Degrowth als Ontwikkelperspectief voor ‘Capabilitygebaseerde’ Ruimtelijke Rechtvaardigheid.
Artikel geschreven voor de Degrowth krant over ruimtelijke rechtvaardigheid, toegankelijk via onderstaande link. Download
Towards Circular Economy through Industrial Symbiosis in the Dutch Construction Industry: A Case of Recycled Concrete Aggregates
Abstract Since 95% of the Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is down-cycled and the material value is not effectively recovered, the Dutch construction industry strives for implementing Circular Economy (CE). From the recycling/reusing perspective, a key enabler towards CE is Industrial Symbiosis (IS). Although IS has been widely applied in manufacturing industries, its implementation is […]
Circularity Indicator for Residential Buildings: Addressing the Gap Between Embodied Impacts and Design Aspects
In the European Union, the built environment is responsible for more than the 25% of all waste generated, highlighting the need to adopt circular practices. To indicate the level of circularity, common indicators mainly focus on: 1) the amount of virgin materials, 2) the amount of unrecoverable waste, and 3) the product lifetime. However, a holistic methodology […]
The Adoption of Green Modular Innovations in the Dutch Housebuilding Sector
Abstract This article reports on an in-depth multiple case study into the adoption of green modular innovations in the housebuilding sector. This adoption of green modular innovations is important because it enables a substantial improvement in terms of sustainable building. For this study, three modular innovations were selected – a modular renewable energy system, a […]
Circularity in Selected EU Countries: The Case of Construction and Demolition Industry
The construction and demolition industry (CDI) became a priority area for the EU circular economy as the industry has the largest waste stream by volume. Most of the CDI waste, however, ends up in incinerators for energy production or as downcycled content for road surfaces despite its enormous potential for recycling and reuse. This study […]
Environmental Impact Evaluation of Five Circular Concrete Scenarios
In the Netherlands, the material concrete accounts for 40-60% of the total environmental impact of the Dutch construction industry. Cement accounts for 80-95% of this impact, while not being the main component expressed in mass. Traditional methods of (re)using and recycling concrete in the construction industry have a high detrimental environmental impact, and are currently […]
Circularity Concepts for Offsite Prefabricated Energy Renovation of Apartment Buildings
Deep energy renovation includes the realisation of the full potential of energy performance. A circular deep renovation, which contributes to a circular built environment, is based on 100% life cycle renewable energy, and all materials used within the system boundaries are part of infinite technical or biological cycles with the lowest quality loss as possible. […]
Urban Living Labs and Transformative Changes: A Qualitative Study of the Triadic Relationship Between Financing, Stakeholder Roles, and the Outcomes of Urban Living Labs in terms of Impact Creation in the City of Groningen.
He who does not trust enough, will not be trusted. Lao Tzu Ancient Chinese philosopher and writer Urban Living Labs (ULLs) have become a popular instrument for finding solutions to urban challenges faced by cities. While ULLs have achieved a certain level of normalisation in cities, a general lack of understanding remains regarding the character […]
The Urban Living Lab as Tool for Introducing Circularity in the Everyday Life of Vulnerable Neighbourhoods: Case-study Kerkrade-West, the Netherlands.
This is a contribution for the OLLD conference and was published in the proceedings. Urban Living Labs have become a popular instrument to find solutions to the pressing challenge that cities face: How can they combine economic prosperity, social cohesion, and environmental sustainability? While the normalisation of Urban Living Labs in cities is well evident […]
Not All Homeowners are alike: a Segmentation Model Based on a Quantitative Analysis of Dutch Adopters of Residential Photovoltaics.
The implementation of residential photovoltaics must increase more rapidly to combat climate change and its impacts. This challenge is addressed in this study by introducing a segmentation model in order to develop a theoretical and empirical foundation for understanding the heterogeneity of potential adopters. Data were collected by means of a survey among Dutch adopters […]