Neutral question and answer specifications are standardized building blocks used in specification documents and advisory tools. A question specification focuses on performance-based and functional criteria (such as insulation values or connection types), without referencing specific brands. This fits seamlessly into EMVI tenders, design & construct projects, and collaborative construction teams.

EMVI stands for Economisch Meest Voordelige Inschrijving, which translates to Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). It is a procurement method used in the Netherlands where tenders are not only evaluated on price, but also on quality, sustainability, risk management, and other added-value criteria.

The answer specification explains how a specific product meets these criteria. This structure supports hybrid procurement models, where transparency, cooperation, and results-based selection are key.

With Utopis, your product data fits directly into these processes, increasing visibility among specifiers.

With an insulation value, the system plays a major role. The loose parts of a roof or wall affect the calculation. ZeeBoer has developed advisory tools for various insulation manufacturers that calculate an insulation value. The various components are linked to Utopis® Platform and easy to maintain.
The retention of knowledge or human capital is a hot item. Like many other organizations, construction has to deal with aging. In addition, professionals often take a next step in their career. Save your solutions and products in a central database. Then start recording the general professional knowledge within your organization. Such a knowledge base then becomes a kind of next level business manual. Colleagues, dealers, but also end users can benefit from the knowledge that is present. ZeeBoer is happy to help you with this.

Product selectors and advisory tools make your product portfolio interactive and directly usable for specifiers such as architects, installers, and specification writers. They help users choose the right product based on project-specific input and automatically generate specification texts, datasheets, or calculations. This lowers the barrier to selection and increases the chances of your product being included in designs and specifications.

Utopis offers tailored tools, directly linked to your up-to-date product data. In fact, we are the market leader in this field: we have been making cutlery and advice tools since 1987.

All information available in one place.

Responding to digital building standards.

Your product data better found.

Efficiently manage and share product data.

All product data available in one platform.

Peter Veldhuizen

Director
peter.veldhuizen@utopis.net

Antoon Siebert

Partner / project manager
antoon.siebert@utopis.net

Maarten Hopman

Project manager
maarten.hopman@utopis.net

Jeroen Houdé

Front-end developer
jeroen.houde@utopis.net

Zsolt Kiss

Back-end developer
zsolt.kiss@utopis.net

Mariska van ’t Veer

Administration
mariska.vantveer@utopis.net

Arnout Nijhuis

Advisor product data
arnout.nijhuis@utopis.net