This paper by ENEA focuses on circular economy in the construction sector, by illustrating the main market dynamics related to materials for buildings and infrastructures, and active and/or potential value chain collaborations in a circular and industrial symbiosis perspective.

The paper offers an overview of:

1. the relevance of construction and infrastructure value chains within the EU economy,
2. their potential for circularity, resource efficiency and decarbonisation and
3. the main barriers and levers.

Contributors:

• the Environmental European Bureau (EEB), within the ECESP Leadership Group Construction, led by ENEA in 2020, and
• alchemia-nova and Innowo, within the ECESP Leadership Group Construction & Infrastructure, led by Holland Circular Hotspot in 2021.