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…is a broad megatrend, so we’ve defined eight agendas underneath it. They serve as a beacon for everything we do. Here’s our selection of relevant blog posts, white papers and features within the eight agendas.

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Retrofitting Project Quary Tower Designed by 3XN
Circular Built EnvironmentImpact storiesNewsSustainable buildingsUrban Partnerships

Retrofit Only or Retrofit First? New Dilemmas for the Building Industry

As Retrofitting is leading the way for the building industry, governments and businesses worldwide are…
19 April, 2023
Impact storiesNewsScience ForumSustainable buildings

Kick-Starting Sustainable Rural Change in South Africa

How a small-scale school project shows the way toward sustainability Is there a way forward…
17 April, 2023
LivabilityNews

From Workshop to Real Life: Gehl and Novo Nordisk begin Pilot Project in Bogotá

Following the BLOXHUB workshop in August 2021, Novo Nordisk and Gehl are going to kickstart…
28 September, 2022
Circular Built Environment NetworkCircular EconomyNewsScience Forum

Carol Lemmens: Connecting Academia and Business is Vital for a Circular Transition

Global Advisory Services leader at Arup and member of the International Advisory Board to our…
8 August, 2022
International DelegationsLivabilityNews

Grand Départ(y) – Celebrating Green Urban Mobility

2022 has marked an incredibly exciting year for cycling enthusiasts in Denmark. For the first…
8 July, 2022
Global NetworksLivabilityNewsUrban Partnerships

Grasbrook in Hamburg: We Want to Create Livable Cities for All

At a recent workshop in Hamburg, members of BLOXHUB and Factory Hammerbrooklyn worked on the…
8 July, 2022
Circular Built Environment NetworkCircular EconomyNewsScience Forum

Political, Commercial, and Practical Drivers to Speed up the Circular Transition

At a recent conference on circularity in the built environment, BLOXHUB and VCØB Community welcomed…
3 June, 2022
Circular EconomyGlobal NetworksNewsUrban Partnerships

BLOXHUB in New York: Circular Collaboration Across the Atlantic

BLOXHUB was in New York in May to host a workshop at Circular City Week.…
24 May, 2022
BLOXHUB InfoCircular EconomyNews

BLOXHUB and Partners Win Bid for EU-initiative New European Bauhaus

BLOX and DI have won a bid to become one of five lighthouse demonstrators for…
20 May, 2022
BLOXHUB InfoCircular EconomyNews

Experience the Wasteland Exhibition at BLOXHUB

For the coming months, BLOXHUB will be home to Lendager’s exhibition “Wasteland”, showcasing examples of…
27 April, 2022
Circular EconomyNewsUrban Partnerships

Danes and Swedes Share Knowledge on Circular Economy

At the conference “Nordic Circular Markets”, stakeholders from the Danish and Swedish building industries discussed…
7 April, 2022
Circular EconomyNewsUrban Partnerships

What Will it Take to Make a Circular Transition?

Although it’s been in the making for more than ten years, the circular transition of…
17 March, 2022
Lærlingenes Hus, Bornholm
NewsScience ForumSustainable buildings

What is the Most Sustainable Way to Transform Old Houses?

Is it better for the environment to restore or renovate old buildings? And how does…
17 February, 2022
Circular Built EnvironmentCircular Built Environment NetworkCircular EconomyNewsScience Forum

Regenerate: What the New Paradigm Means for Urban Development

The regenerative paradigm has made its way into everything from economics, agriculture, leadership, and urban…
27 January, 2022
Circular EconomyNews

New White Paper: Designing the irresistible circular society

Let us put circular economy on the agenda! We have contributed to a new white…
9 September, 2021
Circular EconomyNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

NYT GREEN PAPER: TAKE BACK-ORDNINGER ER HJERTET I CIRKULÆR ØKONOMI

Byggematerialernes livscyklusværdi går i høj grad tabt i byggebranchen i dag. Hvert år går €2,1…
27 April, 2021
Konsortier cirkulær byggeri Realdania BLOXHUB
Circular Built EnvironmentCircular EconomyNewsScience Forum

BLOXHUB bliver samarbejdsplatform for to konsortier, der skal accelerere cirkulært byggeri

Det skal være nemt og sikkert for byggebranchen at vælge genbrugsmaterialer. Kvaliteten af de genbrugte…
13 April, 2021
Mexico City BLOXHUB
Commmunity PartnershipsLivabilityNewsUrban Partnerships

The Latin American Partnership – Co-creation across borders

Ideation, innovation and knowledge and its production are not bound by national borders. In an…
24 February, 2021
Post COVID_BLOXHUB
LivabilityNewsScience ForumUrban resilience

City Life in Time of and after Corona – 5 key takeaways

How will our cities change post-pandemic? And how do we create solutions that ensure resilience…
18 February, 2021
NewsScience ForumSustainable buildings

Håndens og åndens arbejde skal sidestilles i byggeriet

Tværfagligt samarbejde mellem byggeriets faggrupper kræver vidensudveksling og ligeværdighed. Et netop afsluttet kursus om transformation…
17 December, 2020

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Circular Built Environment NetworkCircular EconomyNewsScience Forum

Carol Lemmens: Connecting Academia and Business is Vital for a Circular Transition

Global Advisory Services leader at Arup and member of the International Advisory Board to our…
8 August, 2022
Circular Built Environment NetworkCircular EconomyNewsScience Forum

Political, Commercial, and Practical Drivers to Speed up the Circular Transition

At a recent conference on circularity in the built environment, BLOXHUB and VCØB Community welcomed…
3 June, 2022
Circular EconomyGlobal NetworksNewsUrban Partnerships

BLOXHUB in New York: Circular Collaboration Across the Atlantic

BLOXHUB was in New York in May to host a workshop at Circular City Week.…
24 May, 2022
BLOXHUB InfoCircular EconomyNews

BLOXHUB and Partners Win Bid for EU-initiative New European Bauhaus

BLOX and DI have won a bid to become one of five lighthouse demonstrators for…
20 May, 2022
BLOXHUB InfoCircular EconomyNews

Experience the Wasteland Exhibition at BLOXHUB

For the coming months, BLOXHUB will be home to Lendager’s exhibition “Wasteland”, showcasing examples of…
27 April, 2022
Circular EconomyNewsUrban Partnerships

Danes and Swedes Share Knowledge on Circular Economy

At the conference “Nordic Circular Markets”, stakeholders from the Danish and Swedish building industries discussed…
7 April, 2022
Circular EconomyNewsUrban Partnerships

What Will it Take to Make a Circular Transition?

Although it’s been in the making for more than ten years, the circular transition of…
17 March, 2022
Circular Built EnvironmentCircular Built Environment NetworkCircular EconomyNewsScience Forum

Regenerate: What the New Paradigm Means for Urban Development

The regenerative paradigm has made its way into everything from economics, agriculture, leadership, and urban…
27 January, 2022
Circular EconomyNews

New White Paper: Designing the irresistible circular society

Let us put circular economy on the agenda! We have contributed to a new white…
9 September, 2021
Circular EconomyNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

NYT GREEN PAPER: TAKE BACK-ORDNINGER ER HJERTET I CIRKULÆR ØKONOMI

Byggematerialernes livscyklusværdi går i høj grad tabt i byggebranchen i dag. Hvert år går €2,1…
27 April, 2021
Konsortier cirkulær byggeri Realdania BLOXHUB
Circular Built EnvironmentCircular EconomyNewsScience Forum

BLOXHUB bliver samarbejdsplatform for to konsortier, der skal accelerere cirkulært byggeri

Det skal være nemt og sikkert for byggebranchen at vælge genbrugsmaterialer. Kvaliteten af de genbrugte…
13 April, 2021
Circular EconomyNewsScience Forum

14 Erhvervsforsker-projekter skal gøre byggebranchen grønnere

Realdania og Innovationsfonden søsætter nu i fællesskab 14 Erhvervsforsker-projekter, som bliver del af BLOXHUB's Science…
17 August, 2020
Circular EconomyNewsSustainable Urbanization

Green Paper #3 design for adskillelse

Nyt Green Paper: Sådan skaber design for adskillelse øget værdi i byggeriet Design, der kan…
13 August, 2020
Circular EconomySustainable Urbanization

The key to sustainable construction – Circular economy in the built environment

Interview with Alex Waterfield, Leading Engineer from Anthesis Group, by Pernille Berg; Science Manager, BLOXHUB. …
17 June, 2020
Circular EconomyDigitalizationNewsSustainable Urbanization

Tracking the change – When data shapes the circular landscape

Interview with Siddharth Hande, founder of Kabadiwalla Connect, a waste management company based in India,…
8 May, 2020
Circular EconomyNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

NYT GREEN PAPER: DANSKE BYGGEVIRKSOMHEDER VIL SE FORRETNING I BYGGEAFFALD

  27 procent af den totale affaldsmængde i Danmark kommer fra renovering og nedrivning i…
21 January, 2020
Circular EconomyDigitalizationGovernanceIkke-kategoriseretLivabilityNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

AN INVITATION TO THE BORING REVOLUTION

  Change cannot – and will not – be delivered by activism alone. It must,…
15 January, 2020
Circular EconomyNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

BLOXHUB WHITE PAPER: HER ER NI ANBEFALINGER TIL, HVORDAN DU BRUGER BLOCKCHAIN I BYGGERIET

Byggeriet er en stor branche i vækst. Men også en branche med en række udfordringer;…
14 May, 2019

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Donya Kahn BLOXHUB
Design DNADigitalizationScience ForumSmart City ResearchSmart City Research - papers

Øget brugertilfredshed og komfort med dataopsamling i kontorbygninger

Donya Sheikh Khan, erhvervs Ph.d. ved DTU og NCC, er del af Smart City Research…
25 October, 2020
NCC Gladsaxe
Design DNAScience ForumSmart City ResearchSmart City Research - papersSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

Spørg brugerne og få bedre bygninger

NCC's hovedkontor i Gladsaxe Kreditering: NCC Brugernes oplevelse af indeklimaet svarer ofte ikke til de…
19 September, 2020
Design DNANewsScience ForumSustainable Urbanization

Architecture and urbanism researchers join forces to create novel solutions to global challenges

The Danish Network for Architecture and Urbanism Research - DARE is a network between Denmark's…
9 September, 2020
Data-driven design_Smart City Research BLOXHUB_Henning Larsen
Design DNAScience ForumSmart City ResearchSmart City Research - papersSustainable Urbanization

Working with sensors helps us design better schools, workspaces and communities

Written and first published by Henning Larsen Krister Jens, Ph.D. student in data-driven design, is…
13 July, 2020
Design DNAGovernanceIkke-kategoriseretNewsScience ForumSustainable UrbanizationUrban resilience

RESILIENT CITIES – KEY LEARNINGS FROM THE BLOXHUB SUMMER SCHOOL

The Executive Summary of the BLOXHUB Summer School on Urban Resilience which was held in collaboration…
11 December, 2019

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Circular EconomyDigitalizationGovernanceIkke-kategoriseretLivabilityNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

AN INVITATION TO THE BORING REVOLUTION

  Change cannot – and will not – be delivered by activism alone. It must,…
15 January, 2020
Design DNAGovernanceIkke-kategoriseretNewsScience ForumSustainable UrbanizationUrban resilience

RESILIENT CITIES – KEY LEARNINGS FROM THE BLOXHUB SUMMER SCHOOL

The Executive Summary of the BLOXHUB Summer School on Urban Resilience which was held in collaboration…
11 December, 2019
GovernanceNewsSustainable UrbanizationUrban resilience

SCALING COPENHAGEN: HOW CITIES CAN DRIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

  Written by: Bruce Katz, Luise Noring, Torben Klitgaard and Helle Lis Soholt  Dozens of mayors will descend…
9 October, 2019
GovernanceLivabilitySustainable Urbanization

SUCCEEDING WITH THE SDGS CALLS FOR STRONG LEADERSHIP

  WRITTEN BY NIKOLAJ SVEISTRUP – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019…
24 May, 2019
GovernanceSustainable Urbanization

A HUMAN INTERVENTION: LET CITIZENS CO-DESIGN FUTURE CITIES

  WRITTEN BY CHRISTIAN BASON – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019…
24 May, 2019
DigitalizationGovernanceLivabilitySustainable Urbanization

THE QUEST FOR CITIES WE ACTUALLY WANT TO LIVE IN

WRITTEN BY MARA BALESTRINI – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019 – LINK…
24 May, 2019

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LivabilityNews

From Workshop to Real Life: Gehl and Novo Nordisk begin Pilot Project in Bogotá

Following the BLOXHUB workshop in August 2021, Novo Nordisk and Gehl are going to kickstart…
28 September, 2022
International DelegationsLivabilityNews

Grand Départ(y) – Celebrating Green Urban Mobility

2022 has marked an incredibly exciting year for cycling enthusiasts in Denmark. For the first…
8 July, 2022
Global NetworksLivabilityNewsUrban Partnerships

Grasbrook in Hamburg: We Want to Create Livable Cities for All

At a recent workshop in Hamburg, members of BLOXHUB and Factory Hammerbrooklyn worked on the…
8 July, 2022
Mexico City BLOXHUB
Commmunity PartnershipsLivabilityNewsUrban Partnerships

The Latin American Partnership – Co-creation across borders

Ideation, innovation and knowledge and its production are not bound by national borders. In an…
24 February, 2021
Post COVID_BLOXHUB
LivabilityNewsScience ForumUrban resilience

City Life in Time of and after Corona – 5 key takeaways

How will our cities change post-pandemic? And how do we create solutions that ensure resilience…
18 February, 2021
LivabilityNewsScience Forum

There is more to light than meets the eye

By Pernille Berg, Science Manager, BLOXHUB   One condition of living in the Nordic hemisphere…
16 December, 2020
Circular EconomyDigitalizationGovernanceIkke-kategoriseretLivabilityNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

AN INVITATION TO THE BORING REVOLUTION

  Change cannot – and will not – be delivered by activism alone. It must,…
15 January, 2020
DigitalizationLivabilityNewsSustainable Urbanization

FLEXIBLE CITIES OF THE FUTURE

  First published in Danish tm – LINK   At the highly anticipated Prix BLOXHUB Interactive…
18 June, 2019
DigitalizationLivabilityNewsSustainable Urbanization

VISIONS OF THE FUTURE CITY

  WRITTEN BY CARLO RATTI – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019…
24 May, 2019
DigitalizationLivabilitySustainable Urbanization

NETWORKED AND CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES AGAINST POLLUTION

  WRITTEN BY GYORGYI GALIK – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019…
24 May, 2019
DigitalizationLivabilitySustainable Urbanization

CAN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES BUILD CITIES?

  WRITTEN BY NATALIE MOSSIN – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019…
24 May, 2019
GovernanceLivabilitySustainable Urbanization

SUCCEEDING WITH THE SDGS CALLS FOR STRONG LEADERSHIP

  WRITTEN BY NIKOLAJ SVEISTRUP – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019…
24 May, 2019
DigitalizationLivabilitySustainable Urbanization

URBAN SOUND PLANNING

  WRITTEN BY MARTIN HALLBERG – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019…
24 May, 2019
DigitalizationLivabilitySustainable Urbanization

ENABLING THE LIVEABLE CITY OF 2030

  WRITTEN BY LISELOTT STENFELDT – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019…
24 May, 2019
DigitalizationGovernanceLivabilitySustainable Urbanization

THE QUEST FOR CITIES WE ACTUALLY WANT TO LIVE IN

WRITTEN BY MARA BALESTRINI – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019 – LINK…
24 May, 2019

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Retrofitting Project Quary Tower Designed by 3XN
Circular Built EnvironmentImpact storiesNewsSustainable buildingsUrban Partnerships

Retrofit Only or Retrofit First? New Dilemmas for the Building Industry

As Retrofitting is leading the way for the building industry, governments and businesses worldwide are…
19 April, 2023
Impact storiesNewsScience ForumSustainable buildings

Kick-Starting Sustainable Rural Change in South Africa

How a small-scale school project shows the way toward sustainability Is there a way forward…
17 April, 2023
Lærlingenes Hus, Bornholm
NewsScience ForumSustainable buildings

What is the Most Sustainable Way to Transform Old Houses?

Is it better for the environment to restore or renovate old buildings? And how does…
17 February, 2022
Circular EconomyNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

NYT GREEN PAPER: TAKE BACK-ORDNINGER ER HJERTET I CIRKULÆR ØKONOMI

Byggematerialernes livscyklusværdi går i høj grad tabt i byggebranchen i dag. Hvert år går €2,1…
27 April, 2021
NewsScience ForumSustainable buildings

Håndens og åndens arbejde skal sidestilles i byggeriet

Tværfagligt samarbejde mellem byggeriets faggrupper kræver vidensudveksling og ligeværdighed. Et netop afsluttet kursus om transformation…
17 December, 2020
NewsScience ForumSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

The Importance of Indoor and Outdoor Climate in Relation to COVID-19

By Pernille Berg, Science Manager, BLOXHUB We have all had headaches leaving stifling meeting rooms,…
5 October, 2020
NCC Gladsaxe
Design DNAScience ForumSmart City ResearchSmart City Research - papersSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

Spørg brugerne og få bedre bygninger

NCC's hovedkontor i Gladsaxe Kreditering: NCC Brugernes oplevelse af indeklimaet svarer ofte ikke til de…
19 September, 2020
Circular EconomyNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

NYT GREEN PAPER: DANSKE BYGGEVIRKSOMHEDER VIL SE FORRETNING I BYGGEAFFALD

  27 procent af den totale affaldsmængde i Danmark kommer fra renovering og nedrivning i…
21 January, 2020
Circular EconomyDigitalizationGovernanceIkke-kategoriseretLivabilityNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

AN INVITATION TO THE BORING REVOLUTION

  Change cannot – and will not – be delivered by activism alone. It must,…
15 January, 2020
Circular EconomyNewsSustainable buildingsSustainable Urbanization

BLOXHUB WHITE PAPER: HER ER NI ANBEFALINGER TIL, HVORDAN DU BRUGER BLOCKCHAIN I BYGGERIET

Byggeriet er en stor branche i vækst. Men også en branche med en række udfordringer;…
14 May, 2019

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Global NetworksNewsUrban mobility

Experts on Mobility: We Need to Change our Relationship with Cars

Car-reliance, climate, and cultural change. These are some of the prevalent themes and challenges regarding…
23 August, 2022
Global NetworksInternational DelegationsNewsUrban mobility

The City of Munich co-creates with BLOXHUB to get inspiration for sustainable mobility strategy

How can a car-centric city implement a sustainable mobility strategy, ensure that it benefits all…
19 March, 2021

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Post COVID_BLOXHUB
LivabilityNewsScience ForumUrban resilience

City Life in Time of and after Corona – 5 key takeaways

How will our cities change post-pandemic? And how do we create solutions that ensure resilience…
18 February, 2021
NewsScience ForumUrban resilience

Exploring the future of resilient cities

It’s impossible to crisis-proof cities, but you can learn to plan and accommodate for shocks…
10 July, 2020
NewsSustainable UrbanizationUrban resilience

City Life in Times of and After Corona

How will our cities change post-pandemic? What can we do as citizens, urban planners, architects,…
1 July, 2020
NewsScience ForumSustainable UrbanizationUrban resilience

5 key takeaways on why we need to collaborate to create resilient cities

Urban resilience challenges the way cities work and calls for innovation. New solutions, technologies and…
29 June, 2020
Design DNAGovernanceIkke-kategoriseretNewsScience ForumSustainable UrbanizationUrban resilience

RESILIENT CITIES – KEY LEARNINGS FROM THE BLOXHUB SUMMER SCHOOL

The Executive Summary of the BLOXHUB Summer School on Urban Resilience which was held in collaboration…
11 December, 2019
GovernanceNewsSustainable UrbanizationUrban resilience

SCALING COPENHAGEN: HOW CITIES CAN DRIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

  Written by: Bruce Katz, Luise Noring, Torben Klitgaard and Helle Lis Soholt  Dozens of mayors will descend…
9 October, 2019
Sustainable UrbanizationUrban resilience

CITIES OF TOMORROW – FROM TEMPORARINESS TO INCLUSION

  WRITTEN BY KILIAN KLEINSCHMIDT – SPEAKER AT PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 21-22 MAY 2019…
24 May, 2019