Circular economy in the built environment - Revision history

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−	This article was written by BSRIA and first appeared on its website~~; it is available~~ [https://www.bsria.~~co.~~uk/~~news~~/~~article~~/~~circular-economy-in-the-built-environment~~/ ~~here~~]. BSRIA is an ISO 9001-registered test, instruments, research and consultancy organisation, providing specialist services in construction and building services.	+	This article was written by BSRIA and first appeared on its website [https://www.bsria.com/uk/ https://www.bsria.com/uk/]. BSRIA is an ISO 9001-registered test, instruments, research and consultancy organisation, providing specialist services in construction and building services.

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	This article was written by BSRIA and first appeared on its website; it is available [https://www.bsria.co.uk/news/article/circular-economy-in-the-built-environment/ here]. BSRIA is an ISO 9001-registered test, instruments, research and consultancy organisation, providing specialist services in construction and building services.		This article was written by BSRIA and first appeared on its website; it is available [https://www.bsria.co.uk/news/article/circular-economy-in-the-built-environment/ here]. BSRIA is an ISO 9001-registered test, instruments, research and consultancy organisation, providing specialist services in construction and building services.

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	* 5 things leaders can do to create a truly circular economy.		* 5 things leaders can do to create a truly circular economy.
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	* Reduce, reuse, recycle.		* Reduce, reuse, recycle.
	* Renewable energy.		* Renewable energy.
		+	* Stranded assets.
	* Sustainable materials.		* Sustainable materials.
	* Sustainability.		* Sustainability.

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	* End of life potential.		* End of life potential.
	* Environmental - sustainable - green design.		* Environmental - sustainable - green design.
		+	* Examining the 2021 construction materials shortage.
	* Green supply chain management.		* Green supply chain management.
	* Impact of the sharing economy on construction craft labour and equipment markets.		* Impact of the sharing economy on construction craft labour and equipment markets.

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	[[File:Figure_1_-_Transitioning_from_a_Linear_to_a_Circular_Economy.PNG\|link=File:Figure_1_-_Transitioning_from_a_Linear_to_a_Circular_Economy.PNG]]The engineering and construction industry has been identified as the world’s largest consumer of raw materials, consuming over 3 billion tonnes of raw materials and accounting for nearly 50% of global steel production. In the UK alone, the construction industry consumes over 400 million tonnes of material each year. A circular approach can help minimise the environmental footprint of the built environment sector, potentially reduce the lifecycle costs, and avoid construction delays due to the volatility of commodity markets in procuring virgin materials.		[[File:Figure_1_-_Transitioning_from_a_Linear_to_a_Circular_Economy.PNG\|link=File:Figure_1_-_Transitioning_from_a_Linear_to_a_Circular_Economy.PNG]]The engineering and construction industry has been identified as the world’s largest consumer of raw materials, consuming over 3 billion tonnes of raw materials and accounting for nearly 50% of global steel production. In the UK alone, the construction industry consumes over 400 million tonnes of material each year. A circular approach can help minimise the environmental footprint of the built environment sector, potentially reduce the lifecycle costs, and avoid construction delays due to the volatility of commodity markets in procuring virgin materials.

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	Realising the potential of the circular economy requires a systems approach to all aspects of the value chain right from design, through technology, financing, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance and to recycling. Consequently, scaling-up cross-sector collaboration within the construction and infrastructure sector will be required to innovate and enable transition towards a more holistic circular economy approach.		Realising the potential of the circular economy requires a systems approach to all aspects of the value chain right from design, through technology, financing, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance and to recycling. Consequently, scaling-up cross-sector collaboration within the construction and infrastructure sector will be required to innovate and enable transition towards a more holistic circular economy approach.
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	* Design for deconstruction.		* Design for deconstruction.
	* End of life potential.		* End of life potential.
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	* Green supply chain management.		* Green supply chain management.
	* Impact of the sharing economy on construction craft labour and equipment markets.		* Impact of the sharing economy on construction craft labour and equipment markets.
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	= Current resource use by the engineering and construction industry =		= Current resource use by the engineering and construction industry =

−	[[File:~~Figure 1~~ - ~~Transitioning from a Linear to a Circular Economy~~.PNG]]The engineering and construction industry has been identified as the world’s largest consumer of raw materials, consuming over 3 billion tonnes of raw materials and accounting for nearly 50% of global steel production. In the UK alone, the construction industry consumes over 400 million tonnes of material each year. A circular approach can help minimise the environmental footprint of the built environment sector, potentially reduce the lifecycle costs, and avoid construction delays due to the volatility of commodity markets in procuring virgin materials.	+	[[File:Figure_1_-_Transitioning_from_a_Linear_to_a_Circular_Economy.PNG\|link=File:Figure_1_-_Transitioning_from_a_Linear_to_a_Circular_Economy.PNG]]The engineering and construction industry has been identified as the world’s largest consumer of raw materials, consuming over 3 billion tonnes of raw materials and accounting for nearly 50% of global steel production. In the UK alone, the construction industry consumes over 400 million tonnes of material each year. A circular approach can help minimise the environmental footprint of the built environment sector, potentially reduce the lifecycle costs, and avoid construction delays due to the volatility of commodity markets in procuring virgin materials.
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	Realising the potential of the circular economy requires a systems approach to all aspects of the value chain right from design, through technology, financing, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance and to recycling. Consequently, scaling-up cross-sector collaboration within the construction and infrastructure sector will be required to innovate and enable transition towards a more holistic circular economy approach.		Realising the potential of the circular economy requires a systems approach to all aspects of the value chain right from design, through technology, financing, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance and to recycling. Consequently, scaling-up cross-sector collaboration within the construction and infrastructure sector will be required to innovate and enable transition towards a more holistic circular economy approach.

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	Realising the potential of the circular economy requires a systems approach to all aspects of the value chain right from design, through technology, financing, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance and to recycling. Consequently, scaling-up cross-sector collaboration within the construction and infrastructure sector will be required to innovate and enable transition towards a more holistic circular economy approach.		Realising the potential of the circular economy requires a systems approach to all aspects of the value chain right from design, through technology, financing, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance and to recycling. Consequently, scaling-up cross-sector collaboration within the construction and infrastructure sector will be required to innovate and enable transition towards a more holistic circular economy approach.
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−	This article was written by BSRIA and first appeared on its website; it is available [https://www.bsria.co.uk/news/article/circular-economy-in-the-built-environment/ here].	+	This article was written by BSRIA and first appeared on its website; it is available [https://www.bsria.co.uk/news/article/circular-economy-in-the-built-environment/ here]. BSRIA is an ISO 9001-registered test, instruments, research and consultancy organisation, providing specialist services in construction and building services.
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−	The Ellen McArthur Foundation conceptualised the ReSOLVE framework, to explain the circular economy based on the fundamental notion that “material flows can be divided into two interacting loops: the technical and biological resource cycles”. Although most projects can exemplify certain elements of circularity, very few projects in the built environment can actually incorporate all the elements to become completely circular. The ReSOLVE framework offers businesses everywhere a methodology to incorporate circular strategies and growth initiatives. The six elements of the ReSOLVE framework, as listed in the table ~~below~~, can be applied to products, buildings, neighbourhoods, localities, councils, cities, regions or even to national economies.	+	The Ellen McArthur Foundation conceptualised the ReSOLVE framework, to explain the circular economy based on the fundamental notion that “material flows can be divided into two interacting loops: the technical and biological resource cycles”. Although most projects can exemplify certain elements of circularity, very few projects in the built environment can actually incorporate all the elements to become completely circular. The ReSOLVE framework offers businesses everywhere a methodology to incorporate circular strategies and growth initiatives. The six elements of the ReSOLVE framework, as listed in the table above, can be applied to products, buildings, neighbourhoods, localities, councils, cities, regions or even to national economies.

	Policy action and incentives at national and regional level can drive investment to support the transition of integrating circularity into the whole lifecycle of the infrastructure asset and encourage stakeholder participation. For example, the EU Action Plan for the circular economy, launched in December 2015, outlined a set of specific actions, and generic obstacles to support the EU’s transition to a circular economy. The EU’s call for all new buildings to be nearly zero-energy by the end of 2020 implies complete enforcement of the EPBD as a policy drive to achieve circular economy in the built environment’s energy consumption. In the UK, the Part L of the Building Regulations and rental market policies such as MEES have resulted in actions to improve the energy performance of the current building stock.		Policy action and incentives at national and regional level can drive investment to support the transition of integrating circularity into the whole lifecycle of the infrastructure asset and encourage stakeholder participation. For example, the EU Action Plan for the circular economy, launched in December 2015, outlined a set of specific actions, and generic obstacles to support the EU’s transition to a circular economy. The EU’s call for all new buildings to be nearly zero-energy by the end of 2020 implies complete enforcement of the EPBD as a policy drive to achieve circular economy in the built environment’s energy consumption. In the UK, the Part L of the Building Regulations and rental market policies such as MEES have resulted in actions to improve the energy performance of the current building stock.