Towards Circular Campus Management: Implementing Material Flow Management for Circular Campus Operations at Delft University of Technology

Higher Education Institutions are not just centres of learning. They are dynamic ecosystems<br/>with significant environmental footprints and societal responsibilities. Due to their expansive operations, these organisations typically have vast infrastructure and services, which require various products to support them. These products, in turn,...

CLT based opportunities for a resilient housing sector in Zuid-Holland: a scenario analysis of a CLT industry in Zuid-Holland

This research focused on the role of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the transition to a circular and bio-based housing sector in the province of Zuid-Holland (PZH). A scenario-model framework was used to assess the socio-economic and environmental impacts on the construction sector, as a result of CLT construction in general and as a result of...

Identifying barriers hindering the Aquaponics as an emerging value-conscious socio-technical system in the Netherlands

In the current times when "facts [are] uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high and decisions urgent" (Funtowicz &amp; Ravetz 1990) humanity reaches for new ways of improving our life through resilient technology enhancements embedded in a socio-technical landscape. This thesis presents an effort to develop a theoretical framework that can be...

Barriers and triggers in the process of purchasing a Fairphone

Smartphone companies sell around 1.4 billion phones every year all across the world (Gouwens, 2020). The phones that are being sold, often replace a phone that is still working fine and we only use our phones on average for 2.7 years. This creates an enormous amount of e-waste. Fairphone believes in a fairer electronics industry by making a...

Investing in circular transformation

Context- Large proportion of the built environment needed to cater to the needs of the future already exists today. The scarcity of resources and constantly growing demand, makes it important to have a well thought of and sustainable method. Circular economy being proposed globally implied indefinite cycles of material usage. This translates in...

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...

Easy Handle: Designing a Plants Distribution Tray Based on Circular Design Principles

Could a transportation item be the key to increasing profits and decreasing the environmental impact of selling potted plants in a supermarket? Using design principles founded on Circular Economy, a new durable transport tray for plants was designed. The main challenge was to make handling as quick and easy as possible, while also making the...

Circular Business Model Innovation: A process framework and a tool for business model innovation in a circular economy

The Master’s programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology. Companies need new business models to grasp the opportunities of a circular economy. This thesis investigates to what extent existing frameworks, methods and tools for business model innovation are useful to cope with the...