The built environment sector has a key role to play in the transition towards a decarbonized and circular economy. This section provides a suite of resources to support industry professionals across the whole value chain to embed circular economy principles in a holistic manner.
This report contains lessons learned from more than 30 circular procurement pilot projects and other activities performed within the Interreg NSR project ProCirc (2018- 2023). The report has been developed by Bax and Company based on an analysis of pilot case studies and interviews with piloting organizations conducted during 2021-2022.
This 2023 report published by the Circular Buildings Coalition (CBC) is a summary of core concepts that inform the transition to a circular economy.
The aim of the Circular Supplier Success guide is to help suppliers, specifically SMEs,navigate the complex landscape of procurement and tenders, including those labelled green, sustainable, responsible, innovative, or circular procurement. This is an output from the Interreg North Sea Region funded ProCirc project.
This 2023 handbook produced by the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) through their EPA funded Circular Life project provides a nice overview on how Level(s) and the Regenerate Tool can support circularity in construction.
The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management published a 2021 action plan covering a range of sectors including construction, building and property. One of the recommended key priorities for contracting authorities was the promotion of a circular economy, through lifecycle calculations, improving land use, better maintenance, reuse of existing buildings, use of materials that
As part of the follow-up on the ‘Action plan to increase the proportion of green public procurements and green innovation‘, the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management appointed Deloitte to map the status of the circular economy in CCERE procurements. This 2022 report will provide a scientific basis for the further development of the
The World Green Building Council (WGBC) have published a wonderful guidance document that explore the principles of the circular economy, the role of buildings and materials, design and retrofit opportunities, how to move towards regenerative design, levers for change, and a clear call to action. It also provides a suite of excellent case studies and
This 2023 report published by Metabolic, WGBC, Circle Economy, WBSCD, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, ARUP and supported by the Laudes Foundation examines strategies to overcome market, finance, and ownership challenges. This was a collaborative research effort by the Circular Buildings Coalition (CBC), which has been established to coordinate built environment stakeholders working towards this transition.
This guide published by the UK Business in the Community in March 2023 outlines how to embed circular economy principles within your organization to drive positive impact. This routemap aims to help businesses to reduce Scope 3 emission by supporting them in creating a circular economy strategy.
This report published in November 2021 by the Global Infrastructure Hub explores transitions pathways for practitioners in circular infrastructure. Two key benefits of circular infrastructure were identified – mitigating climate change and mitigating the risk of resource scarcity.
Excellent paper published by Charles Gillott, Will Mihkelson, Maud Lanau, Dave Cheshire, Danielle Densley Tingley, see link.
regenerate is a circular economy engagement tool for all those involved in the design and construction of buildings. It can be applied to all building types, retrofits and new builds, see https://urbanflows.ac.uk/regenerate/. You have to register to access the tool https://regenerateapp.urbanflows.ac.uk/register
