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Tellez Angel, Natalia (author)In the built environment, the continuous growth and expansion of urban areas worldwide have become alarming. The built environment is continuously developing in an unsustainable manner, and in the mid-term future, resources will be scarce if practices are not changed. Therefore, new building materials and methods need to be implemented to...master thesis 2022
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DIMITRIOU, NIKOL (author)The present thesis discusses social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects of problems related to heritage building depreciation, homelessness and lack of affordable housing, with a focus on the more vulnerable social groups. It additionally argues the mitigation of the impact of the cities and the building sector on climate crisis. The...master thesis 2022
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Tong, Man Ho (author)ReCoNet is a housing complex which is designed to reconnect in three scales: Marco, Meso and Micro. The composition of ReCoNet is designed around the concept of a recycling community. Taking social, ecological and economical sustainability as its key point, ReCoNet aims to create a well-balanced and versatile contemporary solution that maximises...master thesis 2022
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van den Tooren, Bart (author)The CE concept is a booming theme, and the attention on this subject is increasing every year. However, the increasing attention on this theme has not yet been translated into practice within the infrastructure sector to a sufficient degree. While much literature has been published on the topic of CE, no analysis on the identification of...master thesis 2022
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Bonavita, Daniele (author)From 2018 to 2020, the city of Breda (NL) faced drought, with significant economic losses and water scarcity problems. The water board within which the city is located began to consider new possible water management practices, due to the unsustainability of the current ones. This study aims to investigate how a change of the current paradigm can...master thesis 2022
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Matskidou, Isidora (author)Although glass is a known material for centuries, extensive usage and today’s technology –with modern construction methods– made glass one of the most valuable materials of the present and future. Witnessing an immense progression and a broad innovative boost in the construction field, creating the perfect link between indoor and outdoor...master thesis 2022
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Rakauskaitė, Aiste Rakauskaite (author)The Netherlands is facing a severe housing crisis. There is a necessity to create 845.000 new homes due to its growing population by 2030 (NL Times, 2020). According to prognosis (Capital Value, 2020), the housing shortage is greater than recently estimated and will continue to grow. Especially in Groningen, where the Police office building is...master thesis 2022
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Chauhan, Pragya (author)The building industry accounts for almost 40% of the total carbon emissions that are directly responsible for climate change. So far, we have been following a linear economy model which follows a concept of “take-make-use-dispose” and causes a significantly large burden on the natural environment. For this reason, transition to a circular...master thesis 2022
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Schipper, Bart (author)As part of the Public Building studio, the track 'Music Marvel' was offered. The goal of this track was to create a music building in the Binckhorst, The Hague, that not only provides a space for musical performance, but does something greater, by contributing something to the location, city or music as a whole. The Binckhorst is a former...master thesis 2022
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PAPAEVANGELOU, ELENI (author)The deprivation and loss of biodiversity is one of the most alarming environmental problems of today’s, threatening precious ecosystem services, animal, and plant existence, as well as human welfare. This project attempts to create a win win situation between human and city animals. Ethical farms like guano, feather, worm, and insect farm are...master thesis 2022
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Vojvodić, Dino (author)Music Kathedraal is a new cultural hub in Binckhorst, The Hague. Current waste processing facility was repurposed into a music building with strong supporting public program. The variety of functions is expanding the scope of target users creating a complex, more attractive building. It contains two halls for music performance, a big hall –...master thesis 2022
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Wijnen, Willem (author)To attain a transition such as to a circular economy and built environment, actions at all scales are necessary, which implies that interventions should positively contribute to the transition (Petersen& Heurkens, 2018). Governments see the problems that the linear built environment entails and are making steps in implementing circular...master thesis 2022
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te Duits, Noa (author)This thesis explores the possibility of circularity to regenerate the degraded agricultural systems of the Foodvalley region. The Foodvalley is a regional network organization, consisting of eight municipalities situated partly in the province of Utrecht and partly the province of Gelderland. Circularity is used to describe a way in which...master thesis 2022
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Tabasha, Ola (author)With the current urgency to become more circular, procurement presents the primary method to deliver the circular policy ambition by purchasing circular products and stimulating circularity in the market. In the building and infrastructure sector, civil engineering projects offer unique opportunities for circularity. This research presents an...master thesis 2021
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Ettema, Bart (author)The yacht building industry is considered an industry with a high environmental impact. Until now, the focus has not been on the impact regarding business processes of the building phase and the excess in resources that are used, ultimately not adding value to the final product. Due to emerging trends in regulations, new sustainable production...master thesis 2021
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van Hoof, Jules (author)An interdisciplinary approach of the building process is needed in order to achieve a more resilient outcome. The aim within this paper will therefore be about the implementation of GreenBlue infrastructure with Open Building to strive for a circular water cycle within the built environment. The following topics have been investigated in order...master thesis 2021
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van Iperen, Lisa (author)The environmental strain and depletion of natural resources caused by the current economic system could be reduced through the transition to a more circular economy, based on regenerative use of resources, where materials are kept in use for as long as possible and their value is retained (Cheshire, 2016; Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2013;...master thesis 2021
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Berg, Koos (author)Poor sanitation is a challenge around the world, more than 2 billion people lack access to basic sanitary facilities like a toilet. In Ghana, it is estimated 25% of children under the age of five die because of diarrhea. A disease that often can be prevented by providing hygienic sanitation facilities. Tackling the problem across the whole of...master thesis 2021
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van der Hooft, Nino (author)Although clothing fulfils an important function for humanity, the impact on the planet of the current fashion industry raises concerns. High water usage, water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and textile waste are all negative impacts on the environment coming from the textile industry (European Parliament, 2021). These negative impacts are...master thesis 2021