This paper reviews digital tools that support the transition to a circular economy in the built environment.
It explores how computer-aided design, building information modeling and computational plugins can assist architects and engineers in creating more sustainable buildings. While Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) remains the main approach for evaluating environmental impacts, the study highlights other methods and tools that can help assess circular design strategies, such as computational methods to design with reused elements and circularity indicators. The paper identifies both the strengths and limitations of these digital tools.
This research is useful to academics and to practitioners designing buildings aligned with circular economy principles.
Are you interested in seeing how the circular bioeconomy can drive the development of sustainable agri-food systems across rural and urban areas in the EU? The EESC is organising a webinar on this very issue - hear what they have to say and ask your questions!
The 29th ReNess Conference on Shaping the Transformation – Instruments and Levers for the Implementation of a Competitive Circular Economy will focus on the macroeconomic potential of the circular economy.
And the label is doing really well: the European Commission has released the latest statistics showing continued growth in the number of products (goods and services) awarded the EU Ecolabel. See how it contributes to the circular economy!
The UNLOCK project focuses on turning waste feathers into products for the agricultural industry, such as mulch film. It is organising a networking event focusing on advancing the circular economy within the agricultural sector. Come and discuss the benefits of feathers!
The Horizon Europe project CHEERS is a new biorefinery concept. It takes underutilised or waste secondary streams (such as bagasse, wastewater, CO2 and CH4) from the brewery industry, processes them in biorefineries and converts them into innovative bio-based products.
It produces bioproducts for industrial applications: insect protein, disinfectant, microbial protein, ectoine and caproic acid.
On 21 November 2024, Circular Wien is organising an upcycling fashion show featuring slow fashion designers aimed at reducing textile waste, an exhibition of art and jewelry made from recycled materials, and food rescued from waste.
Nordic Circular Summit 2024 is the biggest conference on the circular economy in the Nordic region and an official World Circular Economy Forum Side Event. It will focus on the enterprise of circular economy. Can entrepreneurs and startups close the Nordic circular economy gaps? Come and find out!
It's a five-day event dedicated to the circular economy and sustainable development, with a rich programme of sessions and the main event: European Sustainability Congress 2024. Some sessions are hybrid or online.
