Circular Buildings Toolkit

Yes, the toolkit is based on relevant international best practice and policies such as the EU Taxonomy and EU Level(s). The strategies are also aligned with the Circular Economy principles of the World Green Building Council (WGBC), as well as National Green Building Councils.

The Framework proposes ten different design strategies across four overarching principles: Build nothing, Build for long term value, Build efficiently and Build with the right materials. Each strategy has a set of discipline-specific actions, that will guide the designer to implement the strategies into their projects.

The strategies are aligned with the 9R Framework, which describes the 9 steps between Recover (least preferable) and Refuse (most preferable).

We encourage every team to use the Miro workshop template. The board will guide your design team through the different strategies and actions and help you define how ro embed specific circular economy actions into your project design.

Case Studies & Tools Library

We would like to encourage everyone across the industry to highlight their most relevant case studies in the 'Add project' section. If you have a tool you'd like to showcase in the tools library, please get in touch through the contact form.

We've included a link for every case study and tool, directing you to a webpage with more information. To find out more about a specific Arup project or tool, please get in touch through the contact form.

Case studies can be filtered by author, discipline, country and category. We recommend that you use these filters to help you find the relevant case studies for your design. In addition, the action cards also contain specific project references.

Circular Design Workshop

You can find all the resources you need in the Workshop tab. Both the Miro workshop board, as well as the offline workshop template can be downloaded directly from the Toolkit. If you would like to receive further guidance, please get in touch through the contact form. Arup can set up workshop to guide your design team step by step.

The in Miro workflow material is available for both online as well as for offline workshops.

Other

No, these features are available to everyone for free.

A dedicated Circular Economy team at Arup can help you define the best the strategies and actions for your project. Our CE specialists can design and facilitate a workshop, to help you and your team select the most relevant strategies and actions.

When will I be able to use the Circular Buildings Toolkit?

Do I need an account to use the Toolkit?

Can I create my own account? Do I need to pay a fee?

Is this Toolkit applicable to projects other than buildings?

Is the Toolkit aligned with international Circular Economy policy and best practice?

The Toolkit refers to a Framework, can you tell us a bit more about that?

Are the different Circular Economy strategies based on a specific framework?

How do I know which strategy or action is best suited for my project?

How can I add tools or case studies to the library?

Where do I find more information about the tools and case studies?

How do I find the most relevant case studies for my project?

How can I set up a workshop on the Toolkit?

I don’t have a Miro account. Can I organise a workshop in any other way?

Do I need to pay to set up a workshop or add a project?

I would like some further guidance to unpack the different strategies and actions.