Building a Greener Future: Circular Economy Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation in the Built Environment

During the EU Green Week 2025, on June 18th, experts and stakeholders from three Horizon Europe projects – CIRCOMOD, CircEUlar, and CO2NSTRUCT – will discuss innovative circular approaches that can transform the sector. The session will focus on policy frameworks, circular pathways, and consumer behavior, highlighting good practices and research findings that support the transition to circularity. The circular pathways will look at strategies that the sector as a whole system can implement taking into account societal, business and policy needs. Across presentations and discussions, we will cover:

● Policy Frameworks –Building standards, funding schemes and regulatory drivers

● Consumer Behaviour – How building user choices affect sustainability

● Business Pathways – Results from research projects on sustainable materials use

Program for the webinar

Moderator: Sara Giorgi (T6 Ecosystems)

Welcome and Introduction

10:30-10:40 CircEUlar, CIRCOMOD, CO2NSTRUCT

Circular pathways for the built environment

10:40-11:00 Peter Berrill (Leiden University) 

A value chain approach to a low carbon circular economy for flat glass

11:00-11:20 Sofia Simoes (LNEG)

Smarter design and use of household appliances for a circular Europe

11:20-11:40 Adriana Gómez-Sanabria (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)

Guided discussion 11:40-12:00