The DGNB Academy provides professionals from the construction and real estate sectors with up-to-date knowledge on sustainable construction, including circular economy principles which have been made assessable in the DGNB Certification System.

The German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) is a central knowledge platform for sustainable building. It provides the world’s most advanced sustainable building certification system which makes circular economy aspects measurable and assessable.

ECOPIXEL
Type of organisation or company
Country
Italy
Language for original content
Key Area

The ecopixel® material is made of 100% Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) that melts at only 120°C, reducing the ecological impact during transformation. It can be re-melted an infinite number of times without altering its properties and produces a unique colour pattern. 

Reparaturnetzwerk Wien
Type of organisation or company
Country
Austria
Language for original content
Key Area
Scope

Increasing the demand for repair services and networking for repairing companies.

eco.nomia
Type of organisation or company
Country
Spain
Language for original content
Key Area

The Solidarity Computers initiative aims to extend the useful life of IT equipment that no longer meets the requirements for use. This can be reused by employees for their personal use by buying it for a symbolic fee, or donated to NGOs or to other external entities.

Cement recarbonation refers to the process whereby part of the CO2 emitted during the cement production is reabsorbed by concrete.

London’s Circular Economy Route Map

London’s Circular Economy Route Map
Publication Date
06/2017
Country
United Kingdom
Language for original content
Scope
Andrea Crump

The London circular economy route map outlines a vision of a capital city thriving through the adoption of the principles of circular economy: an economy which keeps products, components and materials at their highest use and value at all times.

RCYCL is an on-demand service for the collection of bulky household and business waste, a sorting centre and network of recycling companies and social enterprises focusing on reuse, and a business which trains people and helps them break into the labour market.

Destaclean
Type of organisation or company
Country
Finland
Language for original content
Scope

Destaclean® Puukivi (Wood stone) is a recycled material which is ecological, lightweight, durable and easy to machine. It is a composite of pure recycled wood fibre, rock minerals, cement and water.

The Ham trick (kinkkutemppu in Finnish) is a consumer campaign organised in 2016 and 2017 in Finland during the Christmas period.

This cross-sectoral co-operation with Finnish companies and organisations aimed at bringing the concept of circular economy closer to consumers,  advising about recycling and avoiding that the drains were choked by excess fat at Christmas.

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