients and contractors are aware of the importance of maintaining a solid relationship. However, as collaboration is subject to ambiguous factors that influence both the content of the project and the social elements, it is proven to be difficult to...master thesis 2022
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Ceylan, Altan (author)Rijkswaterstaat has introduced the two-stage model in the Dutch construction industry in order to reduce risks in large and complex projects (Rijkswaterstaat, 2020a). However, it is also possible that the two-stage model can influence the sustainability of infrastructure projects since the risks are reduced and a different way of collaboration...master thesis 2022
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Kreike, Boris (author)The number of raw materials consumed and waste generated by the construction industry is no longer a viable solution in the future. It is required for the construction industry to move from a linear towards a circular economy (CE) by circular construction (CC). The unfamiliarity in actions that need to be taken for CC is still new terrain for...master thesis 2022
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Aalbers, Sebastiaan (author)To limit the effects of climate change, it is crucial to motivate contractors and the government to reduce emissions at construction sites in the infrastructure sector. This research is an exploratory study on which barriers slow down and which drivers accelerate the transition towards zero-emission construction sites in the Dutch infrastructure...master thesis 2022
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Dhonre, Shazia (author)Better collaboration in the construction industry might lead to a more efficient construction process and a high reduction of failure costs. A model that tries to support collaboration, is a Bouwteam. In a Bouwteam, the contractor is already involved in the design process and shares his knowledge about the realization costs of the design and its...master thesis 2021
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Benard, William (author)This research aims to identify what is most important to focus on to improve the collaboration between contractors and engineering agencies. Research is done on different collaborative relationships, but the contractor and engineering agency collaboration is relatively new, as it did not exist before the major contractual change from traditional...master thesis 2021
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Ligthart, Chiara (author)As a result of the high failure costs and many project delays in the construction industry, collaborative contracts emerged in an attempt to improve project performance. The project alliance was one of them. This integrative way of working requires a focus on the human aspects, because people from different organisational cultures are brought...master thesis 2021
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Molenaar, Hanna (author)An increasing awareness of sustainability problems urges the need for more sustainable practices within the infrastructure industry. Organisations actively engage sustainability in strategic missions and objectives. However, how these visions translate proactively to the tactical and operational levels of decision-making is still considered an...master thesis 2021