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In this edition of Concrete & Steel Construction the podcast, three guests join us: ‘concrete fluencer’ Niki Loonen of TBI and Olivier Suerickx and Bob Lambermont of Penetron Benelux. Topic of discussion: sustainability, life extension and CO₂-saving of concrete - themes that are profoundly changing the construction industry. Together with the gentlemen at the table, we conduct a [...]
Nu staalconstructeurs te maken hebben met strakkere planningen, steeds complexere hybride constructies en aanhoudende tekorten aan arbeidskrachten, zijn automatisering en interoperabiliteit niet langer optioneel, maar essentieel om concurrerend te blijven. De nieuwste release van SDS2 weerspiegelt deze verschuiving. Door de automatisering te verbeteren, de veelzijdigheid van materialen uit te breiden en de integratie met cloud […]
Following my earlier column for Concrete & Steel Construction on a ruling regarding ‘pop-outs’ in concrete walls, in mid-2024, this time I revisit a dispute in which pop-outs provided the core of the discussion. Whereas the discussion in the 2024 proceeding was more about the technical side of the pop-outs and damages, in the 2026 issue the discussion is more about legal aspects including, in particular, any statute of limitations on claims. Spoiler alert: in the 2024 issue, the Board of Arbitration in Construction Disputes ruled (ruling of May 24, 2024, No. 37,677) that the contractor was liable for the pop-outs. The recent issue before the Rotterdam District Court (ruling Jan. 21, 2026, ECLI:NL:RBROT:2026:540) also ruled that the contractor was liable.
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