Print Email Facebook Twitter The Soft Transition Title The Soft Transition: Towards a circular construction & demolition sector in South-Holland Author van Ommen, Isabel (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment) do Nascimento, Luiz (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment) Roberts, Matthew (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment) NAMWANJE, PRISCILLA (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment) van Overveld, Robert (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment) Contributor Sepulveda Carmona, D.A. (mentor) Calabrese, L.M. (mentor) Dabrowski, M.M. (mentor) Rocco, Roberto (mentor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Urbanism Project AR2U086 R&D Studio – Spatial Strategies for the Global Metropolis Date 2021-04-16 Abstract Currently the Construction & Demolition (C&D) sector in South Holland produces 2.581.840 tons of waste every year, it is also responsible for 50% of raw material usage and 35% of CO2 emissions. This issue is aggravated when considering the 200.000 houses that still need to be built in the region in the upcoming decade, increasing the amount of waste and pollution produced, not only by the construction of new houses, but also by new infrastructure. The province government has multiple obligations to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and so has committed to achieving an entirely circular economy by 2050.This report focuses on the Construction and Demolition sector and its implications on the province’s spatial structure, focusing on three key themes: housing, socio-spatial justice, and the C&D Sector.By using methods and practices found in Soft Planning theories, such as soft spaces, horizontal structure of stakeholders and open-ended proposals and design policies, the outcome of this research provides new perspectives on how to tackle social and spatial inequalities for the province of South Holland, whilst shaping the C&D Sector towards more sustainable, circular practices. The soft transition takes the existing initiatives within the construction sector into account and aims for utmost collaboration with all stakeholders. Particular attention is paid to low-income neighborhoods that bear the brunt of construction companies’ externalities and do not directly benefit from their proximity to educational institutions and job opportunities. Resultantly, a set of patterns is formulated in order to set the stage for co-creation and facilitate the collaboration of the different actors at the scale of province, city and neighborhood. The report further details how these patterns could be applied on a contextual basis, and explores these scenarios in two locations within the province; Binckhorst, in The Hague, and Dordrecht. Subject Circular construction & demolition sectorHousingSocio-spatial justiceSoft planningCircular jobs To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b0c9a015-1788-4799-b608-a2f2e70b3816 Part of collection Student theses Document type student report Rights © 2021 Isabel van Ommen, Luiz do Nascimento, Matthew Roberts, PRISCILLA NAMWANJE, Robert van Overveld Files PDF REPORT_1_4_SOFT_TRANSITION.pdf 26.3 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:b0c9a015-1788-4799-b608-a2f2e70b3816/datastream/OBJ/view