CIRCuIT – Circular Construction
According to the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, ‘the construction and demolition of buildings account for around one-third of global material consumption and waste’.
We are extracting and dumping resources at an unsustainable rate. With global construction output projected to grow 85 % by 2030, there is an urgent need for the construction sector to transition from a linear into a circular economy.
Though various techniques have been trialled and piloted, myriad barriers such as legislation, lack of knowledge and scepticism prevent new approaches from being widely adopted.
About CIRCuIT
CIRCuIT – Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities – was a collaborative project involving 29 ambitious partners across the entire built environment chain in Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki Region and Greater London. Funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, the project will support the creation of regenerative cities by implementing sustainable and circular construction practices.
CIRCuIT aimed to bridge the gap between theory, practice and policy. By delivering a series of demonstrations, case studies, events and other dissemination activities CIRCuIT showcases how circular construction approaches can be scaled and replicated across Europe. This can enable cities to build more sustainably and transition to a circular economy on a wider scale.