Community Members

AFRY is a one-stop shop engineering consultancy for offshore wind projects, encompassing the full project lifecycle, including strategic advice, development, contracting, financing, construction, operations and maintenance. Moreover, we offer full bid support and tender management, that proved to result in winning offshore concession tenders.

Our proficiency in offshore wind is demonstrated through eight prominent knowledge clusters: Environmental Impact & Permitting, Site Investigations & Wind Resource Assessment, System Integration, Nature-Inclusive Design, Package Management & Owners Engineering, Floating Wind, Electrical Grid Integration and Contracting & Procurement. These knowledge clusters and areas of expertise collectively reinforce our capacity to deliver comprehensive solutions that address every aspect of the offshore wind value chain.

AFRY has a global track record assisting governments, developers, TSO’s, investors and supply chain parties which has given us a thorough understanding of governmental processes/procedures, market developments, project development and supply chain dynamics. Drawing from this experience, AFRY is your ideal partner from early feasibility, throughout development, up to commissioning and beyond.

Beyond Now is a fresh company with over twenty-five years of experience in (concept) development, process management and vision studies in the housing market. Our spearheads are green, healthy and hospitable and the significance that a pleasant living environment can have for people and thus for society as a whole. In doing so, we almost always work in a demand-driven and co-creative way.

What’s in a name… We do not allow ourselves to be limited by the usual frameworks, ingrained patterns and existing solutions of today. So not: this is not how we do it, but: how can we do it? For example, by seizing the opportunities offered by new trends for alternative business models, making the connection with other sectors and giving emotional values a place alongside the ratio.

In this way we help municipalities, investors, housing corporations, project developers and care organizations to make more feasible and more possible. And with and for consumers we realize homes and residential environments that make their hearts beat faster.

The Branchevereniging Kringloop Nederland (BKN) is the national network of more than 60 thrift/recycling organisations in the Netherlands. Together, these members account for around 250 locations spread across the country. What unites our members is their shared ambition to contribute to a circular and inclusive society. They do this in a visible and demonstrable way: the affiliated organisations carry the Keurmerk Kringloop Nederland, a quality mark. This distinguishes them within the sector through transparency, professionalism and integrity, which are assessed every 18 months.

As BKN, we support and strengthen our members through various projects and initiatives. Within the academy ‘Academie Kringloop Nederland’, we offer courses and training for employees in the sector, so that they can continue to develop. With the fund ‘Fonds Kringloop Nederland’, we help members invest in innovation and growth. And through our ‘Monitor Kringloop Nederland’, we provide insight into the social and economic impact of our sector – for our members themselves and for our external stakeholders.

Kringloop organisations are of great value to a circular economy and an inclusive society. They reuse products and materials and at the same time create valuable jobs for people who need support in the labour market. As a trade association, we are actively committed to making this impact visible, representing interests and further professionalising the sector.

Buiten5 ontwerpt leefomgevingen waarin stedelijke en natuurlijke elementen samenkomen. Met oog voor de wensen van bewoners, overheden en andere betrokkenen ontstaan functionele en inspirerende plekken, van woonwijken en speelplekken tot parken en pleinen. Co-creatie speelt daarbij een grote rol. Door iedereen vanaf het begin te betrekken, ontstaan ontwerpen die passen bij de gebruikers en de omgeving. Biodiversiteit, klimaatbestendigheid en beweging staan centraal. Meer groen en ruimte voor planten en dieren versterken de natuur, het benutten van regenwater draagt bij aan een veerkrachtige leefomgeving, en goed ingerichte buitenruimtes nodigen uit tot ontmoeten en bewegen.

Buiten5 werkt aan uiteenlopende projecten, zoals duurzame woonwijken, speelplekken, actieverende buitenruimtes en groene verbindingen tussen stad en natuur. Door natuur, klimaat en gezondheid in samenhang te benaderen, ontstaan toekomstbestendige en prettige omgevingen waarin mensen zich thuis voelen.

Bureau BB, a global interior design consultancy redefining Concept Development through distinctive retail and hospitality spaces, always with sustainability at the core.

We offer project development and consultancy in the field of sustainable district heating and cooling projects, from initiation to realization. From technical and financial expertise in (5th generation) district heating and cooling to governance challenges, we assist you in making the right decision at the right time.

Our motivated team works with great enthusiasm on the energy transition, both from our creative hub and at your location. We are approachable and professional.

We are Energie-U: a group of committed Utrechters who have been helping people in the city save and generate energy for free since 2010. We come to people’s homes and, depending on their needs, we provide them with tailored assistance. We offer a wide range of services. Energy ambassadors, energy coaches, energy handymen, energy generation consultants, heat scans, developing and maintaining neighborhood participation.

In recent years we have also developed as an important interlocutor and implementer of various energy issues. Our clients include the Municipality of Utrecht, housing corporations and energy companies.

We recently opened the first solar field in the municipality of Utrecht, on the Meijewetering. The next project is in development: solar islands on the Haarrijnse Plas, ten times larger than the first. We also started Buurtstroom in 2016: cooperative solar roofs that neighborhood residents invest in and benefit from.

And we are working on making Utrecht natural gas-free. We support residents’ groups in neighborhoods and talk with the municipality, corporations, Stedin and Eneco about how best to organize and set up each neighborhood.

Active citywide, always with, for and by Utrechters, for the entire energy transition, with everything that this requires. Every Friday we are in UCo, at the top of the white stairs.

In the province of Utrecht many energy cooperatives and initiatives are working on the transition to a climate neutral energy supply. The nationally concluded climate agreement states that 50% of the energy projects must be locally owned. In this way it is ensured that the burdens and benefits are distributed fairly. Local energy cooperatives are the designated organizations that  realize local ownership and control.

The pursuit of climate neutrality and the associated energy transition in our region require a professional approach and cooperation. Energy van Utrecht was established at the initiative of 20 local energy cooperatives in close collaboration with the Province and offers the affiliated cooperatives and initiatives a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience. In addition, Energie van Utrecht has a Project Bureau that offers the members advice and support on all aspects that are important in accelerating and realizing the cooperative energy transition: from consultation and lobbying toward government and politics to conducting feasibility studies, expert advice and project management of sustainable energy projects.

Except Integrated Sustainability guides companies, cities, projects and governments on the path to progressive sustainability. Together we work on pioneering strategies, innovations, design and action plans. Our goal? A prosperous future for people, the environment and investments resulting in added value for everyone, for the long and short term. In the past – almost twenty years – we have always set the bar for sustainable development a little higher.

As initiators of UCo we are very proud of our new spot. Proud of the sustainability objectives that we realize in this monumental building. Proud of the community that we build here. The first step, in 2011, we made on our own. We would like to make the following steps together as a community.

I manage the collaboration of people and organizations in spatial problems (water, environment, infrastructure and spatial development) and in international collaboration. It often comes to (project)team-development, organization-development or the collaboration of government, companies and non profit, social organizations.

I have been trained as a road- and waterbuilder and as a lawyer. In the past 25 years I have worked in the Netherlands, in different places through Europe, in Afrika and in Asia. Through this, I have experienced that there are almost always well thought-out, significant solutions for problems, but that human collaboration determines if these solutions are sustainable. Key factors: wanting to contribute to a collective goal, and room for the individuality of the concerned people and organizations.

The establishment of this sustainable collaboration is lead by me.

Fair Resource Foundation is committed to a new relationship with resources. A relationship that respects the carrying capacity of the earth. Driven by our passion for waste prevention, smart policy, circular systems and reuse, we strive for a new system. We achieve this through policy advocacy, systems analysis, stimulating debate, building coalitions and research. With passion and determination, we work to realise a positive impact on our planet and society.

My name is Jordan Dorlijn. I live in Culemborg with my wife and baby daughter. I work as a structural engineer specializing in timber structures. I originally founded FEID Constructies to meet the demand for calculations of traditional timber connections for oak structures. This was a subject of my graduation project in 2015. My interest in timber structures grew, leading me to pursue this work full-time in 2021. FEID stands for Strength, Flexibility, and Design in mechanical terms—in other words, Strong and Flexible Design. Currently, I design, calculate, and model timber structures and create the necessary production and construction drawings to bring the building to life. What I enjoy most about my work is bringing ideas to life, making them tangible, and being able to walk through them at the end of the process by understanding the material, the people, and the process.

Horizonteer’s mission is to help entrepreneurs realize their dreams for the future, regarding a sustainable, social and healthy world. Thus, we help companies find the balance between people, planet and profit. Whereby we believe that a healthy and profitable company is a prerequisite for improving the world.

In the field of sustainability and circularity, we are currently already helping a number of companies. From furniture manufacturers, sustainable corporate clothing to diesel generators, by defining the strategy together and taking concrete steps towards new products and services.
> Read more about Horizonteer’s approach here

We help companies by driving innovation, looking at what users want and testing it quickly. This allows us to add value for the user and thus for our customer in a short period of time. We do this by mapping assumptions directly to test them quickly, which we then use to help develop the product or service.

In addition, training and learning is central to the company. We devote every other Friday of every week to training for all our employees and are also continuously engaged in “on-the-job” learning. You could say that this means we invest 20% of our time in employee growth.

Together we thus realize entrepreneurial ideas with a structured approach and uninhibited curiosity!

InEnergie is a network organization of experienced experts who together develop sustainable energy projects. We know which energy solutions are realistic and we help organizations invest in a green future. We offer our clients support in managing, developing, operating and financing sustainable energy projects. InEnergie advises on making projects concrete and feasible, but can also unburden itself by realizing solutions and operating sustainable energy systems.

How does a drinking or wastewater company find that particular innovation developed by a start-up somewhere in the world? And how do they then evaluate the technology? How can that one start-up with a new water desalination technology get around the table with giants such as Shell and Coca Cola? This is exactly where we are at Isle come in.

We are the worldwide independent ‘broker’ and consultant of innovative environmental and water technology. Our team in the Netherlands is part of a global team of engineers and consultants with a deep knowledge of environmental and water technology and a strong network in the municipal and industrial sector, on all continents.

At OAK, we want to make our living and working environment better, more beautiful and future-proof.. And we do this together with other people, side by side with the client.

That is where our inspiration and commitment lies. OAK actively supports the realization of ambitions in the areas of water, nature and parks.

We are working on crucial topics such as climate adaptation, nature restoration & biodiversity, livable & vital cities and water safety. And we do this for governments, private parties and NGOs.

For example, for the municipality of Utrecht we are involved in the circular area development Berlinplein in Leidsche Rijn as project leader and consultant. Here RAUM, DePlaatsmaker and the municipality of Utrecht are working together on an innovative (cultural) program around The Future of the City. After the first phase of pioneering temporary buildings, we are now working on the next phase: the more permanent buildings and public spaces, where the ambitions of a growing number of makers and organizations will have a place. The development of the area with the associated buildings and the cultural program run in parallel and in co-creation with all stakeholders. The goal is to realize a 100% circular program.

The energy transition is the biggest cultural change of our time, which we support with passion from our experience in organizational and cultural development. From EnergieStudent we deploy entrepreneurial students to accelerate the energy transition with the ambition to make our living environment greener, more sustainable and more social. From People Excellence we support organizations that really want to put their people at the center of their activities.

Sustenuto is a strategic consultancy that helps organizations worldwide make a difference in society by integrating sustainability into the core of their operations.
We are a team of passionate sustainability advisors from various sectors and backgrounds. Drawing from our collective experience as executive coaches and sustainability experts, we offer a range of services to integrate sustainability at the organizational, product, and brand level.

To achieve this, we employ various methods to create well-supported sustainable strategies and implement action plans that lead to tangible results. Examples of the methods we use include the Sustainability Growth ModelTM, double materiality analyses, B-Corp, CSRD, Cradle to Cradle Product Standard, and lifecycle assessments.

Thaesis works on strategies and for organizations in the media and creative industries, in social sectors such as health, welfare and education, and in the financial sector. We are also active in mobility, agro and energy. Together with our clients and with an eye for the social perspective, we formulate strategies, design organizations and accelerate innovations. In this way we contribute to strengthening journalism, creating opportunities through training and development, and investing in sustainability.

The Missing Link is a consultancy for heritage and space. We set the identity of a place for area development. We do this by connecting the story of the place to the ambition for the future. Using a proven method, we use the power of local identity for area development, policy development, city marketing and placemaking.

Come and meet us! We are happy to tell you the story of the 2e Daalsedijk and the beautiful wagon factory that Uco now houses.

The VVM is a network of environmental professionals in the Netherlands, bringing together emerging sustainable talent and experienced experts in the environmental field. We encourage knowledge development, debate and making new professional contacts through our various initiatives, such as Tijdschrift Milieu, Tijdschrift Lucht, Tijdschrift Landschap (our three journals: Environment, Air and Landscape), thematic events, conferences, and training courses.

Our members come from diverse backgrounds: engineers, chemists, and physicists, as well as environmental scientists, spatial planners, urban developers, traffic specialists, lawyers, psychologists, and communication experts. They work across industries, government, academia, and non-governmental organizations. It is precisely this variety of sustainable thinkers and doers that makes the VVM an inspiring platform. Active members connect in one of 20 sections focusing on topics like biodiversity, climate & energy, water, and more. Students and starters can (also) join section Young.

The VVM office ensures that members can focus on content and networking. We handle (financial) administration, event organization, and promotion.