Research group Building Future Cities
Our research group contributes to sustainable and efficient urban construction. We develop innovative solutions for smarter and more sustainable collaborative projects in the built environment. This results in a more conscious use of available raw materials and urban facilities.
Lines of research within the research group
Increasing construction labour productivity using prefabrication
ProjectIn this study we forecast the labour productivity of prefabricated building parts and compare them with onsite construction.
Publications
- Identifying the merits of bottom-up urban development theory-based evaluation using a value map model
- Towards Climate Resilient Freight Transport in Europe
- Assessing the multi-layered value of urban development policy The case of developing a ‘creative’ and ‘circular’ district in the city of Utrecht
Education
In this research group, lecturers function as researchers in research projects. These lecturer-researchers also involve their students in these research projects. The research group works to formulate student assignments and to contribute to the development and quality of education. Another of its tasks is to develop and teach certain educational modules.
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Collaboration
The research group works together with other knowledge institutions and with organisations and companies from professional practice. Together, we work to convert issues and questions into innovative project proposals and research grant applications. The research is jointly conducted by our researchers, students and the parties we collaborate with.
