‘An Analysis of the Environmental Attitudes of Undergraduate Construction Management Students using the New Ecological Paradigm Scale’
New paper by Jan Gottsche from the ATU Build360 research group, see https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijap/vol11/iss2/7
It is imperative that students are fully aware of the circular economy and how it applies to the built environment to empower them to lead the transition over the coming years. This section outlines opportunities to pursue qualifications in this area, undertake research and explore industry best practice.
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 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.
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
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.