Levers for Change Our Call to Action The Circular-Ready Checklist ircular Economy Definitions Digitalisation and use of data-driven tools Use of alternative es materials ns Social benefit and community resilience Reduce the consumption of materials and resources Regenerate nature Design for disassembly, reuse and recycling different larger the mentions. Use materials and resources for as long as possible Glossary Based on WorldGBC’s market analysis the most common themes and core principles of a circular economy in the built environment can be summarised as follows: • Reduction in consumption of materials and resources • Optimisation of lifespan for material and product use • Design for disassembly, reuse and recycling, and the elimination of all waste • Regeneration of nature. Within the context of the built environment, the core principles of the circular economy must be implemented at all scales: • Product, building, neighbourhood, infrastructure, city and system • All geographies and regions; and applicable to buildings of all typologies, encompassing new and retrofitted buildings. The design and construction strategies underpinning these themes are examined in detail in the subsequent sections of this report. Sources: ARUP, BAMB, C40, Circle Economy, CIRCuIT, DGNB, Chatham House, EEA, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, GBCA, GBCItalia, Haupt et al (2017), Hobson (2016), Metabolic, Moreau et al (2017), NorwegianGBC, OECD, PACE, PBL, PolishGBC, Ramboll, Singh and Ordonez (2016), SITRA, WBCSD, WEF, World Bank, WRI, UKGBC, UNECE 19 <
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