The European Commission has put forward plans with the Green Deal to combat climate change. The Green Deal is intended to ensure that the European Union becomes climate neutral by 2050. To achieve this objective, a road map is being drawn up with a package of measures for a sustainable…
Sustainable asphalt In the above video “Understanding the green business case” of the Top Sector Energy, a business case of sustainable asphalt has been highlighted. Marjolein van der Klauw, sustainable procurement consultant at Rijkswaterstaat and Theo Baggerman, KAM (Quality, Labor and Environment) manager at Dura Vermeer, talk about what is…
The Rutte Group was originally a transport company, but added road construction in the 1980s. About 20 years ago, concrete recycling was added. Today, the company has around 200 employees, serving the Amsterdam region in the areas of transport, road construction and recycling. Leader in sustainability In…
First large scale solar noise barrier The collaborating parties state that this noise barrier is the first of its kind to have been installed with the so-called ‘bi-facial’ solar panels on such a large scale. The traffic noise barrier is 40 meters long. With the opening of Solar Highways in…
The research report ‘On the road to climate neutral infrastructure in the Netherlands’ was published in 2018. At this moment, the report is only available in Dutch. The research project is supported by the Dutch ministry of Economics (MVI-Energieproject, Topsector Energie). The research resulted to transition scenarios of the most…
By implementing machinery with an electric engine, KWS and Vrijbloed strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during construction processes. With the development of the electric truck, both parties aim to contribute to the achievement of sustainability goals. Moreover, the electric truck reduces noise disturbance and requires less maintenance compared…
Sustainable innovations During this project, the construction firm worked alongside engineering and consultancy agency Sweco. According to the province, the construction works and maintenance of the N211 has led to 4.000 tons of carbon emissions, while 14.000 tons of CO₂ emissions were saved and compensated during the construction and…
Greenfalt The municipality of Breda assigned Rasenberg Infra to construct the Greenfalt asphalt road. The construction of this ‘green’ asphalt is the first of its kind in Breda. “I am proud of this great pilot. The first in Breda with a complete construction of sustainable and ‘quiet’ asphalt”,…
According to Frederik Oudman, consultant Environmental Quality at Royal HaskoningDHV, it is inevitable for the transition towards electrification to expand to other business sectors. The infrastructure and construction sector offers many opportunities for the use of electrically powered machinery during the construction process. Electric tools are cost effective, more efficient…
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