The RECONMATIC consortium is happy to share the study of the team on the implementation of circular economy principles by the Construction Industry in 5 EU countries and the UK. The full deliverable was authored under the coordiantion of Juan Ferriz-Papi (University of Salford) and is available here, in the RECONMATIC repository on Zenodo.
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More about the Deliverable
Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is a major burden for the industry, bringing considerable economic, social, and environmental impacts that need to be addressed. RECONMATIC proposes the development and implementation of automated solutions to enhance CDW recovery rates, promote higher-value uses, and minimize waste. The approach involves a holistic analysis of circular solutions throughout the life cycle of construction assets, integrating digital and robotic technologies.
The impact of these technologies' implementation can only be assessed if any measurement method is established for a circular economy that can help understand their performance from a holistic perspective and will support the assessment of future improvements. The aim of this report is to make an assessment about current practices and circular economy implementation in the construction industry for six countries in the EU and the UK, to be used as baselines for improvement with the later implementation of the RECONMATIC demonstrators. These baselines are shown as country profiles.
Τhe methodology used and the challenges faced, as well as next steps were discribed in the the first article: RECONMATIC Unveils Insights on Circular Economy Implementation in European Construction
The anticipated outcome of this report is to provide a valuable framework for the RECONMATIC project and establish references for improvement in the different demonstrators to be developed. Additionally, it is expected to support the assessment tool in work package 6.
Stay tuned to the RECONMATIC channels for more details and conclusions on this topic. The RECONMATIC partners in China are expected to provide insights on the current prectices and policies there.
All the public RECONMATIC deliverables are available here.