London Circular Economy Statements LPG - Additional resources
This page contains links and references to additional resources on how to embed circular economy thinking into construction projects which could be useful when compiling Circular Economy Statements in accordance with the London Plan (2021).
[edit] General circular economy understanding
[edit] Circular Economy Primer: Designing for a Circular Economy
https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/design_for_a_circular_economy_web.pdf
A document to help organisations in the built environment sector understand how they can embed circular economy principles into their projects and design processes
[edit] London’s Circular Economy Route Map (2015)
https://relondon.gov.uk/resources/londons-circular-economy-route-map
A key strategic document that provides guidance for the acceleration of London’s transition to become a circular city. The route map is an action-orientated document, developed in partnership with stakeholders.
[edit] UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) Guidance
https://www.ukgbc.org/our-work/?work-type=resources&work-area=&work-topic=Resource+Use
A series of practical publications focussing on innovation and applying circular economy principles at the project brief stage
[edit] CIRIA Resource Efficiency Knowledgebase
The Built Environment Knowledgebase was developed by WRAP between 2002 and 2014 in collaboration with the sector and trade bodies to help businesses become more resource efficient.
[edit] Ellen MacArthur Foundation
https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/
Website with a wide range or resources including design guides, examples and measurement techniques
[edit] Designing Buildings wiki
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Category:Circular_economy
Online platform to enable the dynamic sharing or resources, methods and best practice.
[edit] Knowledge Resource for Circular Economy Thinking in Construction
http://www.constructionleadershipcouncil.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GBC_Circular_Economy_Jan_17-9.pdf Interactive document providing an introduction to circular economy in the built environment.
[edit] Tools
[edit] Regenerate
https://regenerate.urbanflows.ac.uk/
A freely available tool, created by The University of Sheffield to instil circular economic principles within building designs and provoke meaningful discussion across the construction sector.
[edit] Resources for developing specific parts of Circular Economy Statements
Pre-redevelopment audits, Code of Practice, BRE, July 2017 https://condemwaste.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Code-of-Practice-Pre-redevelopment-audit-July-17-V1.pdf
Waste management planning advice for new flatted properties, ReLondon https://relondon.gov.uk/resources/report-waste-management-planning-advice-for-new-flatted-properties
CIBSE RI02: Circular economy principles for building services https://www.cibse.org/knowledge/knowledge-items/detail?id=a0q3Y00000HseruQAB
Arup and CIOB, ‘Designing for the deconstruction process’, Final report, Arup and CIOB, 2013 https://asbp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2013-02-25-A-Charlson-Designing_for_the_Deconstruction_Processs-FINAL2.pdf
[edit] Research initiatives
Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities https://www.circuit-project.eu/
Building as Materials Banks project (BAMB) https://www.bamb2020.eu/
[edit] Books
The Re-Use Atlas: A Designer’s Guide Towards a Circular Economy, Duncan Baker-Brown, RIBA Publishing
Building Revolutions: Applying the Circular Economy to the Built Environment, David Cheshire, RIBA Publishing
Resource Salvation: The Architecture of Reuse, Mark Gorgolewski, Wiley-Blackwell
Building from Waste: Recovered Materials in Architecture and Construction, Dirk E. Hebel, Felix Heisel, Marta H. Wisniewska, Birkhäuser
How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They’re Built, Stewart Brand, Viking
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[edit] About CIRCuIT
The Circular Economy wiki is supported by the Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities (CIRCuIT) project, which is funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. CIRCuIT is a collaborative project involving 31 ambitious partners across the entire built environment chain in Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki Region and Greater London. Through a series of demonstrations, case studies, events and dissemination activities, the project will showcase how circular construction practices can be scaled and replicated across Europe to enable sustainable building in cities and the transition to a circular economy on a wider scale.