this article was also published in Bouwtotaal (Dutch) Ten Years Ago: A Call for Change Ten years ago, TKI Dinalog (Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics), TNO, and TLN stated that construction logistics urgently needed to catch up in the areas of supply chain management and 4C (Cross Chain Control Center).The message was clear: current construction logistics are too fragmented, inefficient, and place unnecessary strain on cities. Only through close cooperation between compan

Construction circularity is still in its infancy. Although sustainability is now high on the agenda, the construction industry is only at the beginning of its transition from a linear to a circular system. The sector — responsible for nearly half of all raw material consumption in the Netherlands — has the potential to make a huge difference, but in practice the shift proves difficult. Yet, movement is slowly emerging within the chain. And interestingly, it’s not only innovat