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
The Office of Government Procurement have produced an excellent document outlining a range of approaches to embedding sustainability into public procurement. See link.
The best practice guide is in direct response to Recommendation No. 15 of the current National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2021-2027.
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 WBCSD publication includes contributions from 30 companies who explore the level of circularity in their companies, the need for targets, and how do we monitor improvements resulting from circular activities.
Wonderful resource focusing on material circularity, see https://circularmateriallibrary.org/
This Insight Report published by the World Economic Forum in 2022 provides a CEO guide to Climate Advantage.
This Insight Report published by the World Economic Forum in 2023 explores the current state-of-play in relation to the environmental impact of certain blockchain technologies, and outlines a potential approach to unify economic, environmental, and social perspectives.
This briefing paper published by the World Economic Forum in 2022 presents the Building Value Framework, which proposes a more holistic decision-making approach that recognizes the importance of social and environment outputs aligned to system performance.
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
