Adopting Circular Housing Strategies: On the road to net zero with GreenSquareAccord

GreenSquareAccord, TU Delft, the University of Birmingham and the European Federation for Living invite you to attend an online training workshop

• What is the circular economy and how can it be adopted in housing development and construction?
• How can up-cycling, reducing waste and choosing sustainable building materials reduce your embodied carbon footprint?
• What are the policy challenges and practical barriers for your organisation on the road to net zero?
• How has sustainable social housing pioneer GreenSquareAccord adopted circular housing principles in the design and construction of 12 virtually plastic free homes in Redditch town centre and in a new co-operative circular housing development in Stirchley?
• What are short, medium and long-term strategic and practical steps you can take to embed and take advantage of circular economic approaches?
• Who are key organisations to work with and how can they help?

The workshop includes:

• Introduction to CHARM (Circular Housing Asset and Renovation Management) with TU Delft.
• The net zero housing policy context in the UK with Dr Halima Sacranie, Housing and Communities Research Group, University of Birmingham.
• Learning from circular housing developments in practice with Carl Taylor, Assistant Director of New Business, GreenSquareAccord.
• A number of breakout interactive sessions with smaller groups of 6-8 participants and workshop co-ordinators around structured tasks.
• A take-away of resources from the workshop discussions, additional reference material and network details.