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01 November 2023

From bare bricks to tree-wadi: Bouwkunde renovates its courtyard

In 2024, the courtyard of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment will be transformed into an Urban Climate Grove, in the form of a tree-rich 'wadi' (Arabic for riverbed). This wadi will not only become a nicer place for students and staff, but also facilitate a whole range of new research projects. Dr Nico Tillie: "We will study all levels, from the ground to the sky and from emissions to biodiversity." And according to Dr René van der Velde, "we are going beyond the state-of-the-art... we are inventing a new type of forest."

17 October 2023

National Tree Day

On 15 March we wil plant 40 new trees on our campus to make a greater biodiversity.

11 October 2023

Disassembly: Essential to repair

Legislation can stimulate repair. But screws hidden so deeply in a product that they are nearly inaccessible are a repair nightmare. Bas Flipsen encourages circular product design by developing tools for designers and engineers.

10 October 2023

TU Delft celebrates Sustainability Day with discussion on sustainability in education

10 October 2023 is Sustainability Day. During the previous academic year, Monika Roeling, researcher Sustainability in Education at TU Delft, conducted research on the number of sustainable subjects at TU Delft in 2022/2023. On the 10th of October, she will share the intermediate results of this research, together with students from GreenTU. They created a a digital database for sustainable courses at TU Delft. These results will be the basis for discussion with the entire community of TU Delft.

10 October 2023

Europe needs broader approach in ‘Right to Repair’ legislation

White paper from 4 Dutch knowledge institutions shows chances & pitfalls in 'repair' laws

10 October 2023

Andy van den Dobbelsteen elected CSR Manager of the Year 2023

11 September 2023

Together against food waste for positive impact on climate

Together against food waste for positive impact on climate

29 August 2023

Dashboard sparks the growth of urban greenery

Greenery makes cities more liveable. But how do you ensure urban greenery flourishes? Sanne Keizer devoted her graduation project to unearthing this answer, and in doing so designed a dashboard that monitors and predicts the evolution of urban greenery. "Urban greening needs more than a four-year policy period to be flourish," she says. Sanne’s project received a perfect score.

02 August 2023

Q & A: Bring your own cup at TU Delft

17 July 2023

Sustainable caterer Appèl starts at TU Delft

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