Myteria is an early-stage biomaterials initiative from the Netherlands developing circular interior panels grown from mycelium and locally sourced agricultural residues.
It rethinks how materials are made: instead of extracting and processing, they grow them using nature’s own binding system.
Looking for projects developed by students from universities and vocational training centres across Europe!
Projects must demonstrate innovation in business models, products, services or industrial processes under circular economy criteria, and have real potential to develop new business opportunities.
This European Commission Staff Working Document covers the carbon-efficient design, material supply, construction and operation of buildings. It considers the supply and demand for materials, energy and built space.
Signify Circle makes lighting products which are resource‑efficient and circular. It factors ecodesign, product-as-a-service, remanufacturing and repair into its business model.
This strategy positions circularity as pivotal for Ireland's economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability and social wellbeing.
It aims to take Ireland from a linear model to a regenerative, closed-loop system where materials are kept in use for as long as possible. Actions and targets for specific sectors (construction, agriculture, retail, packaging, textiles & electronic equipment) are included, with a view to reducing material resource consumption and boosting repair, reuse and re-usable products and materials.
Core objectives:
Raise Ireland’s circular material use rate from 2.7%
Support economic expansion
Enhance competitiveness and innovation
Enhance social equity
Empower people
Actively support local authorities
Establish digitalisation as an enabler of the circular economy
Around a thousand participants and up to 90 speakers will meet in Berlin and exchange ideas for the circular transformation.
The congress will feature panel discussions with high-profile speakers from politics and science, best practices from business, inspiring keynotes on the transformation of our society and many opportunities for networking.
On 27 January, Nordic Circular Hotspot and Natural State hosted a session which gave key insights from the Circular Build Forum, provided an overview of the Nordic Circular Construction project and launched the Nordic Community for Circular Construction.
From a circular economy perspective, maintaining most of a building's structure is preferable to building a new one.
Repurposing offices into housing can expand affordable supply in high-demand areas while supporting inclusion and climate objectives.
This report aims to inform policymaking by exploring examples from various EU regions and identifying regulatory, technical, financial and social aspects that enable successful conversions of offices to affordable housing. It also highlights the multiple benefits of repurposing non-residential buildings into housing and provides insights into essential measures for scaling up such initiatives.
Natura Mater is a Brussels-based company which specialises in training professionals in the use of sustainable construction materials. They have a library of materials and run training courses.
