My background is civil engineering, I have worked with major construction companies in the Netherlands before I started my own company FlexBase. The major materials I worked with are reinforced concrete and Polystyrene for the building industry. For the last 10 years, I have specialized in large scale floating constructions.
My main moto is: Better live with water than fight the water.
Sea levels and floods are increasing at an alarming rate putting people at risk. Floating and resilient solutions offer resilience to water-related hazards by enabling living with water and continuation of critical functions. This knowledge exchange aimed to connect those who work on water adaptation.
Introducing the concept of floating development, speakers provided examples from Europe and Asia on how this is a viable and ecologically better alternative to land reclamation. These included floating power generation systems, recreational and commercial spaces, etc.
