How are public values affected when public actors that own infrastructure assets implement PSS: A transition towards service-oriented projects

Public clients in the Netherlands have committed to dramatically reduce CO2 emissions. To achieve that, Circular Economy is proposed and more specifically a tool that can lead to Circularity, called Product Service Systems (PSS). PSS is a business tool that is innovative for infrastructure, and public clients are investigating the transition...

Circular PSS: IncreasingConsumer Acceptance through a Rewarding Digital Brand Experience: A rewarding digital brand experience & strategy to help increase consumer acceptance and engagement towards the circular product service system of washing machines from ASKO

One of the key business models Gorenje andASKO have researched upon is a service model of circular washing machine under a pay per use (PPU) business model. PPU business models are currently mostly used within shared washing rooms, which is also the segment in which ASKO will enter withtheir first circular washing machines. However, even though...

To lease, or not to lease? A critical evaluation of Product-Service-System building components in rental housing: How Product-Service-System building components offer value to organizations specializing in the development and management of rental housing.

This research explores the value offered by Product-Service-Systems (PSSs), also known as Product-as-a-Service (PaaS), to organizations that develop, own and operate rental housing portfolios. The Dutch national government’s ambition for a circular economy by 2050, combined with the demand for over 1 million sustainable new homes in the coming...

The Transition towards Circular Economy in the Dutch Built Environment: An exploratory research on the application of Product-Service Systems as Circular Business Models for the products, components, and materials in the building layers

The current industrial system is established on one fundamental characteristic: a linear model of resource consumption that follows a ‘take-make-dispose’ pattern. However, the emerging concept of Circular Economy (CE) is proposed to change the current production and consumption patterns that put a significant burden on our planet and its...

Surfboard as a Service: a novel kitesurfing experience: Designing a Product-as-a-Service model for Appletree Surfboards

This report describes the process of the graduation project: ‘Surfboard as a Service: a novel kitesurfing experience’, which was carried out from February to September 2019. The assignment of the project is to design a custom Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) concept for Appletree Surfboards, which: reduces environmental impact, benefits the company...

Towards circular economy by incorporating product-service system in infrastructure projects: Developing a model that provides insight into the application of PSS characteristics in the project lifecycle of infrastructure projects to support a circular economy

This research aims to gain a deeper understanding on the financial, legal, organisational and technical considerations regarding the application of product-service systems. The goal is to identify how these characteristics could be implemented in project delivery methods to contribute to a circular economy. This design-based research is carried...

Design for customer engagement in the transition to a circular economy: A case study in Senseo coffee machines

This report is a graduation thesis for the master Integrated Product Design at the Delft University of Technology. Carried out in collaboration with Philips Design in the Netherlands. The project is about how to engage consumers in the transition from a linear towards a circular economy in which we make more efficient use of materials and...

Real estate developers as circular service providers

<b>Purpose:</b> The implementation of Product-Service-Systems (PSSs) in real estate development project could support the shift of the real estate sector towards a more Circular Economy. With the implemen-tation of these system responsibilities of products remain with the suppliers of these products. This incentives suppliers to design products...

Design for circular service engagement: A strategic design for consumer product subscriptions by Bundles.

In this project, a service design approach is used to explore new value opportunities for consumers in a circular product subscription; based on the data that machines and consumers can give as input to a digital system. The analysis and design is focused on the wash machine PSS by Bundles,<br/>a Dutch company that commissioned this assignment....

Internet of Things for Circular Economy: Design of a Pay-per-Use smart PSS eco-system

This thesis explores how Internet of Things (IoT) can support Circular Economy in its goal of decoupling economic development from finite resources consumption. This is made specifically in the context of products as services, using as the case of study the Pay-per-Use washing-machine service by startup company HOMIE. The machine is connected to...

Senza tea 2.0: The Circular Tea Ritual

The Senza tea 2.0 project focused on creating a sustainable product-service-system for the serving of tea within hospitalities. The project resulted in a new business model for Senza tea Company, involving the use of a new dispenser system and table display, resulting in a 100% waste free service. The service embodies the principles from the...