Switzerland gets coordination centre for circular construction
Zürich - Circular Hub und Partner haben den Verein Circular Construction Catalyst 2033 gegründet. Er soll allen Akteuren in Hoch- und Tiefbau als neutrale Koordinationsstelle für zirkuläres Bauen dienen. Ziel ist es, zirkuläres Bauen bis 2033 zu normalisieren.
Circular Hub has founded the Circular Construction Catalyst 2033(C33) association with the support of the Swiss Centre for Construction Rationalisation(CRB), Bauenschweiz, the CEA Lab of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Circular Economy Switzerland and Eberhard Unternehmungen. It is open to other members and is intended to serve as a neutral coordination centre for circular construction for all players in building construction and civil engineering, C33 explains in a press release.
The declared aim of the association is to contribute to establishing circular construction “as the new normal by 2033 at the latest”, said Marloes Fischer, co-founder of C33 and CEO of Circular Hub, in the press release. “If all players along the construction value chain cooperate in a coordinated manner, the transition to a circular construction industry will succeed,” says Fischer. “In order to maximise the willingness and commitment of the construction industry to help shape the movement towards circularity across the industry, we are taking the non-profit route with C33,” adds Michel Bohren, co-founder of C33 and Managing Director of CRB
Prior to founding the association, the founders worked with representatives from the entire value chain in the construction sector to develop working topics and a strategy. At a kick-off meeting on 3 October 2023, market development, measurability of circularity, legislation, standards and regulation as well as knowledge building and networking were identified as the main levers for promoting circular construction, writes C33. As a first step, a learning network is now to be set up, among other things.