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Built environment
Value retention and climate impact in the built environment: from opportunity maps for insulation materials to CO₂-negative renovation strategies.
Built environment
17 dossiersValue retention and climate impact in the built environment: from opportunity maps for insulation materials to CO₂-negative renovation strategies.
Biobased Design
Biobased Design is a regenerative design practice focused on modular, repairable and open-source products made from biobased materials and local…
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Sustainable Port Development for Port of Zwolle
Research with Stec Groep, Panteia and Defacto into the sustainable development of Port of Zwolle: three transition pathways to a…
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Park om de Hoek 2.0 | Neighbourhood green space and co-creation
Park om de Hoek 2.0 explores how neighbourhood green spaces can become social infrastructure: places for climate adaptation, biodiversity, health,…
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Built Environment
Timber Construction as a Climate Solution for Gelderland
The built environment causes only 1% of Gelderland's non-energy emissions, but is the only sector where sequestration exceeds reduction: timber…
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Circular insulation materials Amsterdam
New Economy and Spaak assessed fifteen circular insulation materials for Amsterdam using LCA, environmental cost indicators and building performance logic.
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Wesselink Isolatie
Baseline Measurement Shows Net CO₂-Negative Insulation
A baseline measurement for Wesselink Isolatie shows that biobased insulation is net CO₂-negative: the CO₂ savings from use are almost…
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Future-Proof Building
Sharing Knowledge, Experience and Networks in Construction
New Economy's Future-Proof Building platform brings together knowledge, experience and network on climate, health and circularity in construction.
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A neighbourhood for seven generations
Community ownership, circular business models and lifecycle finance for affordable neighbourhoods.
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Education Programme for Sustainable Area Development
UrbanPlan is an education programme that helps secondary-school students understand the development of future-proof and sustainable areas.
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Circular Business Cases in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
Construction and Demolition Waste
Exploration of urban mining for construction and demolition waste in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: around €688 million in annual material…
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Circular Materials Cluster South Holland
Spatial-economic model for clustering concrete, asphalt and waste chains in South Holland, developed by New Economy and Stec Groep.
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Fairm: Baseline Measurement and Hotspots of Biobased Mycelium Insulation
For startup Fairm, New Economy mapped the climate impact and hotspots of producing biobased mycelium insulation as a baseline measurement.
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Circular Reuse of Timber from the Urban Mine in North Holland
For the province of North Holland, New Economy explored circular reuse of timber from construction and demolition: EUR 200 million…
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Value retention, circular insulation materials and climate opportunities in construction, from opportunity maps to company-specific LCAs.
They are relevant for provinces, municipalities and construction companies that want to save resources or reduce climate impact.
Yes. In applications with a high biobased share, the CO₂ savings during use can exceed the production impact.