Seramco Project: Secondary raw materials for concrete precast products
Across the world, raw materials become a scarcer resource. In North-West Europe, the construction sector uses 50 % of all raw materials and produces one third of all waste in the region. Although 70 % of waste are recovered, only a low percentage und...
KALK A/S: building sustainable with lime mortar
KALK A/S – established in 1976 – quickly discovered the need for lime products of high quality for restoring and maintaining historical buildings. The company’s focus is on recyclable and breathable masonry. KALK A/S want to promote their 100-p...
FLOOW2: B2B Sharing Marketplace as a Circular and Future Proof Solution
Our society is changing. ‘Us’ is becoming the new ‘me’. Access to products is becoming more important than actually owning them. We are currently in the midst of a transition towards a circular economy in which we need to make more efficient ...
Circular architecture
Lendager Group specializes in delivering circular solutions to create future sustainable cities and buildings. The construction industry is responsible for more than one third of all materials, produced waste and carbon emissions worldwide. It is the...
Aluminium recycling in the window and curtain walling industry
The A|U|F Association is a non-profit organisation active in Germany whose aim is to promote the closed-loop recycling of Aluminium profiles used in buildings, thus contributing to the saving of primary resources and, consequently, in reducing th...
RE4 : would you live in a fully recycled house?
RE4 stands for “Reuse and recycling of CDW materials and structures in energy efficient prefabricated elements for building refurbishment and construction”. It is a 42-month collaborative research project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon...
VinylPlus®: the Voluntary Commitment to Sustainable Development by the European...
VinylPlus® is the renewed ten-year Voluntary Commitment to Sustainable Development by the European PVC industry. The commitment was developed through dialogue with stakeholders, including industry, NGOs, regulators, civil society, and PVC users. It ...
GXN: The Future of Circular Architecture
GXN is a Danish company specialised in developing and implementing green and innovative solutions to architecture and design. GXN’s portfolio spans widely, covering areas such as architecture and design projects as well as research projects and ext...
ACCIONA's procurement of materials, waste disposal and earthworks
Implementation of environmental measures related to avoiding waste disposal and minimising natural resource consumption through recycling and reusing excavation materials or debris. In particular:Recycling and reusing excavation materials: Reusing ...
Polystyrene Loop: Demonstrating the economic and technical viability of closed-l...
Polystyrene (PS) Foam is used for a broad range of products and applications and predominantly used as insulation in the construction sector. Until 2015, a large portion of the PS Foam used for insulation included the flame-retardant HBCDD. In the Eu...
ACCIONA's FISSAC project: Fostering Industrial Symbiosis for a Sustainable Resou...
The FISSAC project involves stakeholders at all levels of the construction and demolition value chain to develop a methodology, and software platform to facilitate information exchange. These can support industrial symbiosis networks and replicate pi...
Tarkett's zero waste program from flooring material
Since 2010, Tarkett has been engaged towards developing Circular business models and applies Cradle to Cradle® principles. This means that products are designed to be recyclable, made from green or non-harmful chemicals, all materials are assessed b...
LafargeHolcim recycles C&DW into new sustainable building materials
In the framework of European targets for recycling of Construction and Demolition Waste (70% by 2020), preservation of natural resources, increasing of sustainability weight in construction projects and urbanisation development, LafargeHolcim is comm...
Geocycle gives second life to C&DW through cement manufacturing
The cement industry, and LafargeHolcim under the Geocycle brand, has developed strong expertise in co-processing. This technology refers to the simultaneous recovery of energy and the recycling of mineral materials within one single industrial proces...
Steinzeug Keramo's Fully Recycable Clay Pipes
Steinzeug Keramo is a high-quality producer of vitrified clay sewage pipes. The outstanding constant chemical and physical properties of the material provide it with high strength, density and robustness along with high resistance against wear, tear ...
EXCA's expanded clay with waste additives
Expanded clay is a well-proven, high quality, efficient and durable lightweight aggregate suitable for a wide range of applications in the construction sector. Expanded clay contains various-sized granules, each with a hard ceramic shell that surroun...