At your service! Circular business model prototypes for a service provider in the construction industry

At your service! Circular business model prototypes for a service provider in the construction industry

Van den Brink, R.J.

Prins, M. (mentor)
Straub, A. (mentor)

Architecture and The Built Environment

Management in the Built Environment (RE&H)

Design & Construction Management

2016-04-15

In recent years the circular economy has gained significant popularity, however practical implementation of the concept has not followed accordingly. Especially in the construction industry there is a need for a practical translation of the concept. This research makes this translation through the mutual development of circular economy theory and business model prototypes for a circular construction industry. These prototypes are aimed at service providers in the construction industry as it follows from a literature study that these are essential in developing the circular economy in the construction industry. With the development of both the prototypes and theory two important questions surrounding the circular economy are answered in this research. First, how should a service provider organize itself according to the circular economy, and second, how does the service provider relate to current stakeholders in the construction process?

Circular economy
Service provider
Business model prototype
Construction industry
Built environment

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Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2016 Van den Brink, R.J.