Welcome to workshop 3 in Circle Scan Kongsvinger Region - a fully digital workshop
The goal of this collection is "business matchmaking" and strategy development. We hope to find partners, define frameworks and scope for 3-4 new circular pilot projects to support the development of O-House.
The O-House project is a result of the Circle Scan Kongsvinger region, the goal of the project is to build a prototype of a circular youth housing where the ambition is to recycle as much old building material as possible. This project has already received support from the county municipality, and from the prototype there is a desire to build 60 such homes in all 6 municipalities participating in the project. We therefore want to focus workshops around pilots to solve challenges in the O-House project. You can read more about the project here .
We want the day to be efficient and lead to new circular pilot projects to support the development of O-House. We will therefore focus on the strategy Increased use of secondary materials.
When:: June 18 Time: 09.30 – 12.00 Place: Link sent to registered registration: The event is over.
Agenda for the day:
09: 30-10: 30 - Part 1 Introduction
- Review of findings from phase 1 & 2
- Presentation of selected strategies
- O-house. A circular prototype - the starting point for new business ideas?
- O-house as a catalyst for circular economy. How do we get scaled / realized development of 60 such homes?
- Q&A
10: 50-12: 00 Part 2 - Strategies and pilot projects
- Presentation of discussion and development of strategies
- Determine the next step in developing strategies
The main focus of the workshop will be to work with and develop strategies for potential pilot projects, the selected strategies and potential directions are "Increased use of secondary materials". We hope you have the opportunity to participate, you can sign up for the event here . Then you can also choose whether you participate in Kongsvinger or via Teams. If you are not familiar with the project or want to learn more can read more at kongsvingerregionen.no.
Sincerely,
Sofie Pindsle, Circular Norway, +47 92 06 78 57
Jordi Pascual, Circle Economy,
Eva Snare, Business Manager Nord Odal Municipality
Circle Economy in collaboration with Circular Norway invites to a regional webinar on opportunities in circular economy on 5 May at 10.00-12.00 or 7 May at 14.00 -16.00.
As you may know, the Kongsvinger Region is currently conducting a study of the possibilities for circular economy ("Circle Scan Kongsvinger Region"). The aim of the study is to contribute to the development of a regional vision for the circular economy, preferably within the construction industry since this industry represents an important part of value creation in the region. However, a vision is not enough, the goal is also that several of the players in the industry want to be involved in exciting, circular pilot projects.
Right now (in phase 3 of the study) we are working specifically to transform circular strategies into specific pilot projects. In this connection, we want to involve more representatives of the players in the entire construction industry's value chain.
Do you think that this can be interesting for you and your company, you are welcome to participate in one webinar on the topic (this is due to the uncertainty surrounding the corona situation). Here, the Amsterdam-based Circle Economy will present the most important findings from phases 1 and 2 of the study. Then we take a closer look at different strategies: 1) Increased use of secondary materials, 2) Shortening the value chain and 3) Capacity building and training.
We need you as a contributor to:
Gain further knowledge about the industry.
Get help to concretize measures that have implementation potential (regional adaptation, feasibility, etc.)
Define what / who is needed to implement.
Involve you / your company as a possible player in future pilot projects.
We understand the demanding situation some companies are in during the day, and will therefore emphasize that participation does not involve any financial obligations. On the other hand, you get ideas for new circular business opportunities and sustainable competitive advantages, at the same time as we gain valuable industry insight!
We hope du has the opportunity to participate, either May 5 at. 10.00-12.00 or 7 May at 14.00 -16.00. Registration here.
On behalf of the project group,
Jordi Pascual, Circle Economy, Sofie Pindsle, Circular Norway, Eva Snare, Nord-Odal Municipality, Anne Huse, Regional Council of the Kongsvinger Region and Knut Hvithammer, Regional Council of the Kongsvinger Region
Read more about phases 1 and 2
Minutes from phase 1 (Mapping of the construction industry and knowledge of circular economy) are available here.
In phase 2, Circular Norway together with Circle Economy has spent a lot of time collecting data from Eurostat, Statistics Norway and industry organizations as a basis for a material flow analysis of the construction industry (based on 2018 figures). The material flow analysis is also a possibility mapping. Visually, the metabolism (consumption, processing and life cycle) is presented for resources divided into private homes, purpose-built buildings and infrastructure. In parallel, we have also collected data to get an overview of the building stock in the region. Based on these datasets, we have identified seven circular strategies. We have prioritized three of them. Within each strategy, there is potential for developing circular pilot projects. Read more about phase 2 here.
The project is financed with discretionary funds from the county governor of the Inland, and coincides with the Inland's investment in bioeconomy (including circular economy).
The Regional Council's study trip to Denmark on 27 January provided inspiration for many new, sustainable solutions for the construction industry.
In connection with the project «Circular housing prototype - rent for ownership», the regional council invited to a study trip to Copenhagen. The project, in which all 6 municipalities in the region and Glåmdal Interkommunale Renovasjonsselskap are partners, is part-financed by the county of Innlandet. The study trip is included in the project plan.
Also present were Knut Hvithammer (Mayor, Sør-Odal. Regional Council Leader), Ragnhild Haagenrud Moen (Deputy Mayor, Nord-Odal), Anne Huse (Administrative Leader, Regional Council in the Kongsvinger region), Trond Sørensen (General Manager, Glåmdal Intermunicipal Waste Management Company), Sofie Pindsle (Project Manager, Circular Norway), Jon Guttormsen (General Manager, Topos Architecture and Design) and Eva Snare (Business Manager, Nord-Odal Municipality).
An intensive program was planned with 3 different visits to the capital region.
GENTRÆ is a brand name for a circular and sustainable alternative to using new wood on the construction site. GENTRÆ can be ordered via an app, or at the local Stark dealer, side by side with virgin wood. Initially, the recycled tree is based on wood from construction scaffolding.
The project is a partnership between the construction department store Stark, the consulting company Golder and the waste company Bottom. Maria Ekblad from Golder could tell that one is about to stop using the term waste. Instead, they talk about resources, which is also reflected in Morten Strandlod's title at Solum; his title is Resource manager and not a leader in a waste company.
The product and service have been developed in close collaboration with the construction industry and it is the industry itself that has concluded that GENTRÆ is a concrete and simple way to recycle something that would otherwise go to incineration (downcycle), explained Louise Askær-Hune who is Sustainability manager at Stark Group.
Morten Strandlod from Solum talks about the process around GENTRÆ.
Circular economy as a tool for change
The trip continued to Hillerød (about 35 km outside the city center), and to the head office Capital Region. The Capital Region is one of 5 regions in Denmark (Replaces 15 counties after reform in 2007). Here I would like to learn more about how the public sector works with circular economy. Unlike in Norway, Denmark has one national strategy for circular economy which is a leader in how to work with green change and development also at the regional level.
Ditte Vesterager Christensen who works with regional development told about the project Partnership for Circular Municipalities where the role of the municipalities in the transition to a circular economy is tested through five pilot projects. Included in the project are two waste companies, 6 municipalities and a hospital.
Furthermore, Pernille Kern told Kernel about how Waste and Resources Across will help the players in the waste sector to work together to create a market for the reuse of raw materials.
The third project, Cityloops aims to develop and demonstrate tools, decision-making tools and processes that support the transition to a circular economy within organic waste, building materials and soil. Partners are Høje Tostrup, Roskilde, Sevilla, Porto, Bodø, Mikkeli and Apeldoorn.
Easy to be inspired by the Capital Region, it also applied to catering. From left: Ragnhild Haagenrud Moen, Trond Sørensen, Anne Huse, Sofie Pindsle, Knut Hvithammer and Pernille Kern Kernel.
Circle house demonstrator - 90% recyclable housing
From Hillerød the road went to Valby and Circle House Demonstrator. Alexander G. Kongshaug, architect at GXN Innovation, started the tour outside, where we saw examples of different types of clothing - from recycled shampoo packaging to rail-based ceramic tiles. The foundation itself in the 40 m2 large house is made of concrete elements, but these are of course demountable (wrench) and equipped with a separate material pass (RFID-Chip).
On display with Alexander Kongshaug from GXN Innovation.
Indoors, it was equipped with a number of exciting material choices, including many different creative examples of recycled insulation material.
Alexander could tell that it is planned to build 60 municipal homes according to this principle in a city in Aarhus.
Circular design as a principle
Afterwards we went to 3XNs (3 times Nilsen) architect's office or "drawing room" in Danish. Here we saw examples of buildings that are built with a circular design as a principle. We also learned about how GXN Innonvation, which is their R&D department, works to develop new building materials based on recycling.
Example "Circular, behavior and digital design". Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney. Illustration 3XN.
Although we in our region have just built a couple of beautiful solid wood schools, it was incredibly exciting to see how in Sydney they plan to use 2/3 of an old skyscraper (Golder uses the term donor building) to build a new high-rise building the new Quay Qarter Tower. Feel free to look at some of the 3XNs projects on the website.
Kasper Guldager Jensen, Aleksander Guldager Kongshaug, Oanh Nguyen Henriksen and Eva Snare.
3XN has also left its mark in Norway, they have, among other things, designed "Plassen" which is Molde's culture house and is behind the idea for Bergen Byarena (Nygårdstangen Utvikling).
We are now looking forward to getting started with our own prototype. Feel free to contact us if you have ideas or want to contribute. (Mail: eva.snare@nord-odal.kommune.no, tel. +47 90400643)
Our first workshop in the "Circle Scan Kongsvinger Region" started on 15 October. Facilitators were Circle Economy from the Netherlands together with Circular Norway.
Those who participated in the phase 1 workshop represented the municipalities (industry, technical managers and procurement, KS company), the county municipality / regional council, academia / knowledge industry (SINTEF, Statistics Norway, Høgskolen innlandet, Klosser Innovasjon) and local service providers and companies (GIR, 7Sterke ).
The workshop was started by Eva Snare, the initiator of this project. Eva is business manager in Nord-Odal municipality. It was after attending Circular Economy Hotspot Glasgow in November 2018 that she understood how much interest a region can have in carrying out a project according to the Circular Scan method.
Since then, the County Governor of Hedmark has supported the project with 1 million. Phase 1 started in full June 2019, and the entire project will last for approx. 12 months. The main focus is on the value chain for the construction industry.
From linear to circular
Ilektra Kouloumpi from Circle Economy started by explaining a bit about what circular economy is. It can easily be explained as a conversion engine for sustainable consumption and production. Today we live mostly in a linear world where goods become waste. In the circular economy, we want to extend the life of resources and preserve them in circulation for as long as possible. Recycling fails to contribute to this change alone.
The construction industry includes many sectors
In the Kongsvinger region, employment and value creation in the construction industry are of great importance, according to Jordi Pascual from Circle Economy. If you look at the entire value chain, it includes several sectors - forestry and mass extraction, processing and production, real estate investors, contractors, transport and logistics, energy, water and waste management.
In total we have found approx. 200 players with more than 3 employees in 16 relevant sectors / industries. The value chain has a great influence on the total use of resources in the region.
Accumulated employment, value creation and emissions in the sectors. Source: Eurostat, Statistics NorwayJordi Pascual from Circle Economy explains the graphs.
The goal for the first phase of the project has been to get an overview of actors, initiatives, challenges, political goals, strategies and guidelines in the value chain. We have sent out surveys and conducted in-depth interviews with the most important actors.
It turns out that most people know what circular economy is, but lack it in their strategy and business plan.
All parties of the value chain in the Kongsvinger region.
Initiative categorized according to 7 principles
Julia Koch, Circle Economy.
Circle Economy uses 7 key principles to explain circular economy, and based on this they have categorized the circular initiatives that are taking place in the region. Based on these principles, Julia Koch, Circle Economy, could conclude that the business community in the region uses many renewable resources, but that there is little focus on technology.
After discussions based on graphic illustrations of the value chain, partners and initiatives, several new circular potential initiatives emerged.
Examples are: creating networks for better collaboration, focus on municipal / regional / county municipal procurement, marketplace for circular materials / resources, including more circular economy in education and better pricing of recycled materials.
Several of these initiatives respond to the challenges highlighted by survey participants.
Group work: Jury Jarkov, RIIG, Sofie Pindsle, Cirular NOrway, Ronny Olsson, Klosser Innovation, Anne Huse, Regional Council in the Kongsvinger region, Steinar Grønnerud, Eidskog municipality.
The next phase of the project starts now
Going forward, the focus will be on analysis of material flows. We want to get an overview of the material flows (in and out) in the value chain, to be able to see what there is a lot of, and what has the potential to be used elsewhere in the value chain. If you want to contribute knowledge or data to this, we encourage you to contact one of us. We would also like tips on others who can contribute to the data base, e.g. industry associations, authorities and the research community. Workshop 2 will be in February 2020.
Sophie Pindsle
Project manager in Circular Norway,
Tel; 92067857
Email; sp@circularnorway.no
