2018
VCA-VOL exam
I passed the (Dutch) VCA-VOL exam, which covers safety, health and environmental issues at construction sites. The certificate helps me to gain access and to work at construction projects.
‘Inspiration’ for interregional school assignment
With an 'inspiration session' on circular demolition, I contributed to a competition between pupils of secondary schools. An answer to the question 'how demolition contractors create new life'. Other contributors: Uzin Utz and Heijmans.
BAMB Annual Stakeholder Meeting
During 2018's meeting, first research findings, prototypes and lessons learnt were shared. Through interactive sessions, I assisted with uncovering challenges and opportunities for circular design.
2017
BIMIDE3 Final workshop Cairo
Closure of the EU-funded Tempus project. I presented recent work under the title End-of-life-cycle information management: how demolition contractors recover value.
Field work: disassembly in practice
Visit of a site where a building is being disassembled. The visit yielded many new insights about demolition and deconstruction practices.
3rd Green Design Conference
I presented the paper BIM uses for reversible building design: Identification, classification & elaboration at the 3rd Green Design Conference in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Journal paper publication
My first publication 'Experiencing Supply Chain Optimizations: A Serious Gaming Approach' - in the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. Read the entire paper here.
Serious gaming workshop at CHOIR summer school
A significant part of the one-time summer school on Healthcare Operations Research is devoted to serious gaming techniques. My former colleague Alexandr and I were invited to introduce the essential basics to the +/- 50 participating PhD students from all around the world and to get them inspired for making a serious game (prototype) themselves.
Paper presentation at IPSERA 2017 conference
I presented my paper called Coordinating reverse logistics in construction: mechanisms to manage uncertainties for various disposition scenarios at the IPSERA 2017 conference in Balatonfüred (Hungary). In the paper, we uncover demolisher-contractor relationships in three different real-world projects.
BAMB Annual Stakeholder meeting 2017
At the annual BAMB stakeholder meeting, interested parties were informed about the progress of research and development activities done by our BAMB consortium.
Project visit: Circular pavilion ABN AMRO
Visit to the construction site of the Circular pavilion of ABN AMRO in Amsterdam. The planned building will provide office (meeting) spaces and will also serve some cultural and public functions. The project allows the bank to gain first-hand experiences with circular economy principles. A report of the project visit is published here.
Co-creating a new office layout
'Practice what you preach': using a simple low-tech visualization tool that I made, we (PhD and PDEng students) collaboratively designed a floor plan for our new office space.
2016
Presentation at Reversible Building Design BIM workshop
Together with Usama, I presented a demo for a 'virtual simulator' that aims to give designers insights into the transformability of their draft building designs.
Workshop circular demolition Erasmus MC
The hospital buildings Dijkzigt and (temporary) main entrance are not needed any longer. Through lectures and workshops, we explored the reuse potential of these buildings.
Study refurbishment Hogekamp
One of the faculty buildings at our university is undergoing a major refurbishment. To learn more about this project (and particularly about scheduling techniques deployed), we visited the project and conducted a first interview.
Meeting TU Berlin
To discuss some of the challenges of a software framework for evaluating reversible building designs. (more…)
Study trip to Weiersbrug and Groningerbrug
A visit to Roelofs' project "Blauwe As fase II - verkeersbruggen Weiersbrug en Groningerbrug" in Assen.
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Study deconstruction project
A former healthcare building was visited that was being deconstructed. Construction workers took valuable components, elements and materials out for future reuse. (more…)
BAMB workpackage meeting (Watford)
Presentation and discussion of state-of-the-art reports of the BAMB research project. I contributed to the BIM state-of-the-art report with a section about the use of BIM in the Netherlands. (more…)
Company visit: De Groot Vroomshoop
De Goot Vroomshoop is a construction firm that produces and installs building systems. During a company visit, we saw how products are returned and prepared for reuse.
Follow-up: serious game play during SCM course
One year after its introduction, the serious game 'Tower of Infinity' was played during the course Supply Chain Management & ICT again.
Lecture Revit Fundamentals
I gave an introductory lecture about Revit to the freshmen students of Civil Engineering (University of Twente). Topics included: parametric design, BIM uses, state-of-the-art within the industry and software functionalities.
BAMB workshop (Brussels)
Workshop for the BAMB project on the progress of the different research projects going on at the moment. Discussions on how to solve issues and prevent stumbling...
Getting to know: Resource Limburg
Explanation about the use of a BIM-based marketplace for disassembled building components and elements.
Inspiration at NEVI Inkoopdag
I attended the NEVI conference for purchasing professionals in the Netherlands. NEVI is one of the sponsors of my research. (more…)
International Design Studio (Maastricht)
The International Design Studio - that started in Sarajevo and was followed up in Istanbul - came to its conclusion with a symposium on reversible building design in Maastricht. Participants of the studio were awarded a certificate of recognition after presenting their final design proposals.
International Design Studio (Istanbul)
As a follow-up of the previous International Design Studio, we worked on a redesign of the Green Transformable Building Lab - particularly focusing on its position on and the layout of the public innovation square. (more…)
Launch of the BAMB Stakeholder Network
The Buildings As Material Banks (BAMB) research project is creating circular solutions for the building sector. BAMB seeks to develop and integrate new tools that will enable a shift towards dynamically and flexibly designed buildings that can be incorporated into a circular economy.
Two workshops at Lean Construction Symposium 2016
Participants played the serious game Tower of Infinity and then engaged in a critical discussion on the key ingredients for success - within the game and beyond. (more…)
International Design Studio (Sarajevo)
During this one-week workshop, we developed design concepts for dynamic and circular building. (more…)
Play session Tower of Infinity at large contractor
The management team of a large Dutch contractor played the Tower of Infinity at a workshop.
Research project visit to Gothenborg, Sweden
I attended a Tempus project meeting at Chalmers University of Technology, the topic of the meeting being BIM in education.
2015
Tower of Infinity at BIM event
I took care of organizing the University of Twente game plaza at the BIM event. Here, we presented multiple serious games developed at our department.
PhD defense Frederick van Amstel
Frederick van Amstel defended his thesis Expansive Design: designing with contradictions. As one of his paranymphs, I engaged in a design game: the simulation of a PhD defense within the actual defense.
Game play at Supply Chain Management & ICT course
The Tower of Infinity was played by 40 graduate students at our university.
Workshop Gaming and simulation in construction education
I gave a workshop on possibilities for serious games in construction management education. A prototype of the Tower of Infinity was play-tested for the first time as well.
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Microsoft Research PhD summer school 2015
I presented a poster of my research at the Microsoft Research PhD summer school 2015 in Cambridge.
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Attendance BIM Praktijkdag 2015
BIM stories from practice were shared at the BIM Praktijkdag 2015.
Designing a Thing
Through organizing collaborative design sessions with low-tech materials, we designed a Thing (socio-material assembly).
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