• Webinar
  • Feb 20, 2025

Learning by Doing: Scaling Outcomes from Quebec’s Circular Economy Construction Lab

Thursday, February 20th, 2025 | 1:00pm-2:30pm ET

Organizers: Circular Economy Leadership Canada (CELC) and CERIEC (École de technologie supérieure)

Simultaneous translation in English, French, and other languages will be offered during this webinar, courtesy of RECYC-QUÉBEC.

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Join us for a free public webinar showcasing the groundbreaking outcomes of Québec’s Living Lab for Construction. Over the past three years, the Living Lab has delivered 19 real-world projects demonstrating the application of circular economy strategies within the construction sector.

The session will explore four key projects that span the building lifecycle — from adaptable building design and lifecycle assessments to material traceability and deconstruction optimization. Participants will also learn how the upcoming Circular Construction Innovation Hub (CCIH) aims to transfer these and similar lessons learned across Canada’s built environment and drive national progress toward a circular economy.

Québec’s Living Lab for Construction, developed by Center for Intersectoral Studies and Research on the Circular Economy (CERIEC) at the École de technologie supérieure in Montreal, mobilized stakeholders to adopt circular economy strategies and practices on several construction and built environment projects in Québec between 2021 and 2023. 

The Lab has demonstrated that circular solutions can work in practice — now it’s time to scale those innovations across the country.

Why attend?

Hear first-hand about the methodology, approach, and results from Québec’s Living Lab for Construction, including the four highlighted projects and tools, including:

  1. Design for Adaptability (DfAd) Framework and assessment tool to guide the creation of buildings that can evolve with changing needs, minimizing waste over their lifespan;
  2. Circular Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) methodology guide that challenges traditional LCA methods to incorporate circular strategies such as reuse, adaptability, and end-of-life recovery;
  3. Material Traceability Framework to support tracking of materials across projects, supporting reuse and compliance with circularity goals; and
  4. Deconstruction Process Optimization Toolkit that enhances logistics for material recovery in renovation and demolition deconstruction projects, maximizing reuse potential and reducing construction waste.

Learn about available resources and tools in both English and French for circular construction.

Gain insights on how the Circular Construction Innovation Hub will scale up successful circular strategies across Canada.

Speakers

  • Paul Shorthouse, Managing Director, CELC
  • Raphael Lopoukhine, Director of Strategic Initiatives, CELC
  • Alice Rabisse, Project Manager, CERIEC
  • Nathalie Drapeau, Director General, Gaspésie Intermunicipal Waste Treatment Board
  • Li-Anne Sayegh, Senior sustainability consultant, Circular economy practice leader, Arup Canada
  • Erik Poirier, PhD, Professor, Construction Engineering Department, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
  • Saba Baienat, PhD Candidate, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

 

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