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.
A deep dive into best practice approaches for measuring circular economy principles in the built environment by the Circular Economy Forum, see link.
An excellent study by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) examined the market-readiness of the circular economy criteria proposed in the EU Taxonomy. Several challenges were identified including: reuse of material content, use of recyclates, insufficient information flows, and a lack of circular construction methods, see link for full report.
The EU Commission has produced an excellent document outlining a transition pathway for construction. It aims to offer a bottom-up understanding of the scale, cost, and conditions for resilience, competitiveness, the green and digital transition. It outlines 6 building blocks covering: competitiveness; skills and talent; enabling frameworks; research, innovation and technology; funding; and towards a
CIRCULÉIRE Thematic Working Group Synthesis Report (2022)
Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities (CIRCUIT) output
Policy Brief
Identification and assessment of potential policy instruments that can accelerate a transition towards a circular economy.
