SAVE THE DATE! European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), together with CEN and CENELEC, carry out an annual ‘foresight on standardization’ initiative named  Putting Science into Standards (PSIS).

The 2023 PSIS workshop will focus on circular technologies for construction.

The construction sector is one of the priority areas addressed by the Circular Economy Action Plan of the European Green Deal. The sector is responsible for over 35% of the EU’s total waste generation, with construction and demolition waste being one of the most significant waste streams. The uptake of circular economy in the construction sector is influenced by policies scattered in areas ranging from the Waste Framework Directive to the Construction Products Regulation and product standards, with a consequent need for effective coordination. This PSIS workshop will bring stakeholders from research, scientific and standardization communities together with policy makers to exchange views on standardization needs for implementing circular technologies in the construction sector. The objectives of the workshop are:

specify circular principles to facilitate the transition to a more sustainable circular economy in the construction ecosystem, covering design to de-construction and end-of-life scenarios in all stages of current and subsequent life cycles

reflect on the finding of the gap analysis developed by CEN/TC 350/SC 1 “Circular economy in the construction sector”

collect additional stakeholders’ needs to complement the gap analysis and define future standardization priorities

encourage participation of scientific community into future standardization activities
WHEN: 12 December 2023 (14:00-17:15 CET); 13 December 2023 (08:45-12:00 CET)  WHERE: Online

FOR WHOM? •    Researchers
•    Innovators
•    Industry
•    Standardizers
•    Policy makers Mark the date in your calendar and stay tuned for the launch of registrations and programme on the event webpage   CONTACTS: The European Commission – Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Contact: JRC-PSIS-WORKSHOP@ec.europa.eu The European Standardization Organizations: CEN and CENELEC
Contact: Research@cencenelec.eu   PROGRAMME Putting Science into Standards (PSIS) workshop on circular technologies in construction   12-13 December 2023  Online                Day 1, 12 December 2023 14:00-14:10 WELCOME and introduction „  Moderator, Fabio Taucer, JRC (confirmed) 14:10-14:30 Opening remarks „  Stephen Quest, Director General JRC (to be invited by JRC) „  Stefano Calzolari, President CEN (confirmed) „  Maive Rute, EC Chief Standardization Officer (confirmed) 14:30-15:30 NEEDS for FUTURE standardization „  Philippe Moseley, Policy perspective, European Commission „  Arturo de la Fuente Nuno (tbc), Metrics for European integration, Eurostat „  Alina Ujupan (tbc), New European Bauhaus, European Commission „  Gilli Hobbs, Gap analysis, conclusions and recommendations, CEN/TC 350/SC 1 WG 2 15:30-15:45 COFFEE BREAK 15:45-16:30 how to bridge the gap „  Kasper Guldager Jensen, 'Circular economy in the construction sector', CEN/TC 350/SC 1 Chair Roundtable discussion: „  Steve Denton, Structural Eurocodes, CEN/TC 250 Chair „  Catherine Chevauche, Circular economy, ISO/TC 323 Chair „  Philippe Osset, Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works, ISO/TC 59/SC 17 Chair „  XXX (tbd) Buildings and Construction, ASTM/SC E60.01 Moderated by EC (TBD if same moderator of the entire event) 16:30-17:15 FRAMEwork and indicators to measure circlarity Intro:

Gap analysis, CEN/TC 350 SC1 Good practices in the construction sector and research projects Macro-economic point of view, ESTAT Rapporteurs/moderators: „ Andreas Jenet, EC JRC „ Lisbeth Ottosen (tbc), CEN/TC 350 SC 1 (link to gap analysis focus area: 1. Framework and definitions & 2. Circularity indicators, measurement and assessment)   closing DAY 1 Speakers still to be invited   Day 2, 13 December 2023 08:45-09:00 WELCOME to day 2 „ Moderator Fabio Taucer PARALLEL SESSIONS 09:00-09:45 Quality assurance of reused and recycled material, and end-of-waste criteria Intro: -    CEN/TC 350 SC1 gap analysis -    Good practices at national level and research projects Rapporteurs/ moderators: „ Marco Lamperti, EC JRC „ Gilli Hobbs (tbc), CEN/TC 350 SC 1 (link to gap analysis focus area: 8. Built environment End-of-life and maximizing resource retention & 9. Circular business models and enablers)   Design for circularity, adaptability and disassembly Intro: -    CEN/TC 350 SC1 gap analysis -    Good practices at national level and research projects -    JRC work on circularity -    COST Action ‘Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment’ Rapporteurs/ moderators: „ Georgios Tsionis, EC JRC „ Christoph Odenbreit (tbc), CEN/TC 350 SC 1 (link to gap analysis focus area: 4. Planning + Design & regulations for circularity & 5. Circular procurement)   Buildings information (Reporting Formats, Data Management and Storage) Intro -    CEN/TC 350 SC1 gap analysis -    Good practices at national level and research projects -    COST Action ‘Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment’ -    CPR, micro-economic point of view, GROW.H.1, Germany, the Netherlands Rapporteurs/ moderators: „ Manfred Fuchs, EC DG GROW „ Martha Lewis (tbc), CEN/TC 350 SC 1 (link to gap analysis focus area: 3. Circular data, data storage and maintenance and product/building passports; 6. Construction & regulations in context of circular economy; 7. Operation & maintenance/ refurbishment & regulations in the context of circular economy) 09:45-10:30 Quality assurance of reused and recycled material, and end-of-waste criteria Intro: -    CEN/TC 350 SC1 gap analysis -    Good practices at national level and research projects Rapporteurs/ moderators: „ Marco Lamperti, EC JRC „ Gilli Hobbs (tbc), CEN/TC 350 SC 1 (link to gap analysis focus area: 8. Built environment End-of-life and maximizing resource retention & 9. Circular business models and enablers)   Design for circularity, adaptability and disassembly Intro: -    CEN/TC 350 SC1 gap analysis -    Good practices at national level and research projects -    JRC work on circularity -    COST Action ‘Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment’ Rapporteurs/ moderators: „ Georgios Tsionis, EC JRC „ Christoph Odenbreit (tbc), CEN/TC 350 SC 1 (link to gap analysis focus area: 4. Planning + Design & regulations for circularity & 5. Circular procurement)   Buildings information (Reporting Formats, Data Management and Storage) Intro -    CEN/TC 350 SC1 gap analysis -    Good practices at national level and research projects -    COST Action ‘Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment’ -    CPR, micro-economic point of view, GROW.H.1, Germany, the Netherlands Rapporteurs/ moderators: „ Manfred Fuchs, EC DG GROW „ Martha Lewis (tbc), CEN/TC 350 SC 1 (link to gap analysis focus area: 3. Circular data, data storage and maintenance and product/building passports; 6. Construction & regulations in context of circular economy; 7. Operation & maintenance/ refurbishment & regulations in the context of circular economy)   10:30-10:45 COFFEE BREAK PLENARY SESSION 10:45-11:00 parallel sessions recap & takeways „  Sessions’ rapporteurs 5 minutes per rapporteur 11:00-11:45 Panel & PLENARY discussion: THE WAY AHEAD „  Nerea Ruiz, ECOS  „  Dieter De Lathauwer, CEN/TC 350 „  Alina Ujupan, New European Bauhaus „  Sophie Mueller/Manfred Fuchs, Grow? „  SME representative? „  Digitalization construction perspective? Moderation: Fabio Taucer 11:45-12:00 CLOSING REMARKS „  CEN & CENELEC Director General (tbc)   closing DAY 2