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Mathijs van Ledden in NCE: Engineers lead calls for New York flood barrier

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

New York City urgently needs a flood barrier to protect it against further flooding and rising sea levels, leading engineers said this week.

Mathijs van Ledden in New York Times: Lessons for U.S. From a Flood-Prone Land

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Entrusted with ensuring that the central Netherlands never suffers a calamity like the one visited on New York by Hurricane Sandy, Willem van Dijk, guardian of the dikes in Flevoland, a Dutch province that is more than 12 feet below sea level, sends out 11 men each morning to combat a grave menace to the world’s most advanced network of storm defenses.

Mathijs van Ledden in Minyanville: Does NYC Need a Levee System?

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

As the US Northeast reels in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, discussions of cause and effect, and questions of what the major metropolitan areas can do going forward to protect their populations, have already begun.

Maurice Hermens in Deep Foundations: Rotterdam Arch "Under" Construction

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

After one of the deepest excavations in the history of the Netherlands, construction of the basement levels has begun for Market Hall Rotterdam. When completed, the structure will be a 12-story-high arch of apartments, shops and restaurants in Rotterdam's historic Laurens district. Designed by Rotterdam-based architecture firm MVRDV, the 40 m (131 ft) tall and 70 m (230 ft) wide arch will cover a 117 m (384 ft) long, 43 m (141 ft) wide public market. The four basement levels will house a supermarket on the first level and a parking garage on the three lower levels.

World Water: Nereda effluent for public water garden

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The innovative energy and space saving Nereda® technology is used by the Netherlands' Rijn & IJssel Water board for a new facility to replace an outdated sewage treatment plant in the town of Dinxperlo. DHV, a Dutch engineering consultancy was awarded the US$10.5 million contract. Construction of the plant will be integrated in the Brüggenhütte plan, in which the water board and municipality of Aalten are jointly turning a former waste disposal site into a public water garden and green area.

Endeavour Magazine: A sustainable future

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Big businesses are about making a profit, which means you don’t always associate them with a concerted effort to make the world a better place. However, at a time when the environment is increasingly at risk and it seems a day doesn't go by without some new bad news about the economy, DHV is not only pushing for practices in design and construction that save money and protect the environment, but thriving as it does so.

Supernews: Wastewater re-use fit for irrigation

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

A wastewater treatment plant has been operating in the Gansbaai area since 2009, providing the Overstrand municipality with much-needed water, and using an innovative new technology to do so. SSI, a South African engineering and environmental consultancy company, made a breakthrough at Gansbaai when it commissioned the first full-scale domestic demonstration sewage treatment plant in Africa. The plant implements a cost-effective and sustainable treatment technology called Nereda.

Rik Krabbendam in iFly magazine

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants) made the winning design for the world's largest airport, which will be built in the Chinese capital Beijing. Due for completion in 2017, its surface area is the same as the entire city of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. iFly Magazine talks to NACO director Rik Krabbendam about the challenge of designing an airport over 130 million passengers a year.

Ben Reeskamp in Vietnam Supply Chain about the Mekong River Project

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

New Transportation lines anchor Ho Chi Minh City's future
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is both Vietnam's main business city and a key node in the country’s infrastructure network. In this issue of VSC Magazine, Jaap Janssen and Joep Janssen of JNSN architects examine the impact of some of the changes that are occurring in HCMC.

Helle van der Roest in Delft Outlook: Purely based on character (Nereda)

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

In Epe, the Veluwe Water Board is pioneering a new generation of sewage water purification. The Nereda granular sludge technology saves around a quarter of the energy, while taking up just a quarter of the space. "In ten year's time, this will be the standard."

Tobias Stöcker on New Earth Leaders: Are you doing what you feel you should be doing?

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Look in a mirror, what do you see - what is calling out to you? Are you doing what you feel you should be doing?

Intertraffic: A breath of fresh air

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

By combining emissions modeling with traffic simulation, authorities can analyze in fine detail the environmental impact of their ITS deployments and traffic management decisions, leading to a cleaner transport network for all.

Rob van Tilburg in NRC Handelsblad on sustainability bonuses

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

New tool for sustainable policy: big bonus

A new trend amongst Dutch multinationals: some executive remunerations are now based on meeting sustainability targets. But the criteria are not always clear.

Paint and chemical producer AkzoNobel was the first to introduce a new system of performance related pay last April, when it announced its executive bonuses would be based on sustainability criteria. The 600 top managers at the company now have to take into consideration whether they have done enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and whether they have developed more innovative, environmentally friendly products than the competition. If they fail to do so, their remuneration is reduced.

Akzo was the first company to openly connect sustainable performance to its bonuses and several Dutch multinationals have already followed suit. Chemical manufacturer DSM, postal company TNT and energy giant Shell all announced they are adopting similar policies.

Is there a green revolution going on concerning rewards for executives? Have managers in the Netherlands all realised that more environmentally and customer friendly policies pay off? And are they trying to push their companies in this direction by not only taking profits into account, but also their contributions to people and planet? Or is this just a convenient way to keep handing out bonuses to managers when economic times are rough? Those who produce less may not meet their profit targets, but they also emit less carbon dioxide.

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SSI in Engineering News with water projects in South Africa

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Maurice Hermens in Civil Engineering

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Architects, structural engineers, and geotechnical engineers have collaborated to design a new type of residence for the Netherlands’ second-largest city, one that pairs Rotterdam’s tradition of open-air markets with an enormous arch structure that will enable residents to view both the city and the market below. Glass-clad cable net facades at either end of the arch will ensure that the markets remain protected yet inviting.

High-frequency timetable makes demands on the tracks, stations and train operators

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dick Kevelam on Radio Netherlands Worldwide (video) about a new green city in China

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

"China enjoys the doubtful honour of being the world's biggest polluter – as well as the world’s biggest investor in green technology. And Dutch companies are getting in on the act – such as the DHV engineering firm that is building a green city with the most up-to-date technology" reports Sigrid Deters from Radio Netherlands Worldwide.

New Civil Engineer: St Petersburg flood barrier: Russia's priceless defence

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

After 30 years, a giant construction effort to protect the beautiful city of St Petersburg from catastrophic flooding is drawing close to completion. Jackie Whitelaw reports on an historic civils project.

Het Financieele Dagblad: Engineering consultancy DHV adjusts capacity

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Engineering consultancy DHV is busy adjusting its capacity to the shifts in the engineering market. As a result, the number of jobs in its Building & Industry and Aviation business groups decreased by 10%. However, thanks to growth in its infrastructure and water consulting activities, DHV's total staff numbers remained unchanged at 5,500. These figures are from the Group's mid-year results.