Living in a material world
enabling systemic action
Auditorio La Pedrera, Barcelona.
November 29, 2024
The Circular Construction Summit Returns
The IV edition of the Circular Construction Summit is approaching with exciting new developments.
This year, the event is open to the entire community and is organized by the UPC-Grupo Construcía Chair, the Circular Economy Hub in Construction, with the support of the Diputació de Barcelona.
The summit will feature key industry players, including companies such as Holcim and Interface as sponsors, and collaborators like the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and the EIC.
International leaders will share their experiences and visions, fostering a dialogue aimed at promoting action and strengthening connections among the various stakeholders in the sector.
The Circular Construction Summit continues to grow, driving the transformation of the construction sector in Southern Europe.
Join the change!
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: The Products Enabling Circular Construction
One of the major highlights of this edition will be the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Products section.
For 20 years, this prestigious certification has set apart products in the market that promote healthy and circular solutions. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with products, manufacturers, advisors, and representatives from the C2C Certified® community to understand the principles behind the development of the circular economy and how these principles are integrated into the products.
Led by experts
Event Moderator
Tomás Molina
Climate Change Delegate,
European Parliament
Organisers
Daniel Crespo Artiaga
Rector
UPC
Arturo Fernández
CoCEO
Grupo Construcía
Diputació Barcelona
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 Floors
Ignasi Cubiñá
CSO & Partner
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
Albert de la Fuente
Prof. Dr. Civil Engineer
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UPC
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
Agenda
Welcome
09:30
- Tomás Molina, Climate Change Delegate, European Parliament.
- Daniel Crespo Artiga, Rector, UPC.
- Arturo Fernández, Co-CEO, Grupo Construcía.
First Session
Buildings as Material Banks
Moderator
Ignasi Cubiñá, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer (CSO) & Partner
Grupo Construcía.
10:30
Thomas Van Oppens, Deputy Mayor, Leuven, Belgium
- Becky Gordon, Regional Sustainability Manager (UKIME) Interface Floors
- Cástor González, CEO de Circular Capital – Grupo Construcía.
Break
11:25
- Coffee Break
Project presentation
11:45
- Eloi Juvillà, Building & Logistics Director.
Second Session
Active Carbon Management
Moderator
Mariano García, Sustainability Director
Holcim
12:05
Mariano García, Sustainability Director, Holcim.
- Areti Markopoulou, Academic Director, IAAC.
- Pablo Maroto, Technisian & Marketing Director,
Knauf Ibérica.
Third Session
Electrification and Digitalization on a Resource-Limited Planet
Moderator
Anne Rademaker, Director Rademaker Consulting
13:00
Julia Okatz, Director de Systemiq.
- Victor Moure, VP Power Products & Digital Energy Iberia de Schneider Electric.
- Manuel Valdés, General Director, ATM (Barcelona Metropolitan Transport Authority)
- Victor José Ferreira Ferreira, Head of the Energy Technology LCA and Sustainability, IREC
Break
14:00
- Lunch: Finger food/networking
Topic
Historical Perspective of Circular Construction in Catalan Modernism
15:15
- Mireia Freixa, PhD, Professor Emerita in Art History, Researcher at Universitat de Barcelona
Fourth Session
The Connection Between Health, Biodiversity, and Construction
Moderator
Ana palencia, CEO Eco Intelligent Growth
15:45
Elwyn Grainger-Jones, President, Cradle to Cradle Products
Innovation Institute.
- Giulia Sonetti, Transdisciplinary Post Doc UPC y ISGlobal
- Bruno Sauer, CEO, GBCe.
Awards Ceremony
Award for Graduate and Master’s Student Projects:
16:40
- UPC Grupo Construcía Chair.
Conclusions and Closing Remarks
17:00
- Francisco Lendínez, CTO, Grupo Construcía.
Pre-event
28th November 2024
Join the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute in the launch of their 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– ensuring a comprehensive approach to sustainability throughout a product’s lifecycle.
Discover how circularity provides an unlock to other sustainability benefits, hear from circularity leaders in the industry, and be among the first to be introduced to this exciting new certification.
Collaborators
Drop us an email for more information Comunicacion@GrupoConstrucia.com
