{"id":151837,"date":"2025-06-02T14:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=151837"},"modified":"2025-06-02T14:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:26:53","slug":"circular-construction-hub-aims-to-increase-reuse-of-building-materials-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/circular-construction-hub-aims-to-increase-reuse-of-building-materials-in-scotland\/151837\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular Construction Hub aims to increase reuse of building materials in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Scotland is one of four European countries to model a Circular Construction Hub \u2013 a second-hand marketplace for materials used in building and infrastructure projects<\/h2>\n<p>Led by Zero Waste Scotland, the nation\u2019s circular economy public body, and launching at the start of <a href=\"https:\/\/green-week.event.europa.eu\/index_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU Green Week<\/a>, the project will see an investment-ready Circular Construction Hub model prepared by December 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland is one of just four European locations to pilot a Circular Construction Hub, alongside Munich, Lisbon, and Denmark. It\u2019s part of CirCoFin (Circular Construction Finance), an initiative funded by the European Union that aims to make reusing construction materials the norm.<\/p>\n<h3>A circular approach to construction can:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>create new opportunities for business;<\/li>\n<li>support domestic job creation in repair, reuse and remanufacturing;<\/li>\n<li>support the development of better markets for reused materials; and,<\/li>\n<li>improve economic resilience against future economic shocks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For individual businesses, adopting circular models helps reduce costs, improve efficiency, and boost profitability.<\/p>\n<h3>Accelerating Scotland\u2019s circular economy ambitions<\/h3>\n<p>Iain Gulland, chief executive of Zero Waste Scotland said: \u201cDeveloping a workable model for a Circular Construction Hub is an important opportunity for Scotland to lead by example and build on the success of our existing network of smaller community and commercial hubs across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has enormous potential to help us forefront reuse as a convenient and aspirational option for businesses and simultaneously generate promising opportunities for sustainable investment in Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Creating a circular built environment is one of seven opportunities identified in Scotland\u2019s first-ever analysis of the circular economy in Scotland, the \u201cCircularity Gap Report\u201d. Delivered by Zero Waste Scotland in collaboration with Circle Economy, the report states that by developing resource-efficient planning and construction Scotland could cut its material consumption by 11.2% and its carbon footprint by 11.5%.<\/p>\n<p>The reuse of construction materials and assets are also a priority action identified by the Scottish Government in the Circular Economy and Waste Route Map to 2030. The Route Map sets out an ambitious plan to deliver actions that the government and others must take to accelerate progress towards a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/making-circular-economy-work-in-construction\/149863\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> circular economy <\/a>between now and 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Acting net zero secretary Gillian Martin said: \u201cThere are huge opportunities in having an economy which makes reuse and recycling the default choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have already seen businesses creating jobs by turning what we might otherwise throw away into valuable new products and services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Circular Construction Hub pilot helps to progress actions from our 2030 Route Map \u2013 by helping to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/ai-construction-waste\/139792\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tackle construction waste<\/a>, which accounts for up to 50% of all waste in 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