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 20 June, Juan Azcarate Aguerre defends his PhD thesis 'Façades-as-a-service: A cross-disciplinary model for the (re)development of circular building envelopes'.

Grondstoffen worden schaarser, mondiale toeleveringsketens beginnen te haperen, en marktprijzen fluctureren. Wat betekent deze schaarste voor de toekomst van de Zuid-Hollandse Delta? Op 14 april gaan beleidsmakers, wetenschappers en ondernemers met elkaar in gesprek over hoe Zuid-Holland, als dichtbevolkte Delta, zichzelf veerkrachtig en duurzaam kan ontwikkelen voor een leefbare toekomst.

The Circular Built Environment Hub of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment will host the second Summer School on Circularity in the Built Environment from 5 to 7 July 2023.

On 19 January, Rusnė Šilerytė defends her PhD thesis 'Geographies of Waste: Significance, Semantics & Statistics in pursuit of a Circular Economy'.

On April 21, Anne van Stijn defends her PhD thesis 'Developing circular building components: Between ideal and feasible'.