De housing delivery in the Netherlands has been under heavy pressure for years. We know what is needed: around 100,000 new homes per year. Yet we do not achieve that pace. Not because there is one single cause. It is a sum of separate issues: a systems challenge. We try to solve the task with an approach that does not align with it. That has to change.
In this podcast, we look at the whole picture: from spatial planning, energy and nitrogen to affordability, capital and delivery. And above all: what responsibility does that require from every player? Not pointing fingers, but collaborating. Understanding each other’s role, strengthening it and giving each other something in return. Because only then does the housing delivery challenge start to move again.
Plegt-Vos takes responsibility in this regard. By smartly deploying industrialised housing, we combine quality, speed and affordability. With industrially produced timber homes, we create sustainable residential areas that are feasible within the affordable segment. And they can emit up to 80% less CO₂ than traditional construction.
This conversation is about systemic thinking—and action. About what you bring, what you need, and how we can get the stalled housing market system moving again together.
Marieke Mentink, CEO Plegt-Vos Bouwgroep
Host
Guido van Winden, Journalist Vastgoedmarkt
This session is made possible by Plegt-Vos Bouwgroep.
Location: Podcast studio on the Balcony
PROVADA winner Michel Baars: 'MOOS will become the ASML of housing construction'
Not a man of one company, but a man of movements. His strength? Not shouting from the sidelines, but starting new companies himself that set the market in motion and challenge existing systems. That's how the jury of the PROVADA Inspiration Award 2026 describes winner Michel Baars. 'Michel gives direction to our entire construction and real estate sector.'
PROVADA 2026: It's a wrap!
For three days, the real estate sector stood shoulder to shoulder at RAI Amsterdam. With a record number of visitors, a packed programme and plenty of energy, PROVADA 2026 was an edition to remember. Below, we look back at the highlights — and at the end you'll find the photos and aftermovie to relive it all.
PROVADA Inspiration Award 2026 for Michel Baars
At PROVADA 2026, the PROVADA Inspiration Award 2026 was presented to Michel Baars. The award is presented annually to an individual who realises sustainable change within the built environment through vision, courage and decisiveness. This year's presentation marks the award's fifth edition.