News & Events

Critical materials are materials which we need for current and future product technologies, but which are now or soon difficult to acquire. BK Bouwkunde is part of the consortium SusCritMat, which aims to educate people from industry and academia about important aspects on critical materials.

On 22 November, architects, engineers, researchers, professors and students will speak about circular deployment, approach and renovation of existing buildings and their environment. The largest building in the Netherlands – the AMC - serves as a case study.

Together with partner universities, TU Delft has launched a new MOOC (massive open online course) 'Circular Economy - Sustainable Materials Management'. The course is currently open for enrollment (for free), and will begin on 12th November, 2018.

From 24 to 26 October 2018, the SusCritMat Autumn School will take place at the TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. Registration possible until 7 September.

The Netherlands will have to develop towards a circular economy before 2050. But what does this mean, is it even possible, and which challenges will we have to tackle in order to achieve a circular economy? That is the subject of the recent publication ‘Circularity – on the road to 2050?’.