Circularity in Urban Regions

In the heart of Amsterdam's Marineterrein, the future of construction is being built.

The PRO-PHBV project has entered its experiment phase. The project is working on creating biobased plastics for both the

Amsterdam, just like other cities, faces several urban challenges, whereof most of these are intertwined. The Ideal(s) City project untangles these urban challenges and uses the ocean of information that is already available to gain new insights.

The production of concrete causes 7% of total global CO2 emissions. These emissions can be significantly reduced by using recycled cement. A consortium led by WUR and TNO will investigate how this can be achieved eco-friendly and using biobased chemicals.

Urban plastic waste is a major source of plastic pollution in rivers and oceans.

In this project we are extending the lifetime of solar panels by giving discarded panels a second life...

Logistics for a circular economy have proven to be a challenge. Using the Living Lab methodology, we aim to solve problems that hinder reuse and recycling in logistics. We facilitate field labs to accelerate circular initiatives in Amsterdam.

This project offers user-friendly biomaterial 3D printers, and materials that make sustainable manufacturing accessible to everyone, whether you are a researcher seeking to push the boundaries or a designer creating distinctive and sustainable products.

AMS Startup Booster alumni Spore developed smart biowaste bins to identify contamination and efficiently collect waste.

At the Bajeskwartier in Amsterdam, BAM Advies & Engineering, AMS Institute, and NPSP recently installed a test rig...

CircuLaw is a new online legal platform that aims to break down the barriers to the transition towards a circular econom

AMS Institute receives funding for extended research on misconceptions regarding timber construction. With this collaboration, the project partners aim to shift mindsets towards timber building in the European construction industry.

How can we increase circularity of solar panels? This Circular Economy Lab we discussed existing applications and future

We can produce high-value building material from resources derived from organic waste-streams. The COMPRO project upcycl

Like many cities worldwide, Amsterdam aims to be climate-neutral and circular. To realize this, we need to change the way we use (natural) resources. In the past, regional crops were important for urban development in our city. What if history repeats?

Using bio-based instead of abiotic materials in the built environment can help realize a climate neutral Amsterdam.

Last Friday, 32 municipalities signed the Green Deal Timber Construction. Today, we proudly joined this effort. Why?

With urban vertical farming, food can be produced closer to consumers. Also, the heat produced by vertical farms can be captured and reused in urban energy grids. Can this type of agriculture be a solution to create our future, circular cities?

In a test set-up in Hoofddorp with 120 containers simulating a residential neighborhood and in which, in addition to no

Can space technology provide circular solutions for food production in cities?

Currently, large flows of waste discharged in urban areas are not optimally recycled. As resources are ultimately finite, there is a growing urge to recycle waste-streams in an urban context. So, what if we could build bridges from flushed toilet paper?

Fruit-, vegetable and other organic waste is currently often converted to yield compost and low-value biogas. The goal of FABULOUS is to optimize a novel process to convert organic waste into high-value chemical building blocks.

Creating a circular economy (CE) in the built environment is one of today’s biggest societal challenges. In this project the proofs of principle for a Circular Kitchen and a Circular Plug-and-play Central Heating Boiler were developed and tested.

By mapping waste flows, monitoring tool geoFluxus leads the way to a circular economy.

The only Bijlmerbajes prison tower left standing will develop into Bajeskwartier’s sustainable heart. With the arrival o

AMS Institute has signed a contract involving partners AWECT, Waternet, and the City of Amsterdam, with the Urban Development Department of Maharashtra in India for the development of an initial concept for residual waste.

Amsterdam as a built environment can be seen as an urban mine. Metals are potentially available in built structures. This 2016 collaborative research project yielded an interactive map and plan prospecting our city, rethinking traditional mining.

The Circular Kitchen aims for a market-ready solution to be tested in social housing. It is a resource and energy efficient step towards a circular economy developed with Dutch and Swedish partners where current innovations fail to scale.

Cities are jointly responsible for the consumption of 75% of the planet’s natural resources and produce 60–80% of all greenhouse gas emissions. This highlights why there is an urgent need for more circular cities.

The REPAiR project helps local and regional authorities to reduce waste flow in 6 peri-urban European areas.

100% circular sweaters, "headphones as a service" and bridges from toilet paper - Check out an inspiring selection by a

Amsterdam’s wastewater can be used as feedstock for producing high-value bio-composites, which can be applied in transport, building or other urban sectors. As such, these composites contribute to a more circular urban society.

For a country built on and around water, new urban water transport systems are an ongoing design challenge. To meet the high de-mands of urban life, resources must be recovered and integrated in the water system.

TU Delft Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment hosted the presentation of the Circular Kitchen during the week of the Circular Economy.

Singapore state visit on November 21st –  in the attendance of His Majesty the King.