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Kumar, Sanjay (author)The goal of this graduation project was to investigate if 3D printing could serve as a promising alternative for manufacturing spare parts needed for the re-manufacturing of diesel injection pumps. This project was conducted under the EU ReCiPSS project, along with the support of Robert Bosch GmbH. The proposition was investigated on three...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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Hoogenboom, Sarah (author)In the global shift towards decarbonization of the built environment, the nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB) goals in the Directive 2010/31/EU had been set as an achievable goal for the EU. By requiring all future constructions to utilize the integration of energy efficient services into the building as well as emphasize the reduction of...master thesis 2022
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van Straten, Bart (author)Hospital waste has a major impact on the environment. The worldwide growth of hospital waste is the result of the growing world population and the increase in use of disposables. A circular healthcare economy may contribute to the reduction of hospital waste. The circular economy is a system in which waste is prevented and where waste is reused....doctoral thesis 2022
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Dirrix, Joop (author)With the ever increasing number of wirelessly operated connected devices, the environmental consequences that this trend brings about need to be considered. This project has been carried out to explore the possibilities for transitioning industrial IoT sensor nodes into the circular economy.<br/><br/>Wireless sensor nodes are battery powered...master thesis 2022
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ANDRIANOS, PAVLOS (author), van Diermen, Erik (author), Lakoumenta, Maria (author), van Muilekom, Ludo (author)The importance of the energy transition is an emergent issue on a global scale. The United Nations, the European Union, the Dutch National government and the Province of South-Holland all have set clear and urgent goals. But still, it seems very hard to find the right strategy to tackle this challenge, together with a desired circular economy...student report 2022
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Voglis, Stefanos (author)Nowadays, the built environment of the Netherlands is making the transition from the linear to circular economy to meet the goals set by the European Union and the Dutch government of 50% circular economy by 2030. However, there is limited knowledge in the built environment for circular economy projects. In order to generate knowledge on the...master thesis 2022
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Schols, Roland (author)The construction industry (CI) has to transition towards a circular economy (CE) before 2050 to achieve the ambition of our Dutch government. Within the CI there is an information gap leading to suboptimal recycling and reuse of materials and products. Capturing and sharing this information in a digital tool will be critical for the construction...master thesis 2022
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Magnier, L.B.M. (author), Gil-Pérez, I. (author)The question of prolonging the lifetime of food packages before they are disposed of has largely been overlooked. Yet, reusing packaging could bring interesting environmental benefits. In this research, we take a consumer perspective and test whether returnable packaging for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) has the potential to be adopted by...conference paper 2022
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van den Berge, R.B.R. (author), Magnier, L.B.M. (author), Mugge, R. (author)Consumers’ expectations about product lifetimes have an influence on the actual lifetimes. Promoting repairability and a product lifetime label can potentially encourage consumers to extend product lifetimes. In this paper, we present in-depth insights in how consumers make estimations about product lifetimes, and their attitudes towards...conference paper 2022
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Wallner, T.S. (author), Magnier, L.B.M. (author), Mugge, R. (author)This research investigates how a durable and attractive product appearance, the perceived contamination risk, and consumers' environmental concern influence the purchase intentions of refurbished products. Consumers often have lower purchase intentions of refurbished products because they associate them with lower durability and fear that they...conference paper 2022
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de Pauw, I.C. (author), van der Grinten, B. (author), Flipsen, Bas (author), Alvarez Mendez, L.M. (author)Most products require a redesign to be viable in a circular economy. For instance, by implementing design for disassembly, remanufacturing, recyclability, and using long-lived components. Typically, different solutions can be chosen to improve a products' circularity, and different strategies can be aimed at keeping the product, its components,...conference paper 2022
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Odayakulam Balasubramaniam, D. (author), Brown, P.D. (author), Calderon Gonzalez, A. (author), Mulder, I. (author)Circular economy has gained traction within companies resulting in many exploring new product and business model combinations. Yet, to transition towards a circular economy on a societal level requires going beyond new product and market-based opportunities. To enable societal level change, ecosystem-level innovations are important and so...conference paper 2022
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Baldassarre, B.R. (author), Maury, Thibaut (author), Mathieux, Fabrice (author), Garbarino, Elena (author), Antonopoulos, Ioannis (author), Sala, Serenella (author)The circular economy aims to decouple growth from environmental impacts by optimizing resource use, minimizing waste and pollution. The European Union (EU) has the ambition to lead a circular economy transition on a global level. Realizing the transition is complex, because it requires substantial and interconnected changes in the current...journal article 2022
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- van Bueren, Ellen (author), Buizer, Marleen (author), Van den Berghe, K.B.J. (author), Heijkers, Bram (author), Meijs, Lucas (author), Verhagen, Teun (author), Dittrich, Koen (author), Sprecher, Benjamin (author) report 2022
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Azcarate Aguerre, J.F. (author), Conci, Mira (author), Zils, Markus (author), Hopkinson, Peter (author), Klein, T. (author)The regulatory drive to accelerate the clean energy and circular economy transitions in the European building stock is currently failing to overcome systemic implementation barriers. These barriers include high initial investment costs, misaligned financial incentives among stakeholders, and the relatively low cost of less sustainable energy and...journal article 2022
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van Engelenburg, S.H. (author), Rukanova, B.D. (author), Ubacht, J. (author), Tan, F.S. (author), Tan, Y. (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author)Governmental organisations use a diversity of policy instruments for sustainability goals. In the field of materials, they aim to advance the reuse of materials on the one hand. On the other hand, they also want to control critical raw materials (CRMs) to protect society against scarcity. Information sharing is required to monitor for both...conference paper 2022
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Medaglia, Rony (author), Rukanova, B.D. (author), Tan, Y. (author)Circular economy is high on the political agenda, with governments at all levels setting ambitious goals to move away from traditional linear production models, where goods are used and disposed as waste, towards a future with less use of virgin raw materials, and where valuable materials at a product end-of-life are returned as raw materials or...conference paper 2022
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Yu, Da-Wei (author)The current ‘take, make, waste’ linear economy has caused many ecological and social problems; that’s why the circular economy aims to close the loop so businesses can thrive while natural resources sustain and regenerate. Metabolic, a sustainability consultancy that helps clients transition towards the circular economy, recognizes that a...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