Pre-Design Assessment of Demountable Short Superstructures

Rijkswaterstaat aims to build circularly from 2030 onward, with the purpose of having a fully circular economy by 2050. Therefore, the aim of this study is to design a reusable modular superstructure, with a small span, which can replace an existing so-called volstortligger superstructure. This is a structure that Dura Vermeer often uses and it...

Unfolding circular techno-aesthetics: An exploration of shape-change through Woollen Woven Textile-form

Textiles are unimaginable out of our lives - from the moment a human is born until existence stops - textiles are touched by wearing, seeing and feeling them. Where it once was fundamental for survival, today, the textile industry has grown towards a system that prioritises speed, efficiency and uniformity (Goldsworthy & Politowicz, 2018)...

Circular Design of Electric Toothbrushes: Concept design of an electric toothbrush ready for the circular economy

Electric toothbrushes are the most effective method for maintaining oral hygiene, but also the method with the greatest environmental impact. Most of the impact of electric toothbrushes comes from transport, materials and parts. This means that by extending the product life and enabling local loops, the environmental impact of electric...

Towards Circular ICUs: Reuse of intubation devices as a catalyst for systemic change

This project aims to reduce the environmental impact of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the department which provides constant care to critical patients. One of the most common and wasteful ICU procedures is intubation. Intubation is needed when patients cannot breathe by themselves. Can we design a circular intubation procedure as a catalyser...

Airguard Circular Ski-Helmet: A Vision for Transitioning Ski-Helmets into the Circular Economy and its Systems of Maintaining, Increasing & Regaining Product Value

This thesis project aims at exploring the challenges of sustainability within the segment of ski-helmets. It should lead to locating opportunities for transitioning them into the Circular Economy.<br/><br/>Ski-helmets are single-impact items, comprised of multiple different materials in inseparable product assemblies that prevent disassembly and...

The roadmap towards circular cruise ships: Preventing waste discharge into the environment

Waste streams from cruise ships come back into nature which negatively influences the environment. Research has shown that actions need to be taken to reduce climate change. Not only the government should take their responsibility, but also other businesses, like the cruise industry. The cruise industry is a growing business and cruise ships...