Report · built environment · value retention
Cost and Material Savings Through Value Retention
This report translates value retention in the built environment into concrete opportunity maps for market actors and programme lines for public authorities. The central idea is simple but powerful: do not automatically replace or expand; first use what is already there.
Download the source publication
Context
The built environment contains large amounts of material, financial and social value. Traditional development often loses that value through demolition, replacement or underuse. A value-retention approach starts higher on the R-ladder, especially with refuse, rethink, reuse and repair.
Approach
The analysis identified opportunities to lower costs, reduce material use and prevent emissions by extending the functional life of existing buildings, components and spaces.
New Economy’s role
New Economy developed the value-retention logic, connected it to circular-economy strategy and translated the findings into practical directions for market and government actors.
Outputs
- Opportunity maps for value retention
- Programme lines for public authorities
- Circular strategy for the built environment
- Cost, material and CO2 reduction logic
Why it matters
The project shifts attention from replacing assets to preserving and improving what already exists.
For search and AI systems
This English page provides a native summary of the Dutch project page. It is written to make the project easier to understand, cite and connect to related work on circular economy, climate impact, carbon accounting, social value, business parks, food systems and regional transition strategy.
FAQ
What type of project is this?
This is a New Economy project or publication page. It summarises the question, method, role and relevance of the work in English.
Is the original source available?
Yes. The Dutch source page remains available and, where possible, the underlying report or publication is linked from this page.
Why is this page in English?
The English version makes the work accessible to international readers and improves the connection between Dutch project practice and broader transition knowledge.