{"id":9824,"date":"2026-03-10T16:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/?page_id=9824"},"modified":"2026-03-17T08:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:32:16","slug":"utrecht-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/nl\/customer-stories\/utrecht-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Utrecht University"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid edgtf-section customer-story-title vc_custom_1713352697239 edgtf-content-aligment-left edgtf-grid-section\" style=\"\"><div class=\"clearfix edgtf-section-inner\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner-margin clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1713201591521\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder edgtf-responsive-mode-768\" ><div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item\"  >\n\t\t<div 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class=\"qa-banner-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-contact-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-contact\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-contact-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marlies Sigmond\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SjDT3ER_400x400.jpeg\"\/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-contact-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"qa-contact-name\">Marlies Sigmond<\/header>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qa-contact-role\">Consultant<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-project-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-project-item\"><header class=\"qa-project-item-header\">Location<\/header> <p class=\"qa-project-item-info\">the Netherlands<\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-project-item\"><header class=\"qa-project-item-header\">Project(s)<\/header> <p class=\"qa-project-item-info\">Various<\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-project-item\"><header class=\"qa-project-item-header\">Industry<\/header><p class=\"qa-project-item-info\">Research &amp; Education<\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title-back-link\"><a href=\"\/nl\/customer-stories\/\">&lt; Back to customer stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid edgtf-section customer-story-content vc_custom_1713349952870 edgtf-content-aligment-left edgtf-grid-section\" style=\"\"><div class=\"clearfix edgtf-section-inner\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner-margin clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element qa-intro\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Utrecht University is one of the Netherlands\u2019 largest and oldest universities. Its buildings are spread across the city of Utrecht, with most teaching taking place at Utrecht Science Park: a vast campus just outside the inner city, filled with large modern buildings and a constant buzz of students traversing the campus on foot or by bicycle.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s in this dynamic setting that we meet Marlies Sigmond from the university\u2019s Campus &amp; Facilities department. Marlies is a consultant specialising in architecture, accessibility and sustainability. She is involved in many of the university\u2019s construction projects \u2014 and she is also a dedicated BriefBuilder user.<\/p>\n<p>The sun is shining, so we sit down at one of the picnic tables in front of the main university building, cappuccino in hand, and discuss the university\u2019s use of BriefBuilder.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid edgtf-section customer-story-content vc_custom_1713354501943 edgtf-content-aligment-left edgtf-grid-section\" style=\"\"><div class=\"clearfix edgtf-section-inner\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner-margin clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>How did Utrecht University come to use BriefBuilder?<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\nWhen I started here, about five years ago, the university was already using BriefBuilder. So, I wasn\u2019t part of the original decision-making process, but I do know it came from an ambition to take a more programmatic, standardised approach to our projects. The goal was to stop reinventing the wheel every time and streamline both our processes and our requirements. BriefBuilder clearly plays a crucial role in the latter.<br \/>\n<span class=\"highlighted\">The goal is to stop reinventing the wheel every time and streamline both our processes and our requirements<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element vc_custom_1773156326946  qa-image\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2452\" height=\"1788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-tribunetrap-DP6-Vakwerk.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full not-transparent\" alt=\"\" title=\"Diergeneeskunde-UU-tribunetrap-DP6-Vakwerk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-tribunetrap-DP6-Vakwerk.jpg 2452w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-tribunetrap-DP6-Vakwerk-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-tribunetrap-DP6-Vakwerk-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-tribunetrap-DP6-Vakwerk-1536x1120.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-tribunetrap-DP6-Vakwerk-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2452px) 100vw, 2452px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"987d65\" style=\"--dominant-color: #987d65;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element qa-image-sub\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>One of the key projects where BriefBuilder is currently being used is the new building for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The 28,000 m\u00b2 building will accommodate both teaching and research spaces. The architects, Vakwerk Architecten and DP6, envision an atrium building organised around a central staircase, where many of the activities taking place in the building will be visible from the heart of the building. (Image: artist impression of the concept design, by Vakwerk Architecten \/ DP6. Courtesy of Utrecht University).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Can you elaborate on that? You have developed a standardized set of requirements for your projects, right?<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\nYes. We have what we call a \u201clibrary model\u201d, which contains standard requirements for common room types \u2014 such as offices, teaching spaces, support spaces, and several types of laboratory space.<\/p>\n<p>Our development team uses this model as the basis for major new-build projects and large renovations. Our maintenance team also use it for smaller projects \u2014 for example, to check standard requirements for floor finishes when replacing or renewing them.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note, however, that we don\u2019t use the model in a rigid way. Especially in renovation projects, you often need to adjust requirements to match the constraints of the existing building. That\u2019s particularly true for the historic buildings that we\u2019re currently renovating in the city centre. These buildings have all kinds of peculiar characteristics that require lots of finetuning in our requirements.<\/p>\n<p>And then there are also projects that come with lots of unique needs. Right now, we\u2019re building a new faculty building for Veterinary Medicine. It includes many standard spaces, but also specialist areas like anatomy and pathology. Those \u2018specials\u2019 come with very specific requirements \u2014 think temperature, lighting, and hygiene\u2014that we add to the requirements model for that specific project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element vc_custom_1773156532389  qa-image\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-labs-DP6-min.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full not-transparent\" alt=\"\" title=\"Diergeneeskunde UU - labs - DP6-min\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-labs-DP6-min.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-labs-DP6-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-labs-DP6-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-labs-DP6-min-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-labs-DP6-min-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"a79b90\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a79b90;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element qa-image-sub\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Many of the requirements for the new building of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine concern the laboratory spaces in the building. These functions come with specific, detailed and critical requirements, for example regarding temperature control, ventilation, lighting levels and hygiene. Capturing these requirements clearly and verifying them during the design process is essential for a building of this type. (Image: artist impression of the concept design, by Vakwerk Architecten \/ DP6. Courtesy of Utrecht University).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>You work with many different architects, engineers and consultants. How do they respond to BriefBuilder?<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\nWe give our design teams direct access to the requirements model. And then you always have people who love it immediately \u2014 and people who are a bit more hesitant.<\/p>\n<p>For us, this is simply how we work, so we also expect our project teams to work in BriefBuilder. This is also something that we help them with. When people are completely new to it, we explain how the model is structured, where to find information, and what we expect from them. I think this guidance is a crucial reason why BriefBuilder works well at Utrecht University.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s also interesting \u2014 and sometimes a bit challenging for design teams \u2014 is that BriefBuilder has helped us become a much more proactive and articulate construction client. We use our requirements models to communicate precisely what we want, and we then we also closely track whether we\u2019re getting what we asked for.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">BriefBuilder has helped us become a much more proactive and articulate construction client<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>What\u2019s your favourite feature in BriefBuilder?<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\nIn line with what I just mentioned, the verification dashboard is one of my favourites. When I\u2019m working on a major project, the dashboard quickly tells me the status and outcomes of verification. Per phase, I can see which requirements have been met, which raise concerns, and which haven\u2019t been checked yet. That\u2019s a great input for our meetings with the design team.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Do you have recommendations for organisations considering BriefBuilder?<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\nTake a step-by-step approach. BriefBuilder has many features, but you don\u2019t have to use everything on day one. Start with what matters most: defining clear, good requirements. That\u2019s the core.<\/p>\n<p>From there, you can build things up over time \u2014 verification, standardisation, involving more people, and expanding the range of projects you cover.<\/p>\n<p>And in parallel: invest in implementation. Do an internal roadshow, explain the benefits, provide training, and make sure management actively supports the use of the application. That support really made the difference here at Utrecht University.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">BriefBuilder has many features, but you don\u2019t have to use everything on day one. Start with what matters most: defining clear, good requirements. That\u2019s the core<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element vc_custom_1773157075320  qa-image\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-classroom-DP6-min.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full not-transparent\" alt=\"\" title=\"Diergeneeskunde UU - classroom - DP6-min\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-classroom-DP6-min.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-classroom-DP6-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-classroom-DP6-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-classroom-DP6-min-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.briefbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diergeneeskunde-UU-classroom-DP6-min-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"9f8d72\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9f8d72;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element qa-image-sub\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The new building for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will offer a wide range of teaching spaces, varying in size and supporting different ways of teaching. Particular attention has been given to requirements concerning acoustic performance, with the aim of ensuring that the spaces are comfortable and effective environments for both teaching and collaborative learning. (Image: artist impression of the concept design, by Vakwerk Architecten \/ DP6. Courtesy of Utrecht University).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote><p>\nMany thanks to Marlies for sharing her valuable insights!<\/p>\n<p>More information about campus development and on-going projects at Utrecht University can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uu.nl\/en\/organisation\/campus-development\">hier<\/a>.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Standardizing requirements for university spaces Marlies Sigmond Consultant Location the Netherlands Project(s) Various IndustryResearch &amp; Education &lt; Back to customer stories Utrecht University is one of the Netherlands\u2019 largest and oldest universities. 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