TU/e is now on its way to managing the extensive Real Estate portfolio in a circular manner, aligning with the nationwide program ‘Netherlands Circular by 2050’. The policy for circular construction provides guidelines and rules for new construction, renovation, demolition and maintenance projects of all buildings on campus. This is how TU/e is taking its next steps toward a circular and future-proof campus!
In 2023, a new circular building policy has been drawn up and improved, building on the 4 themes ‘re-use residual materials’, ‘material usage and impact’, ‘healthy materials’ and ‘adaptive capacity’. With this policy in place, we want to challenge industry in making the next step in system change.
As a follow-up for this new policy, 7 quickscans1 were made of renovation projects, demolition projects and maintenance projects, showing possibilities to incorporate circularity in these projects.