Is the world better off with your building? In 99.9% of cases the answer is ‘No’. Almost every building pollutes the air, water, soil and damages biodiversity. What if we turned that around and focused on making a positive contribution? If buildings purify the air, water and soil, create biodiversity and generate more energy than […]
The new city hall, or “stadskantoor” embodies Venlo’s ambition to have the town and region function based on Cradle to Cradle (C2C) principles. The building is not merely sustainable (‘less bad’), but delivers a positive contribution to man, the environment and economy. The focus of the design for the building is on the following themes […]
The publication of Michael Braungart and Douglas Mulhall addresses planners and architects. Many of them are not yet familiar with how to integrate C2C®features, such as beneficial materials, into the built environment. A rapid acceleration occurred from 2008 to 2010 in the numbers of planners, architects and engineers introducing C2C® concepts into planning and construction. A […]
Various guidelines for Cradle to Cradle in the built environment were established since 1992. However, it’s not clear how the Cradle to Cradle principles can be translated to the realization of a building. This paper contains information from literature with a focus on applying the Cradle to Cradle principles in building design and -construction. Also […]
Various guidelines for Cradle to Cradle in the built environment were established since 1992. However, it’s not clear how the Cradle to Cradle principles can be translated to the realization of a building. This paper contains information from literature with a focus on applying the Cradle to Cradle principles in building design and -construction. Also […]
A literature review to the possibilities to apply the Cradle to Cradle approach in the built environment For several decades there has been a debate in scientific literature in the field of sustainable development in the built environment. Until today there is much confusion what does and does not belong to sustainable development and how […]
In spring 2009 the decision was made to radically renew the current principal seat of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM), located at Rijnstraat 8 in The Hague. This renewal would aim to drastically modernise the building in many ways making it suitable for use by several central government departments. The […]
This perspective study provides an introduction to the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) concept, summarising the content of the Theoretical Framework established by the Cradle to Cradle Network (C2CN). It further addresses the application of the C2C philosophy, and its interpretation through the Limburg Principles and other frameworks, to the area of ‘Build’ (building design and […]
Traditionally, designers of buildings try to minimize their negative effects on the environment by attempting to reduce their impact on the ecology to zero. These “green” or “sustainable” building practices are ultimately “less bad” approaches that focus on reducing impacts and minimizing footprints. Ironically the message from this philosophy is that it would be best […]
