{"id":51137,"date":"2026-05-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=51137"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:48:25","slug":"vergeten-stortplaatsen-geven-inzichten-voor-brownfieldontwikkeling","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/news\/vergeten-stortplaatsen-geven-inzichten-voor-brownfieldontwikkeling\/","title":{"rendered":"What forgotten landfills can teach us about brownfield development"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block block-share block--white\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col--12 col--wrapper col--center\">\n            <div class=\"col col--12 editor-content col--center\">\n                <div class=\"share\">\n                    <p class=\"share-text\">Share on: <\/p>\n                    <div class=\"ss-inline-share-wrapper ss-hover-animation-fade ss-with-counter-border ss-inline-total-counter-left\"><div class=\"ss-inline-share-content\"><\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block cb block--white\" id=\"Inleiding\">\n\t<div class=\"block__inner cb__inner cb__inner--one\">\n\t<div class=\"col--12 col--center col--wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col col--6 editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>In Flanders, there are more than 2,500 historical landfills, covering over 100 km\u00b2 \u2013 an area comparable to Ghent and its surroundings. They are forgotten places: hidden behind trees, enclosed by industry or temporarily designated as nature. For years, we have seen them as a burden. But in times of spatial and climate pressure, they suddenly become interesting: as space for water, nature, energy, recreation, housing or industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Sweco, we see these landfills as the starting point for a new circular and spatial future.<br \/>\nThese insights apply just as much to other contaminated or underused sites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>brownfields,<\/li>\n<li>former industrial sites,<\/li>\n<li>railway zones,<\/li>\n<li>transhipment areas, and so on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-51096 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/stortplaatsen-kaart-groot.jpg\" alt=\"map of Flanders showing landfill sites awaiting redevelopment\" width=\"1048\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/stortplaatsen-kaart-groot.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/stortplaatsen-kaart-groot-200x89.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/stortplaatsen-kaart-groot-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/stortplaatsen-kaart-groot-520x231.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/stortplaatsen-kaart-groot-800x356.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/stortplaatsen-kaart-groot-675x300.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/stortplaatsen-kaart-groot-1012x450.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/stortplaatsen-kaart-groot-652x290.jpg 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1048px) 100vw, 1048px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block cb block--white\" id=\"Inleiding\">\n\t<div class=\"block__inner cb__inner cb__inner--one\">\n\t<div class=\"col--12 col--center col--wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col col--6 editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2>From looking away to a \u2018soil reflex\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The reality today: <strong>many landfills remain untouched due to a lack of resolve.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Because of the negative connotations associated with landfills, there is a fear of opening a Pandora\u2019s box of problems when they are brought back into use.<\/li>\n<li>Local authorities and owners are uncertain about the risks, costs and responsibilities involved.<\/li>\n<li>In spatial plans, the subsurface is often literally overlooked: maps show \u201cgreen\u201d areas where landfill waste is actually present, or planning boundaries are drawn around the landfill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yet a shift is underway. OVAM has mapped the landfills. Where much remained invisible just a few years ago, the knowledge base on their location, type and the status of soil investigations (OBO, BBO, remediation, etc.) has now grown significantly.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--white columns\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner columns__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col--11 col--wrapper col--stretch\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns__col col col--6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editor-content columns__content columns__content--image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7016\" height=\"4961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation.jpg 7016w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation-200x141.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation-520x368.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation-800x566.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation-424x300.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation-636x450.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/brownfield-revalorisation-652x461.jpg 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 7016px) 100vw, 7016px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns__col col col--6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editor-content columns__content columns__content--content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Revalorisation: more than remediation alone<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cRevalorisation\u201d restores value to what was once regarded as worthless \u2013 both the materials and the space.<\/p>\n<p>There are roughly <strong>three types of ambition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Material reuse<\/strong><br \/>\nLandfill mining, or the recovery of materials from landfills. At present, this is still only marginally profitable, but in a context of scarce raw materials it is becoming increasingly relevant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ecological gains<\/strong><br \/>\nthrough nature development, tree planting and green spaces that act as buffers against heat, drought and flooding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spatial gains<\/strong><br \/>\nfor housing and mixed urban development, industry or logistics, energy production (solar panels, wind turbines), recreation and park development.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In practice, this often comes down to <strong>smart combinations<\/strong>.<br \/>\nSweco has contributed to projects where:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>remediated landfills are (partly) preserved as ecologically valuable parks, linked to residential development;<\/li>\n<li>historical landfill material makes way for water buffering, thereby reducing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/services\/coastal-protection-and-resilience\/\">flood risk<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>temporary cultural or recreational uses are created pending definitive redevelopment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This integrated approach is equally valuable for other brownfield and redevelopment projects, such as railway zones, former industrial sites, contaminated port areas, zones along waterways, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>The expertise we apply to landfills can be directly applied in this broader context.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block cb block--white\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner cb__inner cb__inner--one\">\n\t<div class=\"col--12 col--center col--wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col col--6 editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<figure><i class=\"icon icon-quote\"><\/i><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>The next step? A systemic shift, from looking away to an automatic \u201csoil reflex\u201d, starting with the question:<br \/>\nWhat are the long-term ambitions here? What do we want for this place and its surroundings?<br \/>\nWhat is in the soil, what risks are associated with it, and what opportunities arise if we address this in an integrated way?<br \/>\nA reflex that is relevant for every brownfield or complex site.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">Gert Vandermosten<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">, senior <em>expert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/services\/stakeholder-and-process-management\/\">process management<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block cb block--white\" id=\"Inleiding\">\n\t<div class=\"block__inner cb__inner cb__inner--one\">\n\t<div class=\"col--12 col--center col--wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col col--6 editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Why it seems so complex,<br \/>\nand how you can still make progress<\/h2>\n<p>Landfills and brownfield sites are complex on several levels, and this complexity often causes projects to stall.<br \/>\nThis is precisely where a partner like <strong>Sweco can make the difference<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--white selected-faq\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner selected-faq__inner block__inner--center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col--6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"selected-faq__questions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"question\">\n\t<h3  class=\"question__trigger h3\">\t\tBROWNFIELD COMPLEXITY \u2013 Substantive \/ Technical\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-chev-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/h3>\t<div class=\"question__answer\">\n\t\t<div  class=\"editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>What is in the soil?<\/li>\n<li>What about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/services\/groundwater-solutions\/\">groundwater<\/a> contamination?<\/li>\n<li>Are there PFAS or other substances of concern?<\/li>\n<li>Can remediation be carried out without creating new risks?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"question\">\n\t<h3  class=\"question__trigger h3\">\t\tBROWNFIELD COMPLEXITY \u2013 Legal \/ Regulatory\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-chev-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/h3>\t<div class=\"question__answer\">\n\t\t<div  class=\"editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Strict rules governing the relocation and repurposing of waste and soil.<\/li>\n<li>No automatic remediation obligation for many landfills.<\/li>\n<li>A difficult balance between voluntary remediation and enforceable obligations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"question\">\n\t<h3  class=\"question__trigger h3\">\t\tBROWNFIELD COMPLEXITY \u2013 Economic \/ Financial\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-chev-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/h3>\t<div class=\"question__answer\">\n\t\t<div  class=\"editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>High upfront investment costs.<\/li>\n<li>Benefits (spatial, ecological and societal) that often only become apparent in the long term.<\/li>\n<li>A need for new financing models and value creation<br \/>\n(for example, in combination with energy, housing and climate adaptation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"question\">\n\t<h3  class=\"question__trigger h3\">\t\tBROWNFIELD COMPLEXITY \u2013 Procedural and institutional\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-chev-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/h3>\t<div class=\"question__answer\">\n\t\t<div  class=\"editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Many stakeholders are involved: owners, municipalities, OVAM, VMM, government departments, developers and citizens.<\/li>\n<li>Decision\u2011making requires time, trust and a clear division of roles.<\/li>\n<li>Local authorities are under significant capacity pressure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--white columns\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner columns__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col--11 col--wrapper col--stretch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col--12 editor-content columns__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2 hyphenate\">An integrated approach, from ambition to implementation<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns__col col col--6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editor-content columns__content columns__content--content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Together with OVAM and other partners, Sweco has, over the past few years, developed a kind of \u201c<strong>ideal pathway<\/strong>\u201d for tackling landfills.<br \/>\nWe apply the same logic to other soil cases and brownfield developments.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Sharpening ambitions<\/h4>\n<p>We do not start with <em>\u201cwhat is the problem?\u201d<\/em>, but with <em>\u201cwhat do we want for this place in the long term?\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Are we aiming for nature, woodland, recreation, energy, housing, industry, or combinations thereof?<br \/>\n&#8211; What does the surrounding area require (agricultural land, valley, urban context, watercourse, residential neighbourhood\u2026)?<br \/>\n&#8211; How does this fit within existing spatial plans and policy frameworks?<\/p>\n<p>We bring owners, local authorities, OVAM and other stakeholders together around a shared vision for the future. <strong>Without a widely supported ambition, there is no sustainable project.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Mapping the subsurface and risks<\/h4>\n<p>In parallel, technical investigations are carried out, including soil and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/services\/groundwater-solutions\/\">groundwater<\/a> studies, historical research, risk assessments and, where relevant, advanced techniques such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/nieuws\/sweco-onderzoekt-waterbodemverontreiniging-met-innovatieve-fingerprinting\/\">PFAS fingerprinting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This shows where the real risks lie<\/strong>, where measures can be limited, where excavation is required, and where land use can be safely reassigned.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Practical translation through flow charts and rules of thumb<\/h4>\n<p>To make the complexity manageable, we have \u2013 on behalf of OVAM \u2013 developed flow charts for potential functions. Using a number of clear criteria, <strong>planners, policymakers, owners and developers gain a solid framework<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; When is afforestation safe?<br \/>\n&#8211; Where can energy production take place without increasing risk?<br \/>\n&#8211; When is temporary use possible, and under what conditions?<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Stakeholder management and governance<\/h4>\n<p>Sweco facilitates the stakeholder process to turn a technical soil exercise into a widely supported area development.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Financing and value creation<\/h4>\n<p>Finally, we help explore integrated business cases, potential funding sources and phasing over time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns__col col col--6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editor-content columns__content columns__content--content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Examples: from problematic site to asset<\/h3>\n<p>There are already several examples where this shift has been achieved:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; former factory sites transformed into mixed urban districts;<br \/>\n&#8211; port areas evolving into circular hubs;<br \/>\n&#8211; contaminated railway zones converted into parks, cycling links or new urban neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Landfill with ecological park and residential development<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Through careful phasing and targeted remediation, valuable nature has been preserved.<br \/>\nThe neighbourhood gained a high-quality park, the residential development benefits from its experiential value, and the soil challenges were made manageable.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Temporary use on contaminated sites<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Cultural and recreational projects demonstrate how, with the right safety measures, sites can already be brought into use while the long-term vision is still being developed.<br \/>\nIn this way, a \u201cblack box\u201d once again becomes a meaningful place in the city or municipality.<\/p>\n<p><img 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\/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block cb block--white\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner cb__inner cb__inner--one\">\n\t<div class=\"col--12 col--center col--wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col col--6 editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Sweco as a partner<br \/>\nin soil revalorisation and brownfield development<\/h2>\n<p>Landfills clearly demonstrate that many spatial challenges also apply to a wide range of brownfields:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Soil and water are guiding factors<\/strong><br \/>\nThey help determine what can happen where, what risks exist, and where opportunities lie.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subsurface and surface must be designed together<\/strong><br \/>\nYou cannot plan sustainably if you ignore the subsurface.<br \/>\nThis applies to nature and water, but equally to energy, mobility and housing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transition requires new ways of thinking<\/strong><br \/>\nThe old reflex of bypassing contaminated sites and always looking for \u201cnew\u201d land is no longer tenable.<br \/>\nThe future lies, to a large extent, in the revaluation of existing, complex places.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sweco helps public authorities, investors and developers make that shift \u2013 <strong>from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/services\/soil-remediation\/\">soil remediation<\/a> as a \u201ccost\u201d to area development as an \u201copportunity\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with Sweco. We would be pleased to explore <strong>how we can turn your challenging site into a catalyst for sustainable area development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"buttons-wrapper buttons-wrapper--left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/contact\/business-solutions\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn__primary \">Contact our consultants for smart brownfield development<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--white latest-insights\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner latest-insights__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col--11 col--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col--12 editor-content latest-insights__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2 hyphenate\">Other news<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col--4 insight\" data-clickable=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/Foto-coronmeuse-5-520x296.jpg\" class=\"attachment-insights-featured size-insights-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"een drone beeld van Coronmeuse waarop het water van de Maas en het Astrid park te zien zijn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/Foto-coronmeuse-5-520x296.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/Foto-coronmeuse-5-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/Foto-coronmeuse-5-1260x720.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"insight__content editor-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"cats\">Good Soil, Natuur &amp; Milieu, Nature &amp; Environment<span class=\"cats__sep\"><\/span>18\/05\/2026<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/news\/vergeten-stortplaatsen-geven-inzichten-voor-brownfieldontwikkeling\/\">What forgotten landfills can teach us about brownfield development<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <span class=\"readmore\">Read more<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col--4 insight\" data-clickable=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/IMG_6691-520x296.jpg\" class=\"attachment-insights-featured size-insights-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"insight__content editor-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"cats\">Digitalisation &amp; Smart Technology<span class=\"cats__sep\"><\/span>13\/05\/2026<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/news\/jana-de-klerk-strengthens-sweco-as-team-lead-digital-solutions\/\">Jana De Klerk strengthens Sweco as Team Lead Digital Solutions<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <span class=\"readmore\">Read more<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col--4 insight\" data-clickable=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/01-Render-De-Haan-01-copyright-Sweco-520x296.jpg\" class=\"attachment-insights-featured size-insights-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"Doortocht De Haan: van verkeersas naar levendig dorpscentrum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"insight__content editor-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"cats\">Liveable Cities, Sustainable Transport &amp; Mobility<span class=\"cats__sep\"><\/span>13\/05\/2026<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/news\/passage-de-haan-from-traffic-artery-to-vibrant-village-centre\/\">Passage De Haan: from traffic artery to vibrant village centre<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <span class=\"readmore\">Read more<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block form-block block--lightgray\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner form-block__inner \">\n\n                    <div class=\"col--11 col--wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"col col--4 editor-content form-block__title\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h2 hyphenate\">Sign up for our newsletter<\/h2>                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col--12 col\"><\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"col col--4 editor-content\">\n                    Receive updates on groundbreaking projects, sustainable solutions, and exclusive insights from Sweco. 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