The Swiss construction industry has a major impact on Switzerland's CO2 emissions and resource consumption. One solution to reduce the ecological footprint of the construction industry is circular construction. How circular is the construction industry today? In this öbu-online, we highlight the opportunities and challenges of reusing building components. The production of building materials is responsible for the largest share [...]

Our Annual General Meeting will take place this year on March 7 in Zurich: 17:00 - 18:00 General Meeting 18:00 - 20:30 Members Apéro The event will take place at: Transa Backpacking AG Josefstrasse 59, 2.OG/2e étage 8005 Zurich. It is a good opportunity to meet other members and learn what is planned for the year. The administrative [...]

The city of Zurich is committed to the circular economy: Zurich was the first Swiss city to adopt a corresponding strategy (Strategy Circular Zurich). The planned new construction of the Juch-Areal recycling center by Entsorgung & Recycling Zürich (ERZ) in Zürich-Altstetten is in line with this and is intended to be a symbol of the reuse and recycling of raw materials and (construction) materials. The Office for Structural Engineering City [...]

Webinar - Alarm for building materials Registration by mail to: christine@cirkla.ch Zoom link will be sent by mail afterwards Registration deadline: 30.08.2023, 18.00 hrs

Webinar - Reuse and Labels Registration by mail to: christine@cirkla.ch Zoom link will be sent by mail afterwards Registration deadline: 28.09.2023, 18.00 hrs

Webinar - Standards and reuse The needs in terms of standards and reuse are increasing more and more. In this sense, the specification DIN SPEC 91484:2023-09 - Pre-Demolition-Audit has already been developed in Germany and the SIA 430 has been updated with the consideration of reuse in 2023. These two specifications or standards will be discussed in our next [...]

Wir freuen uns, euch zu unserem nächsten spannenden Webinar einzuladen! Entdecken Sie in unserem nächsten Webinar spannende Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Betonwiederverwendung. Nach dem grossen Interesse, das die Forschung und die Leistungen der EPFL zu diesem Thema während unseres letzten Symposiums geweckt haben, freuen wir uns, Maléna Bastien Masse erneut zu begrüssen, um ihr […]