{"id":6677,"date":"2020-06-23T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T11:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfp156.ff131.ssdwp.nl\/?p=6677"},"modified":"2022-08-07T11:08:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T11:08:34","slug":"working-in-coronavirus-times-at-cfp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfp.nl\/en\/news-and-cases\/working-in-coronavirus-times-at-cfp\/","title":{"rendered":"Working in coronavirus times at CFP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A lot has changed in the recent past. This is also the case at the CFP Green Buildings office. How are the CFP staff experiencing working remotely and how has their work changed? We asked Ilmar Bouwer (consultant), Sander van den Berg (product developer) and Marnix Balke (project manager).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The biggest change of the past few weeks is that a lot of meetings (and even drinks parties) are being held using video calling. \u201cParticularly in the first week I got a lot of calls and always with video. Previously, you just used to drop in on a colleague when you had a small question to ask. I\u2019ve now noticed that we\u2019re getting into a new rhythm, where we no longer do video calls for small questions, but just send each other a short message\u201d, Ilmar explains. Video calls for Sander have also increased considerably. \u201cWe often schedule appointments also for minor things that are dealt with quickly. But the biggest change for me is \u2018working\u2019 at home. I am now \u2018teacher\u2019 at home three times a week and in the afternoon I work for CFP. It took some getting used to!\u201d<\/p>\n\t “Sometimes it\u2019s hard not to mix work and private life. There is now no clear dividing line. For me, it\u2019s just a matter of finding the right balance between being an employee, teacher and having free time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\u2013 Sander van den Berg, Product Developer at CFP Green Buildings<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The way we work has changed in recent weeks. Ilmar explains how this affects a large project he is working on: \u201cRoyal Flora Holland wants to become energy neutral. CFP is assisting them. It is a complex project and we want to do it together with Royal Flora Holland. Before the crisis we had a steering committee and we met regularly to go through everything. This resulted in many sparring sessions and valuable input. We now do everything over the phone. But for a number of analyses we are dependent on data that we cannot retrieve ourselves through site visits. So every now and then we have to search for the right data, because we have to explain over the phone which systems need to be read out and which data we need exactly.\u201d<\/p>\n\t “If you currently have a vacant property, then this is the ideal time to provide your property with an EPC<\/a>. Employees are not distracted by site visits on the shop floor and energy assessment can be done far more efficiently.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\u2013 Ilmar Bouwer, Consultant at CFP Green Buildings<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nVideo calling, video calling and more video calling<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Projects continue, but remotely<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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