Petra van Veelen joined Finch Buildings as a business developer in January 2026. And we are very happy about that! With her extensive experience in project development, acquisition, and international collaborations, she strengthens Finch's commercial and strategic team.
With the installation of the last solid wood module, Project Pasteur has reached its highest point. This is an important milestone for Haarlem's largest timber construction project. The project comprises 179 homes and the new office of housing association Elan Wonen. Of these homes, 155 are timber constructions and 24 are traditional concrete constructions. The project is now entering its next phase.
Together with LEVS architects, Prosper Vitae, TU Delft, and the municipality of Amstelveen, Finch Buildings contributed to the publication Building Sustainable Neighbourhoods, a case study analysis of the CO₂ impact of different construction methods in the urban development of Nieuw-Legmeer.
Our colleague Susanne Vruwink, employed at Finch Buildings since 2020, can now officially call herself an architect. Besides her job and a young family, she successfully completed her education at the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam.
Finch Buildings founder and director Jurrian Knijtijzer has been nominated for the ABN AMRO Sustainable 50 - the list of frontrunners accelerating the Netherlands toward a sustainable future.
Finch Buildings has been included as one of the frontrunners in the sector guide The Dutch Circular Built Environment by the Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO).
On October 27, Pakhuis de Zwijger will be the stage for everyone who believes in the power of building with wood. Finch Buildings is a proud partner of Houtbouw XL 2025.
Houtwereld visited Finch Buildings in the factory at our manufacturing partner MAAT Feeling Home. An article about the production of Project Pasteur in Haarlem appeared on September 23, 2025.
Why are we suddenly making so many timber construction meters? Journalist Kirsten Hannema wrote an incisive analysis in de Volkskrant about the boom in timber construction and a practical 7-step plan to take that movement further. The article also features Finch Buildings founder Jurrian Knijtijzer.