Implementing the design for disassembly (DfD) principle in the public procurement process of buildings in the Netherlands: Conceptualization of the implementation of the DfD principle in the public procurement process to achieve circular ambitions

The building industry is stained as unsustainable due to the linear economy model of “take, make and dispose”. There is a need to switch to Circular Economy (CE). One of the ways in which the public clients can stimulate this transition is by implementing the Design for Disassembly (DfD) principle in the public procurement process. However, this...

Evaluation of a material hub as a circular waste management strategy: A case in Haarlem municipality

Dutch municipalities face the waste management problem of assets which are reaching their end of life cycle. This is why, they investigate ways to effectively tackle this issue, by simultaneously complying with the goal imposed by the Dutch government about 100% circular construction sector by 2050. As a preparatory step in the transition...

Assessing circularity in the end of life phase of public assets and identifying essential requirements for performance measurement

Policymakers and literature have expressed the need for a visual and tangible manner of mapping circular value, the progress towards a fully circular economy and the presence of materials (material passport) in public space. Several initiatives exist for the measurement of circular progress. However, none have explicitly aimed towards the urban...

PAVE the way towards a Circular Economy in the public space: Maintenance plan analysis tool to value the enhancement towards a Circular Economy

In 2017, the Dutch government has set the goal to achieve a 100% circular economy by 2050. A transition from the current linear economy towards a circular economy is necessary to reach this goal. In the circular economy, products at end-of-life are no longer seen as waste but will be reused as a secondary product or resource. <br/><br/>The...

Effect of stochastic material properties on the structural response of laminated composite materials: following the building block approach

This report, which from now and onwards will be called the main body of the thesis, covers the core of the<br/>problem that has to be solved. Generally, the aim of this thesis is to investigate a laminated composite’s<br/>structural response, made of FRP, when its material properties are assumed stochastic instead of<br/>deterministic. The...