Circular Transition in Building Materials - Part 2
Overview
Circular Transition in Building Materials - Part 2
Welcome to the first part of our exciting 2-part webinar series focused on The circular transition in building materials!
Part 1 will focus on Tools for Sustainable Resource Management Policy.
Part 2 will focus on Evidence for Sustainable Resource Management Policy.
For both sessions, we have an exciting line-up of speakers with expertise in circular economy, construction, policy, materials and sustainable resource management frameworks.
About Us
Building on the work of the Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Mineral-based Construction Materials (ICEC-MCM), UCL continues to contribute to research on circular economy through the UN backed ICE-SRM/CE, a pioneering initiative that will deliver resource efficient and circular economy solutions for the UK, Europe and world. The centre develops sustainable solutions to waste management and wider resource use by leveraging cutting-edge research, international collaboration, and innovative partnerships, to pave the way to a more sustainable and circular future.
The work we do includes, but is not limited to, improving the understanding of material flows, assessing environmental impacts through life cycle assessment, examining the broader social and economic implications of shifting towards more circular use of materials and demonstrating how technical research can inform policy and regulation. The ICE-SRM centre contributes to the continuous development of the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS) and United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC) through testing, case studies and innovative applications. We engage with global stakeholders through knowledge exchange, training, educational materials, workshops and online resources to spread best practices and support the adoption of the UNRMS and UNFC.
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Highlights
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Online
Location
Online event
Opening remarks
Nick leads the UNECE backed UK ICE-SRM CE (International Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Resource Management in the Circular Economy). Coordinating and delivering the centres innovation across UK and UNECE region. He is an accomplished expert in applied systems thinking and applied systems methodology to support government in highly complex and uncertain policy areas.
Introductions
Julia Stegemann is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at University College London (UCL), Director of ICE-SRM UK/CE and also a founding Director of UCL CircEL, the UCL Circular Economy Laboratory. CircEL was established in 2015 as a hub for research and education on resource efficiency that spans the breadth and depth of UCL expertise in this area, across 11 faculties. Julia was also PI and Director of the £8M UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Mineral-based Construction Materials (ICEC- MCM). Julia has been doing research to support resource efficiency and rational decision-making about environmental technologies and waste management for forty years, at UCL, University of Oxford, CEH Wallingford, Imperial College and the Environment Canada Wastewater Technology Centre.
A dynamic model to hindcast historical material stocks and flows from current
Catrin is a researcher in the European FutuRaM project, which is about securing the supply of secondary & critical raw materials in the EU. In her research, she is investigating questions around the sustainability of sand and how we use it. She is currently a 3rd year PhD candidate at the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) at Leiden University. In 2022, she graduated from the joint Leiden - TU Delft master programme in Industrial Ecology. For her master thesis, she investigated the supply chain resilience of silicon carbide (SiC). In 2020 Catrin received her bachelor diploma in Political Science: International Relations and Organisations from Leiden University.
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