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.
This is a collaborative EU-funded project (www.circuit-project.eu) involving 31 partners across the entire built environment chain in Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki Region and Greater London. The project aims to bridge the gap between theory, practice, and policy by delivering a series of demonstrations, case studies, events and other dissemination activities that showcase how circular construction approaches
The Buildings as Material Banks (BAMB) (https://www.bamb2020.eu/project) (2015-2019) had 15 partners from 7 European countries. It aimed to enable a systemic shift in the building sector by creating circular solutions. It focused on the following sub-themes: policies and standards; material passports; reversible building design; circular building assessment; and business models. A series of case studies
Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture Circularity in the Built Environment Research Group
The Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Mineral-based Construction Materials (ICEC-MCM) focuses on improving the way we use materials such as aggregate, cement, brick, plasterboard, stone, and glass, particularly in infrastructure.
This network consists of 16 industrial Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral projects.
The Circular Built Environment Hub brings together about 70 researchers and teachers from the four departments of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment with the aim to foster possible synergies between the different disciplines and to develop and promote knowledge towards a circular built environment. https://www.tudelft.nl/bk/onderzoek/onderzoeksthemas/circular-built-environment
CIRCULÉIRE is a public-private partnership co-created by Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) and three strategic partners: the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EIT Climate-KIC. Together with industry partners, CIRCULÉIRE aims to assist manufacturers and their supply chains to switch from linear to circular business models.
The FURN360 is an EU Erasmus funded project aimed at developing a training curriculum to facilitate the implementation of circular business models in the furniture sector (80 hours, Free)
REFLOW Academy- Circular Business Models for Regenerative Cities (5 weeks, Free) https://reflow.circular.academy/?sfwd-courses=circular-business-models-for-regenerative-cities
REFLOW Academy- Governing a Circular Economy in Cities (7 weeks, Free) https://reflow.circular.academy/?sfwd-courses=governing-a-circular-economy-in-cities
REFLOW Academy- Introduction to the Circular Economy (8 weeks, Free) https://reflow.circular.academy/?sfwd-courses=introduction-to-the-circular-economy
Circulab Academy -Design with Biomimicry (16 hours, €700 ex. VAT)
