IV Circular Construction Summit
The fourth edition of the Circular Construction Forum was packed with important news.
The event was organised by the UPC-Grupo Construcía Chair, the Circular Economy Hub in Construction, with the support of the Barcelona Provincial Council.
The forum was attended by leading industry players, including companies such as Holcim and Interface, which joined as sponsors, and partners such as the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and the EIC.
International leaders shared their experiences and visions, fostering a dialogue that promoted action and strengthened the connection between the various players in the sector.
The Circular Construction Summit continues to grow, driving the transformation of the construction sector in southern Europe.
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Organisers
Partners
Grupo Construcía's Ecosystem
Diverse Profiles, Debates, and Case Studies
Carbon Management
We will discuss how to address the full carbon cycle in construction, considering all stages of a building's life cycle. Our focus will be on Scope 3 emissions, sharing sector experiences as one of the key pillars for global decarbonization. .
Construction, Health, and Biodiversity
We will explore the interrelationship between human health and biodiversity, which is crucial for the sustainability of ecosystems. Through various experiences, we will analyze how construction impacts physical and emotional health, promoting a holistic approach to well-being.
Buildings as Material Banks
We know that the sector’s biggest impact comes from how materials are used. What is the path to activating efficient urban mining? Strategies, tools, real examples of successful practices—and some that aren’t so successful—will be explored.
Electrification and Digitalization on a Resource-Limited Planet
The current model of progress seems inextricably linked to electrification and digitalization. But are these the strategies we need to solve society’s problems? Are we implementing them correctly? We will explore different perspectives on urban system practices.
What’s New
Cradle to Cradle Certified® Products: products that make circular construction possible
One of the major new features of this edition was the Cradle to Cradle Certified® products section.
This prestigious seal has been distinguishing products that provide healthy and circular solutions on the market for 20 years. We had the opportunity to interact with some products, manufacturers, consultants and representatives of the C2C Certified® community to understand the principles that underpinned the development of the circular economy and how they are integrated into products.
Led by experts
Event Moderator
Tomás Molina
Ambassador of the European Climate Pact,
European Union.
Organisers
Marta Moreta Rovira
Internal Training Coordinator, Building, Logistics and Heritage. Diputació de Barcelona.
Daniel Crespo Artiaga
Rector
UPC
Arturo Fernández
CoCEO
Grupo Construcía
Keynote speakers
Thomas Van Oppens
Deputy Mayor
Leuven, Belgium
Julia Okatz
Director
Systemiq
Elwyn Grainger-Jones
Executive Director
C2C Products Innovation Institute
Mariano García
Sustainability Director
Holcim
Mireia Freixa
Professor Emerita of Art History
Universitat de Barcelona
Eloi Juvillà
Building & Logistics Director
Diputación de Barcelona
Francisco Lendínez
Chief Transformation Officer
Grupo Construcía
Panelists
Areti Markopoulou
Academic Director
IAAC
Becky Gordon
Regional Sustainability Manager (UKIME)
Interface
Ignasi Cubiñá
Chief Strategy Officerr
Grupo Construcía
Victor Moure
VP Power Products & Digital Energy Iberia
Schneider Electric
Anne Rademaker
Director
Rademaker Consulting
Pablo Maroto
Technisian & Marketing Director
Knauf Ibérica
Manuel Valdés
General Directo
Barcelona Metropolitan Transport Authority
Núria Forcada
Chair Director
UPC- Grupo Construcía Chair
Ana Palencia
CEO
Eco Intelligent Growth
Bruno Sauer
CEO Green Building Council Spain
GBCe
Victor José Ferreira
Head of the Energy Technology LCA and Sustainability
IREC
Giulia Sonetti
Transdisciplinary Post Doc
UPC and ISGlobal
Cástor González
CEO
Circular Capital
Pre-event
28th November 2024
Cradle to Cradle Certified® (C2C) Product Programme: enabling circular construction product by product.
We were honoured to introduce the Cradle Products Innovation Institute at the launch of its new certification: C2C Certified® Circularity, an innovative product certification that provides a roadmap to circularity. From product design and sourcing to systems, packaging and material health, it ensures a comprehensive approach to sustainability throughout the entire product life cycle. We discovered how circularity opens the door to other sustainability benefits by listening to circularity leaders in the industry and being among the first to learn about this exciting new certification.
Collaborators
Drop us an email for more information Comunicacion@GrupoConstrucia.com
