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Update of the Flemish material indicators until 2021
Circular materials story: The Flemish circular economy does not yet translate into a reduced material impact.
We are increasingly successful in keeping materials in the cycle. Our reuse and recycling figures are increasing, we are producing more and …
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Update VRiool: Project InnoVET XR
With this follow-up project, the virtual reality application VRiool was expanded with additional content.
VRiool is about the construction of a domestic sewerage network. Students can virtually install a home sewerage network, including installing …
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VR Construction Buttons: Project InnoVET XR
Within this project, a VR application was developed in which, in addition to visuals, the option is also added to virtually build construction nodes step by step and manipulate them. In this way, the invisible operation and technically correct …
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VR system formwork: Project InnoVET XR
This project resulted in a VR application about system formwork, in which students learn to virtually build a column and beam formwork.
The tool is available through the XR lending service of the Regional Technology Centers (RTC). Within RTC East …
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Safety and instruction to the machines via AR: Project InnoVET
Within this project, an Augmented Reality (AR) was developed to work safely with machines in a school's machinery park. The videos with manual are made available as a lesson package. The emphasis in this project is on woodworking machines. …
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Media concentration in Flanders 2023
Following the publication of the Media Concentration in Flanders 2023 report, an accessible text for education was once again created.
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Material Matters: Article with inspiring insights
Article providing insights and arguments for a transition from a neoliberal economy to an alternative economy.
These are based on the book Material Matters, the alternative to our predatory construction society by Sabine Oberhuber and Thomas Rau.
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This way, your BSO students surf with a critical eye
How do you teach students in vocational secondary education to argue well, make conscious choices and deal with media alertly? Three teachers explain how they work on the final objectives of critical thinking and media literacy in their lessons.
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Prevention in education is more than teaching about illegal drugs: Vision text
Vision text to support the addiction prevention learning line, fitting within effective prevention and the alcohol and drug policy at school.
Background information for teachers to get started in an evidence-based way on addiction prevention at the …
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Recovery economy: Environmentally friendly and financially beneficial
By repairing a product instead of replacing it (purchasing a new product), the lifespan of the product is extended. This saves materials and greenhouse gas emissions during the production of a new product.
For products that consume a lot of energy, …
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The material footprint of Flemish consumption
The materials footprint of Flanders or Raw Material Consumption (RMC) is the total of primary raw materials that are extracted worldwide as a result of Flemish consumption.
These primary raw materials are minerals, fossil raw materials, biomass and …
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Global environmental benefits through local and circular textile consumption
In order to meet our Flemish consumption needs, we currently have to obtain a large part of the required raw materials from abroad. Reuse, recycling and high-quality, local production of textiles can ensure that the extraction of primary raw …
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