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Here's how to create a circular system for the built environment

The buildings sector needs to reduce emissions by embracing the principles of a circular economy

The buildings sector needs to reduce emissions by embracing the principles of a circular economy Image: Quang Nguyen Vinh for Pexels

Ritu Garg
Senior Consultant, Arup, and World Economic Forum Fellow, Net Zero Carbon Cities
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Many of the other conditions for achieving a circular economy in the building sector depend on access to materials
Many of the other conditions for achieving a circular economy in the building sector depend on access to materials Image: Arup

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