Weather affects construction projects on a daily basis. However, weather conditions, on-site decisions, and their impact on scheduling are often recorded separately. As a result, it’s not always clear in hindsight why work was adjusted or halted. Especially during inclement weather, limited documentation can lead to disputes regarding workability, progress, and justification to the client or project partners.
Pluventas is developing a digital platform that brings this information together. It combines weather data with project records, unworkable-weather logs, diary entries, and reports. This creates a dossier that not only shows what the weather was like, but more importantly, how it affected the project.
“The discussion usually isn’t about the fact that it was raining or windy, but about what that meant for the work at that moment,” says Michael Hessels, co-founder of Pluventas. “If that context isn’t properly documented, it becomes difficult to reconstruct decisions later on.”
During DigiBouw 2026, Pluventas will also discuss the possibilities of local wind measurements within the platform. The wind sensor will be mounted at the top of the tower crane, so that the measurements provide direct insight into conditions at height. This can be relevant for work where wind plays a direct role. Local measurements can be used as supplementary project information alongside KNMI data, with the KNMI data serving as the formal reference basis for substantiating unworkable weather conditions. Combining this information with existing data sources and project records creates a more complete picture of conditions at the construction site and the decisions that follow.
“That combination is particularly interesting for project coordination,” says Donny de Jong, project coordinator at Pluventas. “A standalone wind speed measurement is of limited value. Only when you link it to an activity, a decision, and the exact moment it occurred does the information become useful for the project.”
For Pluventas, DigiBouw is primarily a place to discuss with construction companies where record-keeping falls short in practice and how digital support can be simplified. Not more paperwork, but better information when it turns out to be needed later.
You’ll find Pluventas in Hall 2, Booth S09
