To find the demands for Dutch civil waterworks constructions literature was studied and an Internet Survey was created and sent to customers of civil waterworks constructions such as most Dutch water boards, Rijkswaterstaat and the province of North Holland. This created a broader vision of what is used …

In dit rapport staat centraal: of het mogelijk is om landgoederen zo te beheren dat bos- en landschapsonderhoud rendabel uitgevoerd kan worden met opbrengsten uit houtige biomassa. Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd op landgoed De Boom te Leusden. De gebruikte methodes in dit rapport zijn: literatuurstudie, …

By desk research and interviews it was found that the issues that make a specie commercially interesting are properties and availability as primary issues. Secondary are demand and price which may vary. Experience from the past had different amounts of success and on average it is found that acceptance …

Hout Industrie Schijndel (HIS) is a well established timber industry in the Netherlands. Recently they were voted as the best timber industry in the Netherlands for the year of 2009. The problem they face at this moment is that they have demand for sustainable certified floors but they can not apply …

Hout Industrie Schijndel(HIS) is one of the bigger timber industries in the Netherlands. Traditionally the company does all kind of subcontracting related to timber. In 2002 they started to produce oak flooring to expend their activities. Nowadays the company is a well known international player on the …

The main question of this research is: How can we ensure that timber frame housing will be used more in the future and could the issue of sustainability help us succeed this?