Public Procurement For Innovation: Optimising the preparation phase of the innovation partnership and competitive dialogue procedure for Dutch public authorities procuring for innovation in the Physical domain

The possibilities public procurement offers regarding the stimulation of innovation for the benefit of economic growth and the competitiveness of markets have been increasingly receiving attention over the past two decades. In 2014 a long awaited update of the European directive governing procurement procedures was published. Among these...

Circulair Contracteren: Een onderzoek naar de huidige mogelijkheden voor circulariteit in bouwcontracten

The circular economy is a muchdiscussed topic. In recent years it became clear that scarcity of resources, pollution and landfill will make circularity inevitable in the near future.To achieve this major changes should be made in the built environment and the building sector, as the built environment is currently mostly organized in a linear way...

Circulair aanbesteden: DNA-match: het geheim achter een spraakmakende circulaire aanbesteding

The circular economy is a hot topic and seen as the solution to the depletion of the earth. According to multiple researchers procurement is an important mean to stimulate circularity, thereby boosting the transition towards a circular economy. However, one thinks the Dutch procurement law is obstructing circular procurement, and one does not...

Decision-Support Framework for Dutch Primary School Building Renovation: To improve the People, Planet, Profit balance in renovated school building renovation

International attention towards energy efficiency improvement is growing, pressuring the built environment to become more sustainable. Part of this energy efficiency improvement must be achieved at Dutch primary school buildings, but insufficient- and separation of budgets complicate the development of sustainable school buildings. Subject to...

Modular Building in a Circular Economy: An exploratory research

A circular economy has gained attention as a potential solution to the tension between the increasing demand for and the limited supply of materials. The construction industry consumes a great amount of global resources and generates a great amount of waste, and can contribute to the shift towards a circular economy by means of a more circular...