The housing construction chain in motion
MADE Student Project
This thesis attempts to understand the barriers and enablers that the actors in housing construction experience in the transition to a circular housing construction system, in order to find out what they need to make CCB the standard in new-build. Accordingly, the aim is to understand what support actors in the housing construction system require to accelerate the transition to a circular system based on CCB. The focus of this thesis is limited to CCB in housing construction in the Netherlands. It includes all phases of housing construction, from land to planning, to design, construction, use and maintenance, since circularity requires an integral view encompassing all these phases. The final objective is to deliver a practical tool that present-day actors in housing construction could use if they engage in CCB and wish to accelerate the transition to a circular system. The following main research question is posed: What do actors in the internal socio-technical system require to accelerate the transition to a circular system based on circular and conceptual building, and how could these requirements be implemented?
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