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
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 are looking forward to the IGBC-led workshop on developing a Circular Built Environment Roadmap in collaboration with Atlantic Technological University, University of Galway, and TU Dublin this Friday in Limerick. This is the third workshop in the series to gather feedback and input from industry. See https://www.igbc.ie/events/national-circular-economy-roadmap-workshop-in-limerick/
This 2023 report published by the Circular Buildings Coalition (CBC) is a summary of core concepts that inform the transition to a circular economy.
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
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 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.
The Build360 team were reflecting on the fantastic Circular Hotspot event from last week https://www.dublincirculareconomyhotspot.com/. Looking forward to the next Circular Hotspot in Slovenia in 2025 https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/news/the-european-circular-economy-hotspot-2025-to-be-hosted-by-slovenia/
A deep dive into best practice approaches for measuring circular economy principles in the built environment by the Circular Economy Forum, see link.
The UKGBC has collated an excellent suite of best practice, real-world examples of climate action and innovation in the built environment, see link.
