Building A Circular Ireland – Roadmap
IGBC's Roadmap for a Resource Efficient Built Enviroment
“Building a Circular Ireland”Roadmap focuses on strategies for prevention and reuse, better design, resource efficiency, and the added value of innovative business models rather than simply downcycling.
This roadmap is organised into six main sections (listed below), each of which outlines the steps needed for circularity in the construction sector in Ireland.
- Value our existing building stock
- Plan for resource efficiency
- Design for circularity
- Close the materials loop
- Change the business model
- Enable the circular transition
Each section provides a range of specific short-term and long-term recommendations aimed at transforming the built environment and supporting Ireland’s shift towards a circular economy and decarbonisation. To enhance implementation, these recommendations are categorised by sector.
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