Hans Voordijk holds a Master in Economics and a Master in Philosophy from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a PhD in Economics and Business Administration from Maastricht University. He was Director of the Engineering Doctorate (EngD) Program in Civil Engineering at the UT, project manager at the Netherlands Organization of Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Assistant Professor at Tilburg University and lecturer at Asmara University, Eritrea. He was also member of the Board of Supervisory Directors of Ubbink B.V. He started his career as Research Assistant at the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) of Maastricht University.
Existing functions:
Program Manager Joint Innovation Centre UT TNO on Digital Lifecycle Management
Coordinator Engineering Doctorate Programs of Twente University
Honorary Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction & Project Management, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Expertise
Social Sciences
- Project
- Construction
- Approach
- Process
- Construction Industry
- Case Studies
Computer Science
- Design
- Case Study
Organisations
Hans focuses on two major research fields:
- Philosophy of technology and design in civil engineering
- Digitalization and circularity in construction supply chains
Publications
2025
Exploring strategies for managing maturity variations among project partners: from underperformance and controlling weak links to stretching capabilities (2025)Construction management and economics, 43(4), 243-261. Siebelink, S., Voordijk, H. J. T., Endedijk, M. D. & Adriaanse, A. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2024.2409456
2024
Coping with uncertainties: challenges for decision makers in healthcare (2024)Journal of Facilities Management, 22(5), 883-899. Aarninkhof-Kamphuis, A., Voordijk, H. & Dewulf, G.https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-06-2022-0067Materializing responsible futures: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of circular design experiences in construction (2024)Sustainable Production and Consumption, 51, 92-104. van den Berg, M., Schraven, D., De Wolf, C. & Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2024.09.005Lost in interpretation: Making sense of equivocalities and tensions in approaches to interoperability (2024)Journal of information technology (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Sloot, R. N. F., Voordijk, H. & Volker, L.https://doi.org/10.1177/02683962241295785Usability analysis of virtual-reality-enabled digital twin for the inspection of sewage pumping stations (2024)International journal of construction management, 24(13), 1419-1430. Hesselink, L., Vahdatikhaki, F., Harmsen, Y. & Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2023.2219941Information-Driven Processes for Circular Material Reuse in Construction: Digital Technologies and Challenges (2024)In 1 st International Conference âCircular Economy: the pathway towards a sustainable developmentâ of the Hellenic Society for Circular Economy: Book of abstracts (pp. 172-175). Jiang, L., van den Berg, M., Voordijk, H. & Hartmann, A.https://hsce.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BoA-HSCE2024.pdfPromise in peril? How an innovation development project surfaced conflicting institutional logics (2024)In Fortieth Annual Conference 2024 September 2-4: Working Papers (pp. 85-94). Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). olde Scholtenhuis, L. & Voordijk, H.Developing project-based supplier relations in a programmatic multi-project context: an exemplary case study from the construction industry (2024)International journal of managing projects in business, 17(8), 72-91. van de Waerdt, G., Volker, L., Vosman, L. & Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-09-2023-0222Dynamic adaptive decision support for strategic decision-making in healthcare organizations (2024)Journal of health organization and management, 38(5), 638-661. Aarninkhof-Kamphuis, A., Voordijk, H. & Dewulf, G.https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-07-2023-0229Revealing the project and asset management divide: Why infrastructure agencies struggle with IT transformation (2024)[Thesis âș PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Sloot, R. N. F.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036560573Operator guidance systems in road construction: a technological mediation perspective (2024)Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment, 4(2), 116-129. Voordijk, H., Miller, S. R. & Vahdatikhaki, F.https://doi.org/10.1108/FEBE-07-2023-0031Change in a project-based organization: The mutual shaping of institutional logics and change programs (2024)International journal of project management, 42(3). Article 102589. Sloot, R. N. F., Troje, D., Voordijk, H. & Volker, L.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2024.102589Technological mediation and 3D visualizations in construction engineering practice (2024)AI & society, 39, 207-220. Voordijk, H. & olde Scholtenhuis, L. L.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-022-01420-3Constructing common ground: Sensemaking & sensegiving in public tenders (2024)[Contribution to conference âș Paper] 40th Annual ARCOM Conference 2024: Looking back to move forward. Sloot, R. N. F., Volker, L. & Voordijk, H.Philosophical Reflections on Ethnography in Construction Research (2024)In Embracing Ethnography: Doing Contextualised Construction Research (pp. 79-91). CRC Press. Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003379584-9
2023
Decision-support for selecting demolition waste management strategies (2023)Buildings and Cities, 4(1), 883-901. van den Berg, M., Hulsbeek, L. & Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.318BIM-based circularity assessments across project phases (2023)[Contribution to conference âș Paper] 39th Annual ARCOM Conference 2023. Jiang, L., van den Berg, M., Voordijk, H. & Adriaanse, A.Level of sub-contracting design responsibilities in design and construct civil engineering bridge projects (2023)Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment, 3(3), 192-205. de Graaf, R. S., Pater, R. & Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.1108/FEBE-12-2022-0045Digital twinâbased asset inspection and userâtechnology interactions (2023)Journal of engineering design and technology. Voordijk, H., Vahdatikhaki, F. & Hesselink, L.https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-03-2023-0121Making Sense of Tensions and Equivocalities in Digital Transformation (2023)[Contribution to conference âș Paper] 83rd Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2023, AOM 2023. Sloot, R. N. F., Voordijk, H. & Volker, L.https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.10389abstractThe development of a design-for-assembly method for construction and infrastructure projects (2023)Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation, 6(2), 87-103. Verburg, W. H., Halman, J. I. M. & Voordijk, H.https://doi.org/10.31462/jcemi.2023.02087103Conflicting dominant logics in the digital transformation of a public, project-oriented organisation (2023)[Contribution to conference âș Paper] European Academy of Management Conference, EURAM 2023. Sloot, R. N. F., Voordijk, H. & Volker, L.Developing a TRL-oriented roadmap for the adoption of biocomposite materials in the construction industry (2023)Frontiers of Engineering Management, 10(2), 223-236. Petrescu, T.-C., Voordijk, J. T. & Mihai, P.https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0154-4Circularity assessment in a BIM environment (2023)[Thesis âș EngD Thesis]. University of Twente. Jiang, L.Surrogate modelling of solar radiation potential for the design of PV module layout on entire façade of tall buildings (2023)Energy and buildings, 286. Article 112958. Vahdatikhaki, F., Barus, M. V., Shen, Q., Voordijk, H. & Hammad, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.112958
Research profiles
- Supervision of MA and BA thesis projects
- MA course Construction Supply Chains & Digitization
- Pre-MA course Design project Urban Development
Courses academic year 2025/2026
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
Courses academic year 2024/2025
Courses academic year 2023/2024
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