Combining Logistics Resources between Urban Construction Projects: A cross-sectional study for the city of Amsterdam

Construction resource management in the Netherlands is causing environmental concerns due to a high demand for infrastructure maintenance and carbon/nitrogen emissions. Insufficient optimization of resource management between projects results in more traffic and higher energy demand, but measures such as linking projects, program management, and...

Design of Prognosis model for transportation volumes related to construction methods

The current research stems from the motivation of controlling the phenomenon of traffic congestion in urban areas that can be deteriorated due to the implementation of a construction project. Nowadays, it is frequently observed that construction activities in complex urban environments appear undesirable effects on the communities surrounding...

Small and medium sized enterprises’ construction logistics in urban areas: A framework to decrease the emissions caused by small-scale construction projects’ logistics in urban areas

The world is facing climate change which has sever impacts on extreme weather events, biodiversity and rising seas. Greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced to counteract climate change. One specific way to contribute to that reduction is setting Zero-Emission (ZE) zones to ban fossil fuel vehicles in urban areas which will presumably lead to...

Designing a construction logistics control tower for city development: A case study in Amsterdam Amstel III

Movement simulations on construction sites: An explorative study on the influence of 4D-BIM simulation of construction workers movements on construction sites to workhours and labour productivity

Unobstructed Constructed: Developing a supporting tool for municipalities to stimulate the implementation of smart solutions in construction logistics in civil structure projects

Nowadays, a worldwide urbanisation trend can be observed. In the Netherlands, it is expected that the population of the four largest cities will be increased with an average of 15% in 2030. In total, these four big cities will accommodate a third of the Dutch population in 2030 (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek & Planbureau voor de...

Supply Chain Management with BIM: Towards better control of construction logistics

Currently the on-site logistics of construction projects are very inefficient. The construction industry is very fragmented and there are a lot of different information and material processes, therefore it is difficult for a main contractor to get control of these all. It is assumed that if the main contractor gets control of the logistics, the...