Two master's theses on circular economy in the construction sector, awarded with two prizes
Ida Mae de Waal, PhD Candidate at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 wins prizes for both her public law thesis and her private law thesis at the IBR scriptieprijzen 2018/2019. The two master's theses were both on advancing the circular economy in the construction sector.
IBR is the abbreviation for the Dutch Instituut voor Bouwrecht, an institute that promotes construction law education, and its scientific and business practice. Ida Mae de Waal won both first prize in the Public Law and Private Law category on 12 December at the BR scriptieprijzen 2018/2019.
Resources and materials in construction work
The public law thesis is entitled 'Het gebouwenpaspoort'. A building passport shows which raw materials and resources are processed in a building, so that the information about all parts of a building is easily accessible. The thesis investigated the legal options for making a building passport compulsory at national level and also the design of a potential new regulation.
The thesis on private law concerns an investigation into the concept of a 'materials register'. The idea of a materials cadastre is derived from an initiative that exists in practice, namely the materials cadastre of Madaster. This materials register is an online library in which a material and products can be registered with regard to a building.
Legal complications in a circular business model
The thesis investigated the potential of the concept of a materials register as an efficient solution for the possible legal complications with regard to retraining that can arise when using the circular business model of the product service system.
Ida Mae de Waal currently works as a PhD Candidate at the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law (UCWOSL) at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视. Her research focuses on the possible harmonization between European law regarding substances, products and waste with a view to the transition to a circular economy. The research is supervised by Prof. Chris Backes and Prof. Marleen van Rijswick.