Marco van Hees

Marco van Hees is a Net Zero Lecturer and Researcher at Hogeschool van Amsterdam, focusing on Circular Design & Business. He holds a Master's degree in International Business Communication from Radboud Universiteit (1994). His research emphasizes urban upcycling, circular business models, and organic waste stream management. Key collaborations include projects with the Technical Knowledge Center (Kenniscentrum Techniek) and involvement in initiatives like the Repurpose database. He actively participates in organizing conferences such as Amsterdam Interclean 2024 and academic workshops on sufficiency and strongly sustainable business models.

Research interests include strategic partnerships in upcycling, adaptive competence in environmental concerns, and collaborative business experimentation. His work bridges academia and practice through datasets on organic waste streams and circular foam exploration in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. Notable contributions include analyzing motives for urban furniture upcycling and developing frameworks for collaborative urban upcycling initiatives.

He has contributed to 15 research outputs since 2010, with recent focus on urban sustainability and circular economy implementation. Activities include organizing workshops on social entrepreneurship in urban upcycling and guest lectures on sufficiency concepts.