Centre of Applied Research Technology
Projects DPRG
7 Results
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WOODCIRCLES
11 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2027The construction sector is responsible for over 35% of the EU’s total waste generation, and accounts for about 50% of all extracted resources and an estimated at 5-12% of total GHG emissions. With the ...
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Upscaling circular wood applications for hospitality (Circular Wood 4.0)
1 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2024On average, a hospitality business renovates its entire interior every seven years, which constitutes an very high turnover and intense use of new materials for furnishing, wall paneling or other. Can that be done ...
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The digital intake of residual wood (Data Wood)
1 May 2021 - 30 Apr 2022Wood is an important construction material, found in window frames, roofs and furniture, among other things. After production, leftover material always remains: residual wood. This usually is burned or downcycled ...
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Circular urban furniture (Making the Green Mile)
1 Feb 2021 - 30 Jun 2022Using computational design and robotic production to transform waste materials into sustainable urban furniture – this is central to Making the Green Mile, a collaboration between the Amsterdam University of ...
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Circular Wood for the Neighborhood (CW4N)
1 Apr 2020 - 1 Apr 2022The Amsterdam University of Applied Science (AUAS) investigates, together with two Amsterdam housing corporations, TU Delft, TNO, Metabolic and building industry, how to give new life to used wood that is released ...
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Circular transition at the Johan Cruijff ArenA: a unique reception desk
1 Jan 2020 - 1 Sep 2020Since summer 2020, special guests invited to the VVIP Lounge on Level 6 of the Johan Cruyff ArenA are welcomed at an eye-catching reception desk, made from residual wood. The desk was designed and manufactured by the ...
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GIVE STADIUM CHAIRS A SECOND LIFE
1 Dec 2016 - 1 Jul 2017When Amsterdam ArenA commissioned the replacement of its stadium chairs, no reuse had been prospected for the old seats or the material they are made of. For that reason, the agreed baseline scenario for this ...