Academic Research Forum: Hard to Recycle Materials
The built environment uses almost half the materials extracted globally every year and is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. By moving from linear to circular economy, the built environment can make a significant positive difference to reduce carbon emissions and our impact on the natural world.
At its simplest, the circular economy prioritises the reuse of materials, preventing the over extraction of natural resources and the number of usable materials that end up in landfill. The built environment presents a significant opportunity in this area. Despite the accelerated progress, the built environment remains to have a considerable volume of ‘hard to recycle’ material in its building stock, such as gypsum, construction glazing, concrete, insulation and many more. This makes keeping these materials in use at their maximum value particularly challenging and increases our reliance on the further extraction of materials.
In this online Academic Research Forum, we are looking to hear from industry experts and researchers to knowledge-share around emerging and innovative research taking place. We will be looking to hear and talk about new methods, and alternatives that may reduce the challenges with hard-to-recycle materials, through a round of presentations and online discussions.
During this session we will will hear from the following guest speakers:
- Sofia Steffenoni from Matter of Stuff on collaboration required for progress on recycling materials
- Luis Torres-Retamal from Nottingham University Business School on organisational advocacy for recycling materials
- Juan Ferriz-Papi from School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford on concrete and aggregate recycling
The general purpose of the forum is to:
- Strengthen the links between academia and the built environment industry.
- Ensure that UKGBC’s major programmes and projects are connected with, and supported by, latest academic research in those fields.
- Identify research gaps and challenges in need of addressing to help accelerate the sustainability of the built environment.
- Build a network of, and provide a collaborative space for, researchers and universities passionate about sustainability within the built environment.
Who should attend:
This Forum is open to all our academic institutions as well as those across our wider membership working on and researching this topic. Please note that this Forum is only open to UKGBC members/ If you are not a member, we politely reserve the right to decline your registration. For more information on joining UKGBC, please see here.
Who is this event for?
Interested in building new connections across the industry
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