National Circularity Assessment Framework for Buildings (2024)

• Developed by: UN Environment Programme
• Description: "The National Circularity Assessment Framework for Buildings serves as a comprehensive toolkit to support countries in assessing circularity within their building sectors. It provides both quantitative and qualitative assessments through a set of indicators and a structured questionnaire, helping to identify gaps and priorities for improving circular material and waste flows, reducing environmental impacts, and enhancing economic and social benefits."
• Link: https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/programmes/circular-built-environment/National-Circularity-Assessment-Framework

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Measuring Circular Buildings (2022)

• Developed by: World Business Council for Sustainable Development
• Description: Building on WBCSD’s Circular Transition Indicators methodology, this draft white paper is a first step toward creating a unified framework for the built environment, setting out key considerations for measuring circular buildings. It defines what companies need to measure, how to measure it and how to interpret the results to assess how circular a building is.
• Link: https://www.wbcsd.org/resources/circular-transition-indicators-v4/

7 Proposals for a Circular Built Environment

• Developed by: METROPOLIS
• Link (see pages 7-9, Circularity Score): https://metropolismag.com/viewpoints/7-proposals-for-a-circular-built-environment/
• Description: "In July and August [2024] METROPOLIS brought together visionaries from across the building industry for its Circular Future Hackathon, aimed at reimagining how we design and construct in a way that aligns with circular design principles... Representatives and sustainability experts across global firms, manufacturers, and industry organizations joined forces to tackle the building sector’s greatest circularity obstacles... In the months that followed, METROPOLIS shaped these concepts into comprehensive scenarios. You can view these seven forward-thinking solutions for a more sustainable and circular future in the built environment here."