Circular economy

in construction is
not just possible:
It is necessary

By-
Alankrita Gadodia
Sameer Raj
What is Circular Economy ?

Circular economy according to the Foundation for Circular Economy is an economic concept whose
objective is that the value of products, materials and resources is kept in the economy for as
long as possible, and that waste generation is minimized.”
Linear Model of Construction

● The linear model that traditional

economy uses – extraction,
production, use, and elimination
(often in landfills).
● The 2018 Linear Risk report,
published by the World Business
Council for Sustainable
Development, specifically mentions
the risks for the environment and for
people posed by continuing with
such a system instead of a model
oriented toward natural cycles and
focused on the long-term.
Circular Model of Construction

● The circular model proposed by the

economy seeks to build a closed,
stable system that optimizes the
flow of materials, water usage, or
energy, and that likewise minimizes
waste.
● It seeks to construct an economic
model that minimizes the impact on
the environment and restores the
natural capital that we have
exploited.
Linear Model Shifting to Circular Model

Linear Model -

Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) was deposited in one container and turned over to a hauler that dumped
it in a landfill. And its useful life ended there.

Circular Model -

Over the last decade, a paradigm shift started, introducing the need to separate certain waste (depending on its
makeup and the amounts generated) with the intention of it being delivered to a recycler.

That way, it is necessary to separate out rock fragments (concrete, bricks, tiles), plastic, wood, metal, and
paper and cardboard at construction sites. This then makes
reusing these materiales at new construction sites possible, minimizing the waste.
Additional Responsibility

● Waste becomes a resource: all biodegradable material returns to nature, and what is not is
reused.
● Reusing certain waste or parts of it that can still be used to create new products.
● Repairing or giving a second life to broken products and their parts.
● Recycling: rescuing valuable materials found in waste.
● Valuation: energetically taking advantage of waste that cannot be recycled.
 Examples
● Marble Dust
● Coconut shells
● Newspaper wood
● Nappy roofing
● Recy Blocks
● Blood Bricks
● Bottle Bricks
● Smog Insulators
● Mushroom Walls
● Plasphalt
● Wine cork Walls