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How can we extend and adapt the life of a building beyond one lifecycle? How can we make materials returnable? What materials can we do without? Creating a circular economy plan¡ªwhether that¡¯s during design, construction, refurbishment, or demolition¡ªcan help.

Today¡¯s planning requirements and ESG principles place an increased focus on circular economy strategies and whole lifecycle carbon evaluations. It means many built environment schemes must demonstrate low carbon, zero waste, and regenerative design to regulatory agencies and potential investors.

In other sectors, the concept of reusing a product or renting something as a service is well-established?¡ªwe understand how the practice extends lifetime usage. However, when it comes to buildings, we still need to make more active choices as to what happens to an asset at the end of its life, or the next life. Before we design it.

In the built environment, reuse principles are complex, but given the carbon impact of our sector, it¡¯s clearly worth a collaborative effort to imagine ways to promote circularity, design out waste, and recognise that everything has a value.

Our consultant teams are perfectly placed to help developers, local authorities, investors, and designers understand how masterplanning, demolition, refurbishment, new products, and construction can tap into the benefits of a circular economy.