Organizers: Circular Economy Leadership Canada and CSA Group
Circular Economy Leadership Canada (CELC) and CSA Group co-hosted a free public webinar on mobilizing circularity in Canada’s built environment and construction sector, with a focus on advancing a national plan for action.
Description:
A circular built environment (CBE) involves three core elements: the adaptive reuse of existing buildings, the adaptive design of new buildings, and the reuse of materials. These elements help future-proof the built environment, as it can adapt to changes in business and user needs, create more affordable and cost-effective infrastructure when materials stay in use for longer, and contribute to a more resilient and sustainable natural environment by keeping materials out of landfills and due to the need to extract fewer resources.
Mobilizing circularity within the built environment has been challenging to date given the current linear model upon which it has evolved, a model that is deeply embedded within existing industry supply chains, construction techniques, and mindsets. To shift the construction industry, it will be essential to consider the perspectives of all the system actors, build greater awareness around the opportunities, remove frictions, demonstrate successes and viability, then replicate and scale.
This 75 minute webinar shared the outputs from a multi-phased project led by Circular Economy Leadership Canada (CELC) and CSA Group, in collaboration with industry and government partners, to advance the CBE in Canada. The project involved:
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