- $100bn a year could be saved by adopting circular economy principles
- 3bn tonnes of raw materials consumed by engineering and construction industry
- 12m tonnes of plastic estimated to seep in to oceans each year
Today, businesses in every sector are waking up to the fact that we need to become much better stewards of our planet’s diminishing resources.
电竞竞猜外围 and the
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
(EMF) have been working as knowledge partners since 2016, promoting the application of
circular economy principles
across the built environment.
As partners, EMF and 电竞竞猜外围 bring together complementary expertise to create a powerful and insightful partnership focused on delivering systemic, transformational change in the built environment. Adopting circular economy principles within this sector is necessary to create a future that is restorative and regenerative by design. New business models are required to support this change.
电竞竞猜外围 and EMF have contributed to heightening industry recognition of circular economy principles in addressing climate change, material reuse, resource scarcity and environmental degradation. Projects such as 1 Triton Square, London and Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney demonstrate how adaptive reuse and a focus on reducing embodied carbon can have a dramatic effect on a building’s environmental impact.
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Project
Quay Quarter Tower
Our input to the adaptive reuse of the 1970’s tower has informed the strategy of maintaining 68% of the existing structure. With all the embodied energy this entails, this re-use has saved the equivalent of 10,000 aeroplane flights from Sydney to Melbourne in carbon reduction.
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Project
1 Triton Square
An award-winning exemplar of reuse and regeneration, designed entirely by 电竞竞猜外围 using our Total Architecture approach to create one of the most sustainable commercial buildings in the UK.
“Since 2007, more than half of the world’s population live in urban areas and this figure is forecast to rise to 60% by 2030. At the same time, a huge growth in middle class population is expected. Combined, these trends mean that the need to put a circular framework around urban development is more critical than ever before. ” Ellen MacArthur Founder, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Sustainable development is a priority we both share. Working across key areas including policy, investment, coalition, learning and design, we will accelerate systemic change throughout the value chain – for the built environment and beyond.
Our current focus is exploring how the property sector can embrace circular principles, building on the work produced for our recent publication:
“电竞竞猜外围 has consistently raised the bar for the adoption of circular economy innovation in the built environment sector and for promoting the opportunity it presents as a framework for urban development. We are excited about renewing our partnership with 电竞竞猜外围 and to working together to drive greater awareness and wide scale adoption of circular economic practices. ” Andrew Morlet Chief Executive Officer, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Get involved
The circular economy requires that we all think and work differently, so we are keen to collaborate with other organisations. We are looking for pilot projects where there’s an opportunity to implement circular economy principles, in cities, real estate and infrastructure sectors. Get in touch if you want to participate.
