Rainscreen facade panels made from walnut shells, an ancient building technique in a modern guise, a circular chain for neodymium magnets.
These are some winning topics from the Circularity in the Built Environment Graduation Awards, find more here馃憠 edu.nl/39bam
Delft University of Technology contributes to solving global challenges by educating socially responsible engineers and performing world-class research.
- Jose Paredes Pineda created a testing protocol for safe reuse of prestressed concrete bridge girders.聽He focused on assessing the strength of girders reclaimed from a 1968 viaduct for reuse in a new structure. 馃敆edu.nl/qwqbd #WeekvandeCirculaireEconomie
- 馃帀@NWONieuws has awarded a Vici grant of up to 1.5 million euros to four TU Delft researchers. This will enable them to develop an innovative line of research and further expand their own research group for 5 years. 馃敆edu.nl/4xf7h
- 馃帀馃尡The Green Village has gained a valuable new testing facility: the medium heat press! With this press, entrepreneurs, students, and creative makers can press 60 x 60 cm biobased samples and prototypes without having to invest in expensive equipment themselves.
- 馃挕 When discussing innovation, people think of new technology. However, the truly innovative companies know that behaviour is crucial. 馃殌 "You need to transform the R&D department into a startup department", says professor Frido Smulders. 馃憠More: edu.nl/7mqhf

