Peter Luscuere, professor of Building Physics and Services, will moderate the master class ‘Natural air conditioning with Earth, Wind & Fire’ on 16 June.

How can specific building components contribute to healthy circular material flows? PhD researcher Bob Geldermans took the case of non-bearing partitioning walls to explore how material properties, material flows, product design, and user benefits can contribute to circularity and flexibility in the built environment.

Research project ‘Circularcity’ explores the roles of contemporary Dutch architects regarding the circular economy in the built environment.

How can the energy transition be connected to creating a circular economy? Using a circular renovation module for the energy-retrofitting of housing offers a combined answer to the two challenges.

On 14 February, the CHARM Inspiration Day focuses on digitalisation for circularity.

On 14 December Tillmann Klein and Martijn Veerman will give the Urban Energy Institute lecture 'Façade as a Service'.

The symposium aims to engage a number of colleagues in a discussion about our current pedagogical approaches for circularity, but also about ways we can go about for teaching in times of uncertainty.

On 13 October the winners of the Circularity in the Built Environment Graduation Award 2021-2022 will be announced. This annual award recognizes the contribution BK graduation students make to the transition towards a circular built environment and aims to stimulate research and innovation in the field of circularity in the built environment.

During the past year, a series of actions have been put in place to support the integration of circularity in BK curricula. The official launch of the Circular Impulse Initiative program will take place on 16 September. A short presentation of all the actions of the Circular Impulse Initiative has been scheduled and will be followed by drinks.

The Circular Built Environment Hub of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment will host the Summer School on Circularity in the Built Environment.