CONCURRENT SESSION: “It’s no use in going back to yesterday…” (Alice) – Making the Built Environment Circular

in Van Horne Room

There are many opportunities to advance a circular economy in the construction and demolition sector through reuse, recycling and deconstruction. Speakers at this session will highlight specific projects including a zero-waste building project in Calgary and policies and practices to help the sector advance circularity.

Moderator: Dan Zembal (Alberta Waste & Recycling)

• Paul Shorthouse (Circular Economy Leaders)
• Tamara Streefland (Metabolic) – Urban Mining in the Built Environment
• Adam Corneil (Unbuilders Deconstruction) – Deconstructing the Demolition Industry
• Willie Tran (Eton West) – Zero Waste OfficeSpace