C3 webinar 4: A guide for circularity in the urban built environment

The Circular City Centre (C3) was launched in 2021 by the European Investment Bank to help cities in their circular economy transition. 

A webinar series was launched to create a forum for exchange of knowledge, information and experiences that can support city-level circular action. Through the webinars, circular city change makers from across the EU share their experience, insights and knowledge in preparing circular actions and developing and implementing circular projects. 

The next C3 webinar in this series, 'A guide for circularity in the urban built environment' will focus on the importance of developing a circular built environment for cities. Cities are most commonly defined by their built environments, the human-made spaces where people live and work. However, the urban built environment is one of the most resource- and energy-intensive sectors of the global economy. 

Through circular principles, cities can reduce this sector’s negative impacts by ensuring that materials and components are maintained and used at their highest value for as long as possible. The urban built environment should be a ‘living’ system in which building materials and products are optimally used and reused, a system that operates within the boundaries of our planet, preserves the (business) value of its resources, and increases the number of valuable jobs and skills in a city. 

The webinar will include:

• A summary of the C3 goals, activities, and current progress to date.
• An overview of the new C3 guidance document ‘A Guide for Circularity In The Urban Built Environment’ 
• Sharing of local experiences, with presentations by:
• Leuven (BE) highlighting how they plan to increase circularity in this sector. 
• Experiences from local solution providers including ARUP and representatives of the Circular Building Coalition, who will help us understand how public and private actors can work together to accelerate the transition towards a circular built environment sector.
• The EIB’s Facility Management team will present a practical case study on circular renovation.
• An update on the Circular City Advisory (CCA) and what will be the programme’s next steps, as well as an overview of other initiatives that can help cities accelerate the transition through 2023. 

Who is the webinar for?

The webinar is open to all who wish to learn more about actions and solutions for cities to advance their circular economy transition, and targets in particular city representatives and other urban stakeholders. To find out more, check out the agenda here.

Registration

To register for the fourth webinar in this series, please follow this link: C3 webinar series: a guide for circularity in the urban built environment.

Registrations close on the 17 January 2023. 

Learn more about the Circular City Centre here.