The Red&Blue consortium brings together over 50 organizations from academia, government, and industry, all working to address climate risks in real estate and infrastructure.

Tackling these complex challenges requires collaboration across disciplines. Since early 2020, we have built a diverse network of experts in area development, real estate finance, climate risk assessment, infrastructure design, spatial planning, law, and governance.  

Our consortium includes professionals from both the public and private sectors, spanning multiple industries and areas of expertise.

This includes:  

  • Businesses: real estate investors, pension funds, banks, insurers, housing associations, and consulting firms.  
  • Government agencies, at the local, regional, and national levels.  
  • Knowledge institutions: universities, research centers, and innovation hubs.  
  • Civil society organizations: associations and foundations focused on sustainability and urban resilience.  

By combining knowledge and perspectives from these different sectors, we can create stronger, more integrated solutions for climate adaptation in the built environment.  

Consortium

FunctionNameInstitutionDiscipline
LeadPiet EichholtzMaastricht UniversityReal Estate Finance
Zac TaylorTU DelftClimate Finance
PhD ResearcherMats LuciaTU DelftUrban Development Management
Philibert WeeninkMaastricht University Real Estate Finance
Co-applicantNils KokMaastricht UniversityFinance
FunctionNameInstitutionDiscipline
LeadArt DewulfWageningen University & ResearchPublic Administration and Policy
PhD ResearcherRichard PompoesWageningen University & ResearchEuropean and Dutch Water Law
PostDoc ResearcherLilian van KarnenbeekUniversiteit UtrechtStaatsrecht, Bestuursrecht & Rechtstheorie
Co-applicantFrank GroothuijseUniversiteit UtrechtEuropean and Dutch Water Law
Wieke PotWageningen University & ResearchPublic Administration and Policy
FunctionNameInstitutionDiscipline
LeadJeroen AertsVrije UniversiteitWater and Climate Risk
PhD ResearcherTony HungMaastricht UniversityUrban Climate Resilience
María FonsecaVrije UniversiteitWater and Climate Risk
Co-applicantHans de MoelVrije UniversiteitWater and Climate Risk
Rudolf MullerMaastricht UniversityData Analytics and Digitalization
Toon HaerVrije UniversiteitWater and Climate Risk
Marco HoogvlietDeltaresUrban Water and Soil Management
FunctionNameInstitutionDiscipline
LeadMatthijs KokTU DelftCivil Engineering and Geosciences
Martine van den BoomenHogeschool Rotterdam
TU Delft
Infrastructure Asset Management
PhD ResearcherCees OerlemansHKV
TU Delft
Civil Engineering and Geosciences
PostDoc ResearcherTies RijckenTU DelftCivil Engineering and Geosciences
FunctionNameInstitutionDiscipline
LeadTom DaamenTU Delft
Stichting Gebiedsontwikkeling
Urban Area Development
PostDoc ResearcherAbdi MehvarTU DelftClimate Risk and Resilience
Edgar GironésTU DelftInteractive Intelligence Group
Co-applicantCo VerdaasTU DelftUrban Area Development
Pradeep MurukannaiahTU DelftInteractive Intelligence Group
Catholijn JonkerTU DelftInteractive Intelligence Group
FunctionNameInstitutionDiscipline
LeadGerben MolAMS InstituteClimate Resilient Cities

Ted VeldkampHogeschool RotterdamWater and Climate Risk
Ellen van BuerenTU DelftUrban Development Management
PostDoc ResearcherMaged ElsamnyAMS Institute
TU Delft
Climate Resilient Cities
Audrey EstebanHogeschool Rotterdam
TU Delft
Governance of Sustainable Urban Developments
PhD ResearcherSarah VermeulenHogeschool RotterdamEthics, Philosophy of Technology
FunctionNameInstitutionDiscipline
LeadPaul GerretsenDeltametropolis AssociationUrban and Regional Planning and Design, Knowledge Utilization
Co-leadTom DaamenTU Delft
Stichting Gebiedsontwikkeling
Urban Development Management
Project ManagementMarc BoonstraTU DelftProject Management
Vera KuipersVereniging DeltametropoolProject Management
Martha de BruijnTU DelftProject Coordination
Communications advisorIsabelle SnaauwAMS InstituteCommunications
ResearcherSamuel HartmanDeltametropolis AssociationUrban and Regional Planning and Design, Knowledge Utilization

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