Join us for a webinar
The Construction Sector: Opportunities for Reuse and Recycling
Date: Thursday, 28th of September
Time: 12:00–15:30 CEST
Nordic Working Group for Circular Economy (NCE), together with Nordic collaborators, welcomes you to a webinar exploring the possibilities for reuse and recycling in the construction industry. The Nordic Council of Ministers has over several years gathered knowledge in the field through Vision Projects and working groups. The webinar will present these insights, followed by a discussion and Q&A.
This webinar will explore the sector from various perspectives, including key aspects, such as legislative measures, environmental and low-carbon initiatives, digitalisation, needed tools and financial instruments, and leading actors.
Programme:
12:00–12:10 Welcome and presentation of today's programme
– Inger Johanne Wiese, Chair at NCE, Senior Advisor at the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment.
12:10–12:15 Moderators introduce themselves
– Cathrine Barth, Head of Circular Economy at Natural State, Norway and Elin Bergman, COO of Cradlenet, Sweden — both co-founders of the Nordic Circular Hotspot
12:15–12:30 The framework for the building and construction sector: the EU Green Deal and the Ecodesign Directive
– Paal Frisvold, Former EU Climate Pact Ambassador
12:30–13:10 (40 min) State of the Nordics
Low Carbon Circular Transition in the Nordics — potentials, needed actions, and results from the report
– Susanna Sepponen, Senior Manager, Gaia Consulting
What are the Nordic countries collaborating on to minimise the negative impacts on climate and environment from the construction sector? Talk followed by a short Q&A.
– Helle Redder Momsen, Head of Secretariat, Nordic Sustainable Construction
13:10–13:25 How do Norwegian resellers play a role in the transition to circular economy:
– Solveig Irgens, Project Manager for Circular Economy, Hovedorganisasjonen Virke
13:25–13:40 Break
13:40–13:55 Challenges and tools
Circular solutions for the construction sector
– Elin Hansen, Head of Circular Economy, Zero
Financial instruments in the construction sector
Nordic Environmental Economics Group (NME), Gaia/Swedish:
– Flintull Annica Eriksson, Project Manager, Environmental Research Institute (IVL)
13:55–14:45 Circular stories from Nordic cities and regions
Nordic Circular Hotspot for circular collaboration and transition in the construction sector
– Anett Andreassen, Transition group leader for the construction group, Nordic Circular Hotspot
The city of Gothenburg leading the way for circular construction
– Susan Runsten, Process Leader Sustainability, Cluster and Innovation, Business Region Göteborg, Göteborgs Stads näringslivskontor
Stykka, Circular furniture for homes and buildings. With a focus on innovation, technology and circularity:
– Jarl Engelbrecht Vindnæs, Founder, Stykka
Case to be confirmed (Finland):
Digitalisation of building materials (Norway)
– Frank Jaegtnes, The Coordinating Council for the BAE industry
14:45–15:15 Conversation and Q&A on myOnvent
15:15–15:30: Closing
Engage in thought-provoking discussions, gain insights, and be part of the sustainable construction revolution.
We look forward to seeing you there!