At the Robot Lab we tested an autonomous system of robotically producing a stool designed by Piet Hein Eek from waste wood.

Making food packaging more sustainable is a complex process. Research has shown that specific knowledge is needed to support packaging developers to holistically improve the sustainability of packaging. Within this study we aim to provide insights in the various tradeoffs designers face with the aim …

Transdisciplinair werken is noodzakelijk om in deze tijd van transitie naar de circulaire economie sneller tot toepasbare kennis en oplossingen te komen. In deze gids vertalen we de wetenschappelijke kennis naar de praktijk. Zodat ze toegankelijk en toepasbaar is voor alle deelnemers en begeleiders aan …

Dutch municipalities have objectives for separating household waste. Especially in high rise building residents lack to separate their waste. A research has been done to find possibilities to influence the behaviour of residents. In field research an behavioural intervention has been tested.

Students of the Minor 'Robotic Production and Circular Materials' designed and created a modular outdoor structure suitable for the Green Mile Initiative. The structure fills in one parking lot, along the streetside of the Stadhouderskade. In 2022, this street is one of the most polluted and dangerous …

The Future of Design Education working group on sustainability developed recommendations for integrating sustainability into higher education design curricula. The recommendations provide a foundation for design instruc- tion, using well-established evidence-based tools, methods, and mindsets that apply …

De Hogeschool van Amsterdam doet met het project BASSTA onderzoek naar het verbeteren van het scheidingsgedrag van huishoudens. Middels doe-boeken is onderzocht hoe mensen thuis met hun afval omgaan. Op basis van deze analyse worden gedragsinterventies ontworpen.

Doordat de primaire grondstoffen van de aarde steeds verder uitgeput raken en er steeds meer CO2 in de lucht terecht komt, dient er nagedacht te worden over het gebruik van circulaire materialen die niet verloren gaan als het product gerecycled wordt. Als grote opdrachtgever van infraprojecten heeft …

The European Commission aims for a full circular economy (CE), an economy that aims to reuse all resources in 2050. CE is a promising way to increase welfare and wellbeing while decreasing environmental footprints. Industrial symbiosis, in which companies exchange residuals for resource efficiency, is …