Mr. Giovanni Impoco:

IGBC is leading a project on circular building funded by the EPA. We are leading the project and working with three partners, ATU, the University of Galway and TU Dublin. The research we have done maps out what was already done in Europe.

Some countries are pushing the circular economy through three main pillars, namely policy, measurement and market development.

In the context of measurement, as my colleagues have said, some targets have already been set. In Italy, 50% of the total material used must contain recycled content. In France, they are measuring the amount of reusable materials in building.

On policy, in Italy, green public procurement is mandatory. Public tenders above €50 million must use green methodologies so all the material is tracked.