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The private and public sectors need to create a level playing field for circular materials, products and services to become the new normal in the built environment.  The transition to a circular economy calls for introducing new valuation methods and implementing long-term policies that encourage the scaling of circula ...

This report demonstrates to real estate investors and construction clients the value and process of implementing circular economy principles in the built environment.  How value is created from real estate assets is determined and established by investors and construction clients through investment requirements, tenure ...

Especially in terms of resource availability, spatial planning, or economic performance, the constraints for development policies in regions can differ widely.  A model-based assessment on a regional scale enables policy decisions to consider sustainability and offers significant advantages over a mere product-level ap ...

Circular economy policy and practices are implemented at the local level to form circular communities.  Circularity at the urban level calls for great effort and innovation to successfully transition from the linear economy to circular cities.  However, local governments and policymakers are uncertain about how to deve ...

Urban development and construction have a significant impact on all sustainable development indicators in a city.  The City of Montpellier adopted a proactive urban policy in the AURA urban planning guide based on social, environmental and economic development management principles aligned with sustainable development ...