The circular economy is a new paradigm of production and consumption, as opposed to the linear model of "extract, make, use and dispose". It is based on three principles: the elimination of waste by design, the maintenance of products and materials in use, and the regeneration of natural systems, all based on renewable energy sources.
The construction industry is responsible for half of the energy consumption and extracted materials, a quarter of the water, as well as the generation of more than a quarter of the waste (2014 EU data). It has been included as one of the five priority areas of both the Spain Circular 2030 Strategy (in draft form) as well as the New EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy (COM2020 98 final, one of the pillars of the European Green Pact).
In fact, greater circularity of actors in the sector presents numerous opportunities in the form of higher revenues, lower costs, greater security of supply, greater proximity to the user and, in general, new business opportunities.
Aimed at
Aimed at professionals in the construction sector interested in exploring circular economy options for their organisations: engineering and architecture companies, construction material manufacturers, construction companies and their subcontractors, demolition and CDW management companies, etc.
Contents
- Presentation. PTEC
- Basic concepts of circular economy. Application to the construction sector.UMP
- Analysis of the ecosystem around the organisation. Summary of the business model on a circular canvas. Generation of circular ideas on the circular canvas. SOSTINENDO
- Advanced technologies and processes for the recovery of mineral resources. Construction products incorporating high contents of recovered materials. TECNALIA
- Industrial symbiosis as a strategy for optimising resources and practical examples. Practical examples of eco-design in construction. Regulatory barriers. ACCIONA
- Selective demolition: Deconstruction. Recovery of materials. Solutions and levers towards circular construction. Case study: recycling of laminated plasterboard. SAINT-GOBAIN
- Pre-demolition audits with BIM tools. On-line analysis and quality control. Data management, traceability and information exchange. BUTIC
- Closing
