arup talk at knot circular economy
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We shape a better world
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About ArupWe are a global provider of engineers and specialist consultants
• One of the largest and most successful international engineering consultancies.
• A global company with over 11,000 staff working in more than 38 countries through 90 offices.
Circular economy thinking in Arup Allan Barton, Global Resources and Waste Leader
2063What will the world look like in 2063?
Understand and then find a path through the
Complexity
PoliticsPoliticiansPolitical cycleLobbyists
BehaviourChange
Leadership
Product OwnershipRetail
Best Practise
Developed nationsDeveloping nations
PopulationUrbanisationGrowth middle classes
All Waste TypesWaste From ProductionOrganicInorganic
Innovation
SimplicityComplex
Cost To PublicCost of Solution
Fact BasedScience BasedEngineering Based
Public EngagementCommunicationsEducation
Ecological FootprintSustainability
Landfill AvoidanceRecyclingZeroCarbonCircular
Environmental ImpactEmissionsNuisance
Design for:ReuseDismantleNo WasteMaterials
Public HealthPublic Concerns
ReuseRecycleRecoveryRefineRepositoryReduce
ApproachDesignMinimisation
Material ScarcityResourcesRaw Material Costs
GlobalNationalLocal
Direction TravelTargets
SocialCorruptionEthical
EconomicsProcess CostGDPProfit drivenIncentives
TechnologiesTechnology suppliersTechnology innovation
NGO'sEnvironmental Groups
Change our behaviours
A direction of travel
Circular economy approach is a leap in the right direction
Circular economy in the built environment?
EA Design and Technical Excellence AwardsRainer Zimmann, UKMEA Resources and Waste Leader
High Speed Two
EA Design and Technical Excellence Awards
Designing out waste in construction
Top 10 materials required by value
Business case for the circular economy
• Reducing top 10 material resources by 1% would provide cost saving of approx £30 million
• Cost savings of approx £1.2 to £1.8 billion from reuse of excavated material
Design innovation for the circular economy
EA Design and Technical Excellence Awards
End of lifebuildingfaçades
EA Design and Technical Excellence Awards
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EA Design and Technical Excellence Awards
Phase 1
Teardown to disassemble a façade
Design for disassembly
EA Design and Technical Excellence Awards
Phase 2
Open innovation workshop
Improvements for façade reuse and material recycling
Steel reuse – a new industry model
EA Design and Technical Excellence Awards
Hong Kong sludge treatment facility
EA Design and Technical Excellence Awards
Hong Kong sludge treatment facility
EA Design and Technical Excellence Awards
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Extending the design life of the plant
Material Asset Bank
City planning for a circular economy
EA Design and Technical Excellence Awards
Stratford City
London 2012
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
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