We organise our actions in six thematic & strategic agendas:
Strategic Agendas:
Bio-economy
Circular Construction
Chemicals/Plastics
Manufacturing Industry
Food Chain
Water Cycles
Seven leverages provide additional support:
Leverage effects:
Lever Policy Instruments
Lever Circular Procurement
Lever Communication
Lever Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Lever Financing
Lever Jobs & Skills
Lever Research
What, why and how?
Why are we pursuing a circular economy?
Future visions 2050
How do we see our circular future?
About our management
Who steers what at Flanders Circular?
Domus Mundi vzw wants to make qualitative and sustainable living, living and building possible for vulnerable groups. We are a socially committed organization with construction expertise and extensive experience in the field of integral project management.
It is common knowledge that reusing building materials reduces the environmental impact of the construction sector. Through this project we want to investigate whether reuse can also contribute to the objective of increasing the affordable and qualitative supply of housing.
The research project starts from organizations and professional actors in the building sector that have a direct impact on demand, from their role as clients or because they work closely with various building owners. Thus, at the material and element level, we analyzed where financially viable reuse applications are.
Because labor costs are a major factor in the building sector, especially when it comes to reusing materials, we also investigated what role social economy can play in (building) companies to increase financial feasibility. To this end, we involved Weerwerk vzw in the partnership.
We hope to create a new market for specific materials that can be directly reused in construction projects and have a positive impact on the affordability of quality housing.
Domus Mundi vzw
Partners Het Pandschap cv, Inhout bvba, Weerwerk vzw
Sectors
Organisations
We continue to renovate with reuse of building materials, meanwhile through a recognized cvso, established in October 2022. In addition, Scrap vzw, in cooperation with Recupcentrale, operates a physical materials bank at the Arsenaal site in Gentbrugge. This too is a spin-off of the past project.