De Heer Land en Water
Civil engineering contractor90%of the time registration process automated
120 employees register hours from any device, and a daily automatic CRM sync replaced weekly manual exports.
Read the De Heer Land en Water storyDigiBouw 2026, Utrecht
On 25 and 26 November, WEM No-Code is at booth 02.C052 in Hall 2. Bring the process that slows your projects down between planning, the building site, and operations, and we'll show how enterprise no-code and governed AI agents connect the systems you already run.
WEM No-Code is exhibiting at DigiBouw 2026, held 25 and 26 November at the Royal Dutch Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, at booth 02.C052 in Hall 2. DigiBouw is the Dutch digitalization event for design, construction, and engineering, organized by Royal Jaarbeurs with digiGO. Its 2025 edition drew more than 1,200 visitors, and this year it moves to Hall 2 with more than 50 exhibitors, six theaters, and a Main Stage.
Construction projects rarely slow down because a model is missing. They slow down in the handoffs: approvals passed between parties, hours retyped after a shift, figures copied from one system to the next. More modeling software doesn't fix that. A governed process layer across the ERP, BIM, and CRM systems you already run does.
That layer is where WEM No-Code works. Contractor De Heer Land en Water automated 90% of its time registration process for 120 employees on it. Read on for how that maps to DigiBouw's three program phases, and what to bring to the booth.
The plan phase
Design and permitting for a new housing project in the Netherlands takes eight years on average. On 21 September 2026, the cabinet presented 50 actions to halve that by 2030, mainly by digitizing the trajectory and running plans in parallel instead of one after another.
DigiBouw's own editorial line points at the same place: the biggest time gain in construction may no longer be on the building site, but in the years before construction starts. Homes can increasingly come out of a factory in months. Deciding where they go still takes years.
Parallel planning sounds like a scheduling choice. In practice, it's a coordination problem. Municipalities, developers, engineers, contractors, and utilities each hold part of the information, and each works in its own system.
Design and permitting, new housing
8→ 4years
The cabinet's target is to halve the trajectory through digitalization and parallel planning.
The misconception
The common assumption is that digitalization in construction means better models: richer BIM, digital twins, smarter design tools. Those matter, and the DigiBouw floor will be full of them. But a model doesn't route an approval, chase a missing document, or reconcile hours against equipment and project codes. That work lives in the gaps between systems.
A planner exports the schedule every week, and someone enters it again in another system.
A site lead types hours into a spreadsheet after the shift, against project and equipment codes.
A project controller copies figures from one tool into another before every progress meeting.
Each handoff is small. Together, they set the pace of the project.
Parallel planning raises the stakes, because more people act on the same information at the same time. Without a shared, governed process layer, parallel planning turns into parallel versions of the truth.
The three program phases
DigiBouw 2026 labels every session as Plan, Implementation, or Operation, so visitors can find what fits their role. The same three phases show where process orchestration software earns its place in construction.
WEM No-Code doesn't replace your ERP, BIM environment, or CRM. It sits on top of them as an orchestration layer, connecting over REST, SOAP, and OData plus CSV, Excel, JSON, and XML file exchange. Teams build the applications in between in a visual no-code environment, while IT controls which systems each application can reach. New to the category? Start with what orchestration software is.
| Phase | What DigiBouw says it covers | Typical bottleneck | Where WEM No-Code fits | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan phasePlanning and design | Area developers, architects, engineers, and owners work together and agree on data exchange and standards. | Documents and approvals passed between developer, municipality, and consultants by email. | Approval workflows and secure portals for external parties, with every step recorded. | No construction case study yet. Ask us at the booth. |
| Implementation phaseBuilding and installing | Builders, suppliers, and installers realize the project, exchanging orders and product data digitally through DSGO standards. | Hours, equipment, and planning tracked in spreadsheets and entered again in other systems. | Time registration, equipment intake, and planning apps that sync with existing systems. | De Heer Land en Water automated 90% of its time registration process. Case study |
| Operation phaseManaging and maintaining | Managers, users, and municipalities manage usage and maintenance information digitally. | Safety checks, maintenance tasks, and certifications tracked across many sites on paper or in spreadsheets. | Inspection, maintenance, and compliance workflows with automated updates and dashboards. | Fortrus manages more than 6,000 properties with a team of 40. Case study |
Governed AI
Contractors that work for municipalities, provinces, and water boards answer for every decision on a project. An AI suggestion nobody can trace back is a liability, however accurate it turns out to be.
The common assumption is that AI agents for contractors are mainly about smarter predictions. The harder question comes after the prediction: which system acts on it, who approved it, and what record exists when a client asks.
The agent reasons, but the platform decides. An AI agent can, for example, classify an incoming document, flag a missing field, or check an hour registration against the plan. The workflow around it defines what the agent may touch, which rules a proposal must pass, and where a person signs off. Every action is logged by the platform rather than the model, and WEM No-Code is ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified.
Go deeper: the WEM No-Code Agentic AI platform.
How a governed AI step runs in a construction workflow
An hour registration, an inspection report, or an incoming document enters the workflow.
An AI agent classifies it, checks it against the plan, and drafts the next step.
Scope, business rules, and data access, as defined by IT.
Only where the workflow requires an approval.
In your ERP, CRM, or planning system through existing integrations.
Every function call and state change is recorded by the platform.
Customer proof
Each figure comes from the customer's case study on wem.io, linked below each card. All three replaced spreadsheets or manual steps with an application their teams use every day.
90%of the time registration process automated
120 employees register hours from any device, and a daily automatic CRM sync replaced weekly manual exports.
Read the De Heer Land en Water story6,000+properties managed by a team of 40
Spanning 4 million square meters, with automated updates and reports replacing spreadsheets and paperwork.
Read the Fortrus story9 monthsto deliver a custom business management system
Built with partner EsperantoXL, the system supports 800 to 1,000 students a year.
Read the Betonvereniging storySoftware with a clear structure and stable basis [...] no-code platform WEM provides the flexibility to continue building and make adjustments easily.
For property owners and managers: five WEM agents for real estate.
At the booth
The most useful trade show conversations start with a real process, not a product tour. Three good places to start:
Hours, equipment, or project data entered twice because your ERP, planning tool, and CRM don't share it.
Permit documents, change requests, or invoices moving between parties by email.
How AI agents are scoped, checked, and logged before anything touches your project data.
Not sure which process to bring? Our guide on how to spot processes ready for no-code automation is a practical first filter.
FAQ
DigiBouw 2026 runs 25 and 26 November in Hall 2 of the Royal Dutch Jaarbeurs, Jaarbeursplein 6, Utrecht, open 09:00 to 17:00 both days. WEM No-Code is at booth 02.C052, as listed in the official exhibitor list. Register here.
A day pass costs €59.95 and a pass for both days costs €79.95. Young professionals pay €39.95. According to DigiBouw's visitor page, every ticket includes coffee, tea, lunch, and an afternoon snack.
No. WEM No-Code adds an application and orchestration layer on top of existing systems, connecting through REST, SOAP, OData, and file exchange. Your ERP, BIM, and CRM stay the systems of record. De Heer Land en Water's time registration app, for example, syncs daily with its existing CRM.
AI agents work inside workflows that define their scope. A proposal must pass the business rules IT has set, goes to a person where the workflow requires approval, and every action is logged by the platform. The audit trail comes from running the process, not from separate documentation work.
If your projects slow down in the handoffs between parties and systems, bring that process to booth 02.C052. Can't make it to Utrecht? The same conversation works as an online demo.