Circularity is currently a very big item in different professions. The building industry is no different. For my graduation research I decided to explore the current issues surrounding circular design and try to find a way to make the transition from traditional building methods to circular ones more feasible.
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After find out what is preventing circular methods from being implemented and researching how excising models for circularity work and are used, a diversity of data was gathered and put together to find out which parties can have a positive influence on the excising obstacles and what action they are supposed to undertake to make this happen. The result of this research is a model that can be used in practice to help guide parties in how they can improve the path to a more circular future and understand what needs to be done by other parties in order to get to the next fase.
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Currently out society is moving away from an only linear cycle and towards a circular cycle. Except for what most of the excising circular models dictate, I believe this step can not be made at once. In order to develop a circular economy, a transitional economy needs to be established first, in which the linear system can be partially let go and steps can be made to a circular future. In this transitional economy it is noot yet needed to completely renounce all former methods but to waive the most polluting ones and start with taking stept to either enhance old processes or invent new ones. This can not be done in one night. Such a transition takes time and effort and people who are willing to try it differently. The model I designed, is there to help people and businesses understand the road ahead and how we can move from a linear to a circulair economy with stops in de middle to guide the process.
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If you are interested in the details of this research click here to find the entire paper. This paper is written in Dutch.
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Initiator: Puck Bruinsma in consultation with Hanzehogeschool Groningen and vector-i
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Date of publication: 5th of December 2022
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Software used: Illustrator, Procreate
