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BIM adoption throughout the years
By Dirk Hoogenboom
13 Feb 2020Digitalisation primarily involves Building Information Modelling (BIM), which is a digital representation o... Read more
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Half of the European general builders use social media for professi...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
11 Feb 2020More often the general builder decides which products and brands are used. This makes general builders... Read more
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Positive attitude towards private labels for home improvement produ...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
4 Feb 2020More positive consumer attitudeBased on results of the European Home Improvement Monitor Q3 2019, 51% ... Read more
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The specialised wholesale still retains the highest share-of-wallet...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
30 Jan 2020Normally the installer buys at the specialised wholesaler and the specialised wholesaler buys from the manu... Read more
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Development and future of prefab
By Dirk Hoogenboom
27 Jan 2020Importance of prefab Given the importance of the trend, we have been monitoring usage of prefab for years ... Read more
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European usage of prefabricated elements is growing steadily
By Dirk Hoogenboom
20 Jan 2020Usage of prefabricated elements All the more reason for a deeper focus on the usage of prefabricated eleme... Read more
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Face-to-face contact between traditional specialised wholesalers an...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
10 Jan 2020Direct contact Following trends of online ordering, most specialised wholesalers nowadays offer the option... Read more
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The rise of pure online shops in a conservative installation market
By Dirk Hoogenboom
10 Jan 2020Distribution model The three step distribution model, from manufacturer to wholesaler to professional cust... Read more
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Generational change of painters calls for a change in marketing str...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
28 Nov 2019Media usage Aside from the effect on labour shortage, this demographic trend will have major consequences ... Read more
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One third of the European architects experience labour shortage in ...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
27 Nov 2019Labour shortages To get a better understanding of this development we focused the Q2 2019 report of the Eu... Read more
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Major trends in the construction market reflected by services insta...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
21 Nov 2019European Mechanical Installation Monitor Q1 2019 These trends were reflected again in the results of the Q... Read more
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Amazon more popular than DIY store websites to search for home impr...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
20 Nov 2019Trends online searching behaviour In light of these developments, it is interesting what trends in online ... Read more
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Consumers in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom enjoy doing DIY...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
6 Nov 2019European Home Improvement Monitor Q4 2018 The importance of this trend for the entire home improvement mar... Read more
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A quarter of European contracting firms do design-build projects
By Dirk Hoogenboom
6 Nov 2019Design-build contracts To get an insight in the current developments of these methods in the European cons... Read more
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Dutch consumers and painters are least concerned with sustainability
By Dirk Hoogenboom
24 Oct 2019Development of sustainability This trend towards sustainability was apparent before in many sectors, inclu... Read more
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Why the Netherlands is a perfect breeding ground for BIM
By Dirk Hoogenboom
17 Oct 2019BIM in Europe Vast differences in levels of BIM usage between countries in Europe can be seen, however, an... Read more
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French installers are least interested in becoming trained and cert...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
17 Oct 2019Manufacturer's certificate One of the services manufacturers may offer to installers is the possibility to... Read more
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Dutch architect more concerned about the effect of nitrogen rules t...
By Jeroen de Gruijl
15 Oct 2019Architects on nitrogen emissions Since 2009, USP has been conducting quarterly surveys among architec... Read more
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Brexit and the construction industry; British architects foresee st...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
11 Oct 2019For the first time in years, construction volumes in the UK are predicted to decline in the next two years.... Read more
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How BIM changes the roles in the construction process
By Dirk Hoogenboom
9 Oct 2019Although architects expect to keep a central role in the construction process, and still see themselves as... Read more
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Future construction volumes in the major European markets; only the...
By Dirk Hoogenboom
1 Oct 2019Of course current construction volumes are well documented, but given the delay before economic trends affe... Read more