Guide to sustainable building published
The Charta Kreislauforientiertes Bauen has published a guideline. This is intended to provide builders and investors with guidance on metrics and measures for circular construction.
The Rotkreuz-based Charta Kreislauforientiertes Bauen has published guidelines for sustainable and circular economy-orientated construction. According to a press release, the guidelines are intended to provide a practical basis for reducing non-renewable primary raw materials, lowering grey greenhouse gas emissions and improving the circularity of construction projects. The guideline is aimed at all partner organisations of the charter and also at interested building owners and investors. In addition to specific material instructions, the guidelines also take into account national and international environmental targets.
Clear key indicators such as the Circularity Index Construction (CIC) are used to ensure transparency and comprehensible measurements of success. These enable the origin of materials to be recorded and grey greenhouse gas emissions to be measured.
“The guidelines are more than just a guide – they are a practical tool that enables the Charter partner organisations to implement circular strategies in construction projects in a targeted and measurable way,” says Philipp Cescato, Charter Manager of the Circular Construction Charter, in the press release. “We create transparency and comparability with clearly defined indicators.”
The Circular Construction Charter is run by Switzerland Innovation Park Central.