Tearing down circular construction barriers
To lower the built environment's carbon footprint and reduce waste, regulators, industry and civil society aim to boost the share of materials finding a new life in circular construction projects
Watt Matters: The FORESIGHT energy transition podcast · Kasper Thejll-Karstensen
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Show Notes
A circular approach, which disconnects economic activity from the ever-increasing consumption of natural resources, has emerged as a key strategy for making our societies more sustainable and helping mitigate the climate crisis.
Circularity is particularly important for our built environment, as construction and renovation sites alone currently generate over a third of the waste that ends up in Europe’s landfills.
EU figures also suggest that greenhouse gas emissions from material extraction, manufacturing of construction products, and the construction and renovation of buildings account for 5-12% of EU countries’ emissions.
Despite the environmental benefits of embracing circularity, the uptake of circular principles in the construction industry is sluggish.
In the second of our special live podcasts—recorded at our event on circularity in Brussels at the end of May 2024—the panel discusses the barriers to shifting to circularity in the construction sector and how they can be overcome.
Joining Sean Carroll on today’s episode are:
● Philippe Moseley, Team Leader with the European Commission’s DG GROW
● Adrian Hiel, Head of Campaigns and Media with Energy Cities
● Julie Kjestrup, Head of Policy and Thought Leadership with the VELUX Group
Our thanks go to lead co-organiser ABB and our supporting organiser VELUX for making the event possible.
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