Academic institutions have a key role to play in providing leadership and support for the built environment sector through educational provision and applied research. This section provides resources for educators who wish to upskill and embed circular economy principles across the curriculum.
Arqus invites participants from across its partner institutions and beyond to attend an open online workshop hosted by the EPA-funded REBUILD project “The Circular Economy Buildings as Material Banks”. The session, organised by Fergal Stapleton, Lucia Vazquez-Mendoza and Edgar Galvan, from the Computer Science Department at Maynooth University, will take place on 15 June 2026. It will start
The ATU Build360 research group in collaboration with the Irish Green Building Council, the Regional Waste Management Planning Offices, and Limerick Twenty Thirty are delighted to release our ‘Pre-Demolition’ Guidance brief arising out of the work undertaken on the Project Opera site in Limerick City. This provides real-world evidence of the application of circularity principles
A circular economy roadmap for the built environment sector was launched in May this year by the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) as part of an EPA funded project. The ATU Build360 research group were delighted to be involved in the preparation of this important document, which explores opportunities across the value chain with a
New paper by Jan Gottsche from the ATU Build360 research group, see https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijap/vol11/iss2/7
I was delighted to represent the ATU Build360 research group at the IGBC facilitated workshop in Limerick today. The CircularBuild project is a collaboration between the IGBC, ATU, TU Dublin, and the University of Galway. The aim is to co-design and develop a national roadmap for a circular built environment in close collaboration with industry.
We were delighted to have Ronny Rantamäki from the Helsinki Cluster Programme for a Circular Economy contribute to our workshop earlier today. Ronny gave a fantastic presentation on the Testbed Helsinki initiative, see https://testbed.hel.fi/en/circular-economy/
This publication from the CityLoops project provides an overview of an interesting tool developed by the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences that tracks construction and demolition waste during the actual demolition process.
This report published by the Circular Buildings Coalition examines how to overcome market, finance and ownership challenges.
This handbook published by eit Climate-KIC in July 2022 shares lessons learned across several European countries based on exploring opportunities related to bio-based, circular and carbon-neutral construction.
This 2023 paper published by Friant et al. (2023) analyzes and compares the circular economy policies and discourses in different European cities to draw critical insights and recommendations.
This 2018 report published by the European Commission evaluated the current state-of-play to ensure a coherent and effective approach in the future.
This 2023 Whitepaper by Eunomia explores an EU Regulatory Framework for a Circular Economy consistent with 1.5 degrees. A recast of the framework as a Resources Framework Directive is recommended to guide the continued reduction in material consumption across the EU economy in a way that most effectively and efficiently delivers decarbonization, as well as
