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Westerink, Bryan (author)This research aimed to determine whether offsite construction leads to a lower environmental impact than onsite construction. Further, it is researched how the environmental impact of offsite construction can be reduced. This is of great importance as the construction industry has a significant environmental impact. Specifically, offsite...master thesis 2023
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Jiang, Xinzhi (author)Construction schedule optimisation problems have been explored extensively, including activity sequencing rules and work packaging. Yet knowledge is still lacking in the sequencing of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) components with geometric complexity, and how to handle conflicting precedence between MEP work packages arising from the...master thesis 2022
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Asaumi, Yuko (author)This study aims to provide insight into the causes underlying premature building demolition to improve the understanding of demolition decisions that might help reduce the number of demolitions in the construction sector.<br/>This study adopted a System Thinking based Approach and a case study. The methods explored a Dutch university building...master thesis 2022
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Güler, Talha (author)The Netherlands currently suffers from a housing shortage, which cannot be solved by the traditional project-based approach of realizing new homes. Under a visible trend of a project-transcending, programmatic approach within the construction sector, various housing associations, municipalities and market parties are united in an inter...master thesis 2022
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Tellez Angel, Natalia (author)In the built environment, the continuous growth and expansion of urban areas worldwide have become alarming. The built environment is continuously developing in an unsustainable manner, and in the mid-term future, resources will be scarce if practices are not changed. Therefore, new building materials and methods need to be implemented to...master thesis 2022
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van Dijk, Cornelis (author)A tool that contributes to solving the cultural barrier of the lack of knowlegde about circularity in conventional members of project teams. Using three case studies an evaluation tool is developed. With gathering circular project dynamics, validating them and integrating them into the evaluation tool. The tool intends to help members of project...master thesis 2022
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Yan, Hannah (author)Since China's open door policy and with its rapid urbanisation process, modern China has been known as the “testing ground” for foreign architects, including Dutch architecture firms. The architecture practices that firms did in China have enriched their company portfolio as well as increased their international reputation. For years, being a...master thesis 2022
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Vasquez Gomez, Pedro (author)Economies, society, and organizations are operating on borrowed time (Lacy & Rutqvist, 2015). <br/><br/>As a response to urgent planetary and societal needs, a critical shift is required on every aspect of how organizations in the construction sector, one of the most resource intensive and pollutant industries, propose, create, and capture...master thesis 2022
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Zijlstra, Kije (author)The goal of this research is to improve the fitness for use of the CMDB in the development phase of large infrastructure projects by identifying the information needs of the individuals. The construction industry is transiting from paper-based systems engineering to Model-Based Systems Engineering, especially in the development phase of large...master thesis 2022
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van Driesten, Georgette (author)In order for the construction industry to be climate neutral and circular by 2030, a transition is needed that changes norms & values and the way of working. Within the construction industry 80% of the clients are public organisations, which can steer a sustainable transition by posing a demand for sustainable alternatives. In order to...master thesis 2021
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Shivakumar, Nireeksha (author)The Circular Economy (CE) in the built environment has gained attention due to the current unsustainable linear model. There are several indicators to measure the transition towards the CE in the built environment, but no consensus has been reached. Based on previous literature, the design decisions during the preliminary stage of the design...master thesis 2021
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Hereijgers, Sjef (author)This past century the demand for raw materials has risen sharply. This demand is expected to rise even further, which is not sustainable. Changing the linear model of consumption to a circular model can help to decrease levels of raw material demand. The application of serviceoriented business models, called ProductService System (PSS) can...master thesis 2021
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Barcia Gancayco, Margarita (author)Architects contribute to the cultural, social, economic, environmental, and technological aspects of society. However, architects face several challenges due to high levels of urbanization, lower financials for projects and the emergence of new professionals and contracts, that lessen the scopes of architects. Architects in developing nations...master thesis 2021
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Parmar, Akshit (author)This paper aims to provide insights into the role of ‘Entrepreneurial Behaviour’ in stimulating the transition of the Built Environment from a linear economic model to a Circular Economy. Implementation of the circular principles is riddled with regulatory, cultural, financial, and other sector-specific barriers that stall transition efforts and...master thesis 2021
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Wetsteijn, Frank (author)The built environment has a huge contribution to the total CO2 and waste production, due to their linear approach of “take, make & dispose”. A shift in construction is needed towards the circular economy to close material loops, decrease and eventually stop the depletion of the earth’s resources. The construction project organisation could...master thesis 2021
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Stoll, Sjoerd (author)In the Netherlands, from time to time, remarkable bids can be observed among the results of tenders for large infrastructure projects with design and construction integrated in a single contract. This observation sparked interest in the decision-making processes that Dutch contractors apply. Contractors determine their bid amount with the mark...master thesis 2021
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Kuipers, Luuk (author)The transition towards a circular economy has many barriers. Scholars have researched these barriers in the last few years, though due to lack of implemented cases, practical insights are missing. With a holistic overview, this research connects the theoretical knowledge with insights gained from practice. New insights can be found by looking at...master thesis 2021
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Mathur, Pulkit (author)The construction industry has always been plagued with a high number of accidents and fatalities. The Dutch construction is not an exception in this case and had the highest percentage of workplace accidents among all industries in the national economy, in the year 2019. The high number of accidents and resulting fatalities can be attributed to...master thesis 2020
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Rudraraju, K. (author)Being one of the world’s largest waste generator, the construction industry is responsible for a train of events such as global warming, climate change, and depletion of natural resources. Materials are exhausted globally to a large extent and the waste produced in the process is not treated properly. A “take-make-dispose” or popularly known as...master thesis 2020
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Baak, Bram (author)The construction sector showed almost no fundamental change in the past 50 years, where other industries reaped the benefits of standardisation and digitalisation. Until recently innovation development was no issue for engineering firms active in this construction sector. At the moment however, they are progressing towards higher degrees of...master thesis 2019