BUILT CoLAB, represented by João Poças Martins, R&D Director, took part in the Workshop “Innovation for a more Circular Construction” coorganized by Smart Waste Portugal, the College of Environmental Engineering and the College of Civil Engineering of the Order of Engineers – Northern Region (OERN), which took place on April 20 in Porto.
This session covered strategies and tools for circularity in construction, as well as best practices when it comes to the transition towards greater sustainability in the sector.
João Poças Martins was part of the panel discussion moderated by Maria de Lurdes Lopes (FEUP), which dealt with the topic of “Strategies and Tools for Circular Construction”, and, together with Paulo Ferrão (IST), Cristina Sousa Rocha (LNEG) and Rui Fonseca (CCDR-Norte), discussed the strategies and tools that make it possible to prevent and reduce the waste generated, promote resource efficiency and mitigate the environmental impacts of construction, addressing eco-design and digitalization.
