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Van Der Hoek, J.P. (author), Struker, A. (author), Danschutter, J.E.M. (author)
Amsterdam has the ambition to develop as a competitive and sustainable European metropolis. The flows of energy, water and resources within the urban environment have a large potential to contribute to this ambition. The overall mass balances of phosphate, food, water, energy and material imports in the Amsterdam region have already been mapped....
conference paper 2013
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Wever, R. (author)
Packaging has always received a lot of attention within the field of design for sustainability. The classical approach has been to mainly focus on reducing the impact of the packaging. This approach stems from the ill-informed position that packaging is superfluous, or at best there only for marketing reasons. This is a rather guild-based...
conference paper 2014
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Van den Berg, M.R. (author), Bakker, C.A. (author)
The paper provides a circular economy framework from a product design perspective with tools to aid product designers in applying circular product design in practice. Design research for circular economy has so far mainly been limited to referring to existing fields of research such as design for disassembly, remanufacturing and recycling. The...
conference paper 2015
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Zairul, Z. (author), Geraedts, R.P. (author)
The Open Building (OB) and the concept of flexible housing has alwaysassociated with user’s ability to respond to changing demand. It is necessary that housing can adap to changing market conditions and different users’ requirements. Flexibility makes a crucial concept that one cannot ignore. However, extra investments for future flexibility are...
conference paper 2015
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Geraedts, R.P. (author), Prins, M. (author)
A direct connection can be made between adaptive building and sustainability (Wilkinson 2011). Market developments show increased demands by for flexibility and sustainability by users and owners as well as a growing understanding of the importance of a circular economy (Eichholtz 2009). Circular Economy (CE) is a rather recent way of looking at...
conference paper 2015
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Bocken, N.M.P. (author), de Pauw, I.C. (author), Bakker, C.A. (author), van der Grinten, B. (author)
The transition within business from a linear to a circular economy brings with it a range of practical challenges for companies. The following question is addressed: What are the product design and business model strategies for<br/>companies that want to move to a circular economy model? This paper develops a framework of strategies to guide...
journal article 2016
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van der Roest, E. (author), van der Spek, Mijndert (author), Ramirez, Andrea (author), van der Zwaan, Bob (author), Rothenberg, Gadi (author)
We studied the possibility of converting waste toilet paper (WTP) into electricity. WTP is a waste stream with continuous availability and negative cost, but it is difficult to handle, as it contains fecal matter. The process we explored had two stages: WTP gasification followed by direct conversion into electricity in a high-temperature...
journal article 2017
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Lowres, Flavie (author), Hobbs, Gilli (author)
Life cycle thinking has been applied in the construction industry for more than 20 years for the environmental evaluation of construction products and processes. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the tool that enables the quantification of environmental impacts using parameters appropriate to the various potential environmental impact categories....
conference paper 2017
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Romnée, A. (author), Vrijders, J. (author)
In recent years, waste prevention and management have gained importance due to the economic and environmental impact of waste on construction sites. Although some innovative practices have already been experimentally put in practice, it remains difficult to apply them in densely built regions due to lack of space and time, and lack of knowledge...
conference paper 2017
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Ruiz-González, F. (author), Nadargi, D. (author), Philippe, K. (author), Goiti, E. (author), Ocejo, M. (author), Vegas, I. (author)
Since the Industrial Revolution, humanity’s use of natural resources has been basically the same: TAKE, MAKE and THROW AWAY; which consequently led to the indispensable problems of waste materials. Around 461 million tons of Construction & Demolition Waste (C&DW), excluding excavation materials, are yearly generated in EU28. This undoubtedly...
conference paper 2017
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Romnée, A. (author), Billiet, L. (author), Mahieu, O. (author), Vrijders, J. (author)
Since a few years, the construction sector is focusing on minimizing resources exploitation and waste arising on construction sites. The European Commission has highlighted prevention and reuse as key actions for waste management. The Brussels Capital-Region is a densely built region, generating more than 600 000 tons of C&D waste each year....
conference paper 2017
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Wang, K. (author), Vanassche, S. (author), Ribeiro, A. (author), Peters, M. (author), Oseyran, J. (author)
One of the expected key outcomes of the Horizon 2020 BAMB (Buildings As Material Banks) project is new business models for material circularity. The team has interviewed four “frontrunner” cases which have pioneered in incorporating elements of building circularity. The study included well-known cases such as the new Venlo city hall (the...
conference paper 2017
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Hobbs, Gilli (author), Adams, Katherine (author)
BRE have been working with the reclamation sector in the UK for around 20 years to promote the reuse of end-of-life building products and materials in preference to recycling and recovery. Much of this has been dedicated to the promotion of pre-demolition and prerefurbishment audits to facilitate targets being set and markets for reusable...
conference paper 2017
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Tebbatt Adams, Katherine (author), Osmani, Mohamed (author), Thorpe, Tony (author), Hobbs, Gilli (author)
Whilst there is an increasing recognition of the circular economy concept within the building sector, opportunities for its implementation at project level remain largely underexploited. Research has shown that challenges to its uptake include limited knowledge and awareness among stakeholders; a fragmented supply chain; an unclear business...
conference paper 2017
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Vladimir, Gumilar (author), Przemysław, Dana (author)
To reach ambitious goals of Europe 2020 Strategy, circular economy concepts need to be widely adopted. In terms of construction sector, which generates almost 10% of European GDP but on the other hand consumes enormous quantities of raw materials, other materials and energy, the idea of circular economy can be achieved by strategic,...
conference paper 2017
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Amenta, L. (author), De Martino, P. (author)
Ports have historically followed a linear model of growth. Formation, expansion,<br/>reallocation, abandonment, and redevelopments are just some of the steps that are followed over time by ports from all over the world. Circularity – a goal that both ports and cities hope to achieve in the near future – is not a new topic anymore. Although the...
review 2018
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Sauerwein, M. (author), Bakker, C.A. (author), Balkenende, R. (author)
This paper explores the use of annotated portfolios as a method to support the qualitative analysis of interview data about design projects. Annotated portfolios have so far been used to support artefacts with text in order to discuss them in the context of ‘research through design’ In this paper, we interpret the five-step method of McCracken...
conference paper 2018
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Mugge, R. (author), de Jong, Wytske (author), Hultink, H.J. (author), Person, Oscar (author)
Refurbishment presents opportunities for designers to improve the sustainability of new and old products via an experiment and post hoc interviews, this research investigates and explores how information about prior use – offered in a visual (signs of wear and tear) or verbal (textual description) form – influences consumers’ evaluations of...
journal article 2018
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Poppelaars, F.A. (author), Bakker, C.A. (author), van Engelen, J.M.L. (author)
Value creation in a circular economy is based on products being returned after use. In the case of smartphones, most are never returned and tend to be kept in drawers. Smartphone access services (e.g., leasing or upgrade) have been experimented with in the Netherlands but have been largely unsuccessful. This study explores the reasons why...
journal article 2018
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Sumter, Deborah (author), Bakker, C.A. (author), Balkenende, R. (author)
In the transition to a circular economy companies are exploring new business models, implying a shift from selling products to offering products in circular business models, such as leasing.<br/>Product design is thought to play a crucial role in enabling this. Having a robust overview of relevant design roles and competencies is of foundational...
journal article 2018
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