FIBE3 welcomes James Morton and Ricardo Weigend Rodriguez from Ramboll who jointly delivered the 4th CM1 lecture on the “Circular Economy in the Built Environment”. Ricardo explored the strategic view of the Circular Economy within the global context, and the proposal to integrate it with Foresight, a methodology to explore alternative futures, to aid the transition from the present to the future. James then focussed on the Circular Economy in practice within the Built Environment, discussing the importance of a whole-life carbon approach and presented lots of building life strategy comparisons, such as rebuild vs refurbish, and deconstruction vs demolition, as well what should be considered when designing buildings for re-use.
