Mobility & Built Environment: A liveable future for all
The Netherlands is a pleasant place to live and work, with high standards for transport, infrastructure, and housing. However, a combination of housing, climate, and accessibility challenges is putting increasing pressure on the liveability of our society. We strive to achieve the optimum balance between efficiency, sustainability, and safety. Therefore, in the Mobility & Built Environment (MBE) unit, we work on solutions for more efficient transport, sustainable living, and future-proof infrastructure, among other things.
Independent and reliable partner
A liveable future for all. This is what we’re aiming for at MBE. No mean feat, given the complexity of today’s societal challenges. But as an independent, reliable partner for applied scientific research, we’re uniquely qualified to find answers that bring this future closer. Comprehensive, evidence-based answers that enable policymakers, companies, and organisations to make optimum, informed decisions.
Three Zeros vision
A liveable future for all begins with our ‘Three Zeros’ vision:
Zero Calamities
We prioritise safety and people’s well-being. In the liveable future, buildings will not only be constructed using safe, circular materials, but they will also withstand the inevitable consequences of climate change and natural disasters. We develop technology that makes vehicles (including autonomous vehicles) and logistics processes safer.
Zero Loss
We focus on preventing waste – of resources, time, money, opportunities, or people. All the materials we use to build our living environment are reusable. Efficient building concepts lead to more affordable, sustainable housing. We eliminate economic losses by optimising the use of raw materials, resources, and labour.
Zero Emissions
Our ambition is to drastically reduce emissions from mobility and construction, and to minimise climate change and environmental impact. That means building with bio-based materials, according to new emission-free methods. For traffic and transport, we develop electric solutions and alternative fuels, and we support environmental policies through advanced emission measurements.
9 expert groups
The Mobility & Built Environment unit’s areas of expertise have been brought together into 9 expert groups:
We innovate and make it work
MBE develops and integrates these unique areas of expertise for our partners into innovative solutions that are scalable, smart, and affordable. By converting knowledge into successful products and services, we fulfil our role as an applied innovation partner.
Contact us
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Machteld de Kroon
Functie:Managing Director unit Mobility & Built Environment (MBE)As Managing Director of the Mobility & Built Environment unit (MBE), I am responsible for TNO's contribution to the realisation of a future-proof living environment.
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Standplaats:Delft - Molengraaffsingel (NEXT)
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Email:Email Machteld
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Adri Vervuurt
Functie:Senior scientist integratorHello, my name is Adri Vervuurt, program manager within the Infrastructure cluster. You can come to me with questions regarding the behavior of concrete and steel structures, (traffic) loads on bridges and viaducts, and other inquiries related to structural safety.
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Standplaats:Delft - Molengraaffsingel (NEXT)
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Email:Email Adri
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Agnieszka Bigaj-van Vliet
Functie:Senior scientist integrator-
Standplaats:Delft - Molengraaffsingel (NEXT)
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Email:Email Agnieszka
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Ann Delahaye
Functie:Project manager Sustainable Transport and LogisticsHello, I'm Ann Delahaye, project manager at Sustainable Transport and Logistics. Projects that make an impact towards sustainable transport, on the road or on water, excite me.
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Standplaats:Den Haag - New Babylon
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Email:Email Ann
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Arjen Adriaanse
Functie:Science Director at TNO and Professor at University of Twente on Construction Process Integration & ICTMy research focusses on the role and potential of advanced digital technologies to support more integrated ways of working and cooperating among asset lifecycle stages in construction.
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Standplaats:Delft - Molengraaffsingel (NEXT)
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Email:Email Arjen
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Bas Dorsman
Functie:Senior Business Developer - Sustainable Vehicles -
Bram Kin
Functie:Scientist urban logistics-
Standplaats:Den Haag - New Babylon
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Email:Email Bram
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Caterina Lombardi
Functie:Projectmanager Naval & Offshore Structures-
Standplaats:Delft - Molengraaffsingel (NEXT)
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Email:Email Caterina
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Chantal Stroek
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Standplaats:Den Haag - New Babylon
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Email:Email Chantal
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Charlotte Lelieveld
Functie:Senior Programme ManagerI am Charlotte Lelieveld, senior programme manager in the Building Physics & Systems department. I work on programmes such as Integral Energy Transition Existing Buildings and Pandemic Preparedness Ventilation Programme.
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Standplaats:Delft - Molengraaffsingel (NEXT)
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Email:Email Charlotte
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Dave van Vliet
Functie:Senior consultantHello, I am Dave van Vliet, a senior consultant within the road construction team of the Building Materials & Structures department. Within this team, the performance of road construction materials and the development of lifespan models and assessment techniques for asphalt mixtures are central. You can come to me with any questions related to road construction and questions concerning the evaluation and/or development of road construction materials.
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Standplaats:Delft - Molengraaffsingel (NEXT)
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Email:Email Dave
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