Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

RECURF:
RE-USING CIRCULAR URBAN FIBRES AND BIOBASED PLASTICS IN URBAN PRODUCTS
RECURF is a collaboration with the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA), various local SME’s and recently TU Delft is involved. The project focuses particularly on the possibilities to process the new material combinations of bio-based plastics and textile residues in attractive circular products for interior and exterior uses. Several material samples have been developed, so the main focus is to find suitable product applications for this material.

Verschillende bedrijven in de metropoolregio Amsterdam hebben textielresten die zij niet op een goede manier kunnen hergebruiken. Denk aan de jutenzakken van Starbucks, het snijafval van Ahrend of het niet herbruikbare textiel dat Sympany inzamelt. Nu worden deze textielresten vaak verbrand of tot vul- of isolatiemateriaal verwerkt. Binnen het RECURF-project heeft de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) onderzocht hoe dit textiel een nieuw, hoogwaardig leven kan krijgen.

Door textielresten te combineren met biobased plastics ontstaan nieuwe materialen met unieke eigenschappen en toepassingsmogelijkheden. Bij voorkeur worden hiermee producten ontwikkeld die de bedrijven die de textielresten ter beschikking hebben gesteld, zelf weer kunnen gebruiken of verkopen; een interessant circulair business model, met zowel economische als ecologische waarde.

Tijdens het eindevenement laten we de resultaten van RECURF zien en blikken alvast vooruit naar vervolgonderzoek. Samen met de projectpartners en andere geïnteresseerden kijken we naar en bespreken de kansen en mogelijkheden van dit innovatief biocomposiet materiaal.

Wanneer: Woensdag 11 oktober 2017 van 14.30 tot 19.00 uur met aansluitende borrel
Waar: Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Weesperzijde 190, Amsterdam, Auditorium

Het programma bestaat uit een gevarieerd aanbod met presentaties en workshops waarin we de resultaten van RECURF zien en blikken alvast vooruit naar vervolgonderzoek.

Thema's die centraal staan:
• Ontwikkelingen in Textielrecycling
• Circulair hergebruik van textiel in biocomposiet
• De circulaire visie van Ahrend
• Innovatieve biocomposieten ervaren
• Inzichten in milieu-impact en recycling
• Verkennen nieuwe businesskansen
• Digitaal produceren met biocomposieten

Bekijk hier het volledige programma:
http://www.hva.nl/kc-techniek/gedeelde-content/evenementen/evenementen/2017/10/recurf-eindevenement-kopie

Voor wie:
Professionals uit de creatieve industrie en de maakindustrie, studenten en docenten.

Every organisation can come across a problem they need help with. Maybe Futureteams can assist! To prepare Business and Management students of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences for a future in Business they have the opportunity to work as a consulting agency, Futureteams, and solve real problems organisations might have. We are looking for organisations in the fields of: Health, Mobility, Tourism, Smart Cities or Financial Services.

Joep de Hoog has had a lot of response, but has room for a few more, you can sign in untill the 25th of September.

The students will put in effective work hours and there is no need for training or a work space. You can find more about the project on https://amsterdamsmartcity.com/projects/futureteams-can-take-on-new-assignments or here:
https://sites.google.com/enmeer.com/wervenopdrachtgevers/home (in Dutch)

To prepare Business and Management students of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences for a future in Business they have the opportunity to work as a consulting agency, Futureteams, and solve real problems organisations might have. We are looking for organisations in the fields of: Health, Mobility, Tourism, Smart Cities or Financial Services.

If you have an organizational problem, Futureteams can help! They will put in effective work hours and need no training or work space. You can find further information about the project https://amsterdamsmartcity.com/projects/futureteams-can-take-on-new-assignments or here:
https://sites.google.com/enmeer.com/wervenopdrachtgevers/home (in Dutch)

Can start-ups help to make the city more attractive? Luis Carvalho and Willem van Winden (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) draw lessons from Amsterdam’s “Start-up in Residence” programme.

Amsterdam is exploring ways to engage start-up companies in the development of new solutions for urban problems and challenges, ranging from reducing bicycle theft, separating waste streams more effectively, or promoting alternative tourism. We analyse this new practice and its impact, by interviewing opinions and experiences of startups, city departments involved, and experts.

We derive recommendations for improvement and practical guidelines for other cities that may want to start a similar programme.

The results will be elaborated in a paper, to be presented at the prestigious RENT conference in Lund, Sweden. http://www.rent-research.org/rent-xxxi

Companies shape the cities we live in. Especially larger companies have the capacity to invest, the ability to scale up new technology and a strong interests in getting involved in public private partnerships. For them, smart cities are increasingly becoming an attractive growth market. For governments these larger companies are attractive partners. Indeed, companies are involved in a lot of smart city projects in Amsterdam.

Companies play their role in smart cities in ways that may be described as ‘politics with different means’. They develop algorithms that define how citizens are nudged towards particular kinds of behavior. They try to set standards for the future. They are given access to data that they may also use for investment decisions. They provide services that may render public services obsolete.

Our next smart city dialogue is about these roles played by companies in public-private partnerships and the relation between these partnerships and representative democracy. Do public-private partnerships indeed bypass democratic politics under the label of smartness and innovation. If so, how can elected politicians control and hold companies accountable? Or are representative democracy and public private partnerships complementary modes of governance that each act on their own kinds of challenges?

Speakers:
Willem van Winden, Daniel van der Buusse, Roel Nahuis and Wieke Schrama

Interesting for anyone working within but also with these bigger companies in Amsterdam smart city! Join the smart dialogue on the 12th of sept at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science from 3 – 5 PM. Wibaustraat 3b, room 05A26.

Please register by emailing to smartcityacademy@hva.nl

The Logistic Hub supplies the city in a smart and sustainable manner, gets rid of inefficient courier routes and replaces smelly delivery trucks with clean electric vehicles.

Watch the movie

Watch the movie about the logistic hub for smart and sustainable supply on youtube:

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Smart Stories

Check the article about the Logistics Hub/Simply Mile featured in our online magazine 'Smart Stories':

This webinar gives some insights into the research on 12 Amsterdam Smart City projects, conducted by the Amsterdam University of Applied Science together with Amsterdam Smart City.

From minute 9.37 onwards, professor van Winden presents the wide context of smart projects, focusing on non-technological aspects of smart city projects. He addresses several challenges commonly faced during smart projects; for example, the collaboration of organisations with different agendas and the involvement of different stakeholders and how to divide returns and risks. From minute 40 onwards professor van Winden answers some questions coming from the audience who attended the webinar live at the 6th of june.