The circular economy is an elegant alternative to prevailing siloed, short-sighted and waste-ridden practices across the built environment. It’s about more than zero-waste programs and diverting construction and demolition waste from landfills. Circularity offers a compelling opportunity to rethink the ecosystem and value chain around the design, construction, operation, renewal and repurposing of buildings. It takes a longer-term view of the lifecycle of a building, considering the past, present and future use of materials and components within the wider economic ecosystem. Accordingly, a circular built environment reimagines use periods, ownership models and supply chain interactions. However, this new framework is still in its early days, and will require broad engagement and buy-in from all stakeholders: designers, architects and contractors to investors, tenants and local governments.
Join this panel discussion for an introduction to the circular economy in the built environment, and gain actionable insights about what it will take to bring theory into practice. Learn from leading industry experts about real-world examples of a circular built environment — from sourcing reclaimed materials to implementing adaptive reuse projects to designing buildings as material banks — and how these strategies can help address climate change and achieve your company or city’s net zero ambitions. Attendees will also learn about resources and tools to help you unlock new opportunities and apply these principles wherever you sit in the building industry.