Delft University of Technology

Within the Faculty of Industrial Design at TU Delft, the Department of Design for Sustainability deals with sustainable product development and design within the circular economy. The department focuses on all aspects of the circular economy, such as business models (see also Products that Last) and all loops within the circular economy. In particular, design for repair and maintenance, refurbishment and remanufacturing, and recycling. With a department of over 30 researchers and educators, we train 300+ undergraduate and 100+ graduate students each year in circular product design.

Contributions from TU Delft

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Repair White Paper - sign up to get notified

  • Yumiko Henneberry |
  • May 17, 2023 |.
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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Training
  • Rethink
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  • Material selection and impact
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Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy

  • Bas Flipsen |
  • April 13, 2023 |.
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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  • Rethink
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  • Material selection and impact
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Design for Sustainability Survival Guide

  • Conny Bakker |
  • Nov. 11, 2022 |
  • Leestijd < 1 minuut

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  • Training / Competencies
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Design competencies in a Circular Economy

  • TU Delft |
  • Sept. 14, 2022 |
  • Leestijd < 1 minuut

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Events from TU Delft

13Nov
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  • South Holland

From disposable economy to repair society

Fifty years ago, it was very common to fix things when they broke. Vacuum cleaners, toasters, washing machines often lasted for decades. With increased prosperity, the habit of repairing has disappeared. What is broken often disappears into the trash. Welcome to the disposable economy.

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01 Nov -13 Dec
  • Training
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  • International

Circular Product Design & Assessment

Within this online course you will learn how to use Hotspot and Disassembly mapping to find circular hotspot activities and parts in the product architecture. Based on the Bill of Materials of your product case study, you will evaluate the eventual economic value capture when applying repair, refurb, reman and recycling in your design.

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