The legacy of the One Planet Network (OPN) Sustainable Buildings and Construction (SBC) programme continues as the Circular Built Environment (CBE) sub-working group of the Materials Hub of the Global Alliance of Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC).
The legacy of the One Planet Network (OPN) Sustainable Buildings and Construction (SBC) programme continues as the Circular Built Environment (CBE) sub-working group of the Materials Hub of the Global Alliance of Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). CBE builds on the momentum that the OPN SBC programme set during 2015-2022. The work continues through a partnership between the GlobalABC and the 10YFP/OPN. The GlobalABC advances international co-operation related to sustainable buildings and construction. It is a community of stakeholders from different parts of the world representing the entire buildings and construction value chain. CBE is hosted by UNEP and led by the Ministry of the Environment Finland and Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga from RMIT University Australia.
CBE’s main mission is to help governments and other stakeholders across the world in policy development, capacity building and knowledge creation and market transformation. The scope of CBE is global, and it promotes circularity in the buildings and construction sector. CBE works on the following three thematic action areas:
- Efficient use of existing buildings
- Reuse and recycling of building materials
- Promotion of long service life in construction
The recent COP (28) announced the Buildings Breakthrough on Saturday Dec 9, 2023. The role of the built environment has been highlighted in every COP meeting since 2015 (COP 21) and the work continues. The CBE will continue to work on circularity through the GlobalABC.
GlobalABC Assembly undertaken as part of WCEF 23 (© GlobalABC )
