As a Research Engineer within Damen’s Research, Development & Innovation department, Renaud focuses on translating circular economy principles into practical, measurable solutions for ship design. With a strong engineering background in structural analysis and acoustics, he now leads and coordinates research on circular vessel interiors, bridging technical performance, material choices, and lifecycle thinking.
Renaud is the project manager of the Circular Crew Cabin DAMEN research initiative and a key contributor to the Circles Of Life project, where he works on the development and validation of the circularity aspects within Ship Circular Material Passport (SCMP) and Ship Lifecycle Passport (SLP) frameworks. His work emphasizes system-level circularity assessment, design-for-disassembly, and the integration of material and component data into passport-based approaches aligned with emerging regulations such as ESPR and Digital Product Passports (DPP), supporting Damen’s transition toward scalable and realistic circular shipbuilding.