An exciting cross-faculty, cross-discipline initiative, aiming to use UCL's expertise to advance the circular economy; see more on the website.
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Joined March 2015
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Very sad to hear a few days ago that a TU Delft colleague, and friend, Professor Tillmann Klein passed away. tudelft.nl/en/2023/bk/obitua…
Such a kind, generous, fun and important man. Heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues at @BKTUDelft
Plenty of information on various Circular economy activities and academics at UCL working in this area can be found on this web page, launched today.
ucl.ac.uk/circularity-hub/ci…
This company @RheaplyInc looks interesting, addressing construction and demolition waste, and thinking circular economy. This article also, includes @urbanmachine1 which focuses on wood waste. forbes.com/sites/jaredcounci…
“Every city has a massive problem when it comes to the built environment and C&D waste,” said Rheaply founder and CEO Garry Cooper. wastedive.com/news/rheaply-a…
second one is London Borough of Enfield excess material exchange with some large interesting bits and bobs, such as 150m2 of giant sliding doors enfield.excessmaterialsexcha…
A couple of construction material exchange activities that might be of interest to some.
First one is Helsinki based. English info here, circuit-project.eu/post/trie…
Finnish site here with an intro in English, kierratyskeskus.fi/in_englis…
upcycled things here kierratyskeskus.fi/in_englis…
This is a useful article with quite a bit of information on how resources are beginning to be tracked through a products lifecycle
To maintain the value of a product in the economy for as long as possible, information on the product design, composition and condition is critical. With this information, an end-of-life product can be converted back into a resource.
My last paper.
greenbiz.com/article/digital…
More on the Circular Building Products online MOOC with several friends and colleagues at TU Delft. youtube.com/watch?v=9pYPgohL…
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Building products are the basic components of the built environment and they play a crucial role in the transition from the Linear to a Circular Economy. Join this course to discover the opportunities that circular building products can offer:
online-learning.tudelft.nl/c…
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Funding competition - Circular economy for SMEs – innovating with the NICER programme. UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million.
#circulareconomy #SMEs #innovation #funding #research #competition
apply-for-innovation-funding…
Our colleague Prof Jo Williams new book on Circular cities is out, here in a podcast talking about it including mention of London's Brixton and Olympic Park areas, soundcloud.com/user-56937415…
and the book is here...
routledge.com/Circular-Citie…
This project making a new buildings floor using demolition waste from the old building looks good.
stonecycling.com/projects/ho…
in Helmond, Netherlands @_StoneCycling
This is a pretty amazing thing.... "a giant sculpture of the G7 leaders’ heads made entirely of discarded electronics" musicmagpie.co.uk/mountrecyc…
Missed this first time round; Pulpex making paper based bottles for whisky and maybe pepsi? pulpex.com/faq
Seems to be coatings sprayed into a moulded paper pulp bottle...
This article by friend and colleague, Prof John Wood is well worth reading. sublimemagazine.com/beyond-t… and likely to appeal to many.
This article argues for how more sustainably farmed cows can be part of a circular system... may interest a few. sebastiancox.co.uk/sustainab…
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'Manufacturing, an essential basis for the city'. An interview with @bhausleitner by @Platform31. #urbanmanufacturing
platform31.nl/nieuws/maakind…
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Why manufacturing has a key role in European cities and how it can be supported. An article by @Josie_Warden
thersa.org/discover/publicat…
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Check out my latest article: Urban Manufacturing, circular economy and resilience in post-covid19 cities linkedin.com/pulse/urban-man… via @LinkedIn
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After three years researching #urbanmanufacturing, we have the pleasure to launch our book ‘Foundries of the Future: a Guide to 21st Century Cities of Making’. @sanz_serif @Josie_Warden @ind_symbiosis @bhausleitner @UCL_CircEL Read more here: citiesofmaking.com/foundries…
