Conspark, a Zurich-based consultancy for sustainable construction, has developed a new calculation tool for circularity in the construction industry. According to a press release, the tool can be downloaded free of charge from the company’s website. Users can use the tool to calculate the circularity of their construction products. To do this, the information from the environmental product declaration must be entered in the corresponding categories. The tool then calculates the circularity for the manufacturing phase and the end of the product’s life, according to the press release.
Buildings account for 50 per cent of energy consumption and 40 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. They also consume a large proportion of primary raw materials and water. The goal of a functioning circular economy can therefore make a significant contribution to decarbonisation and sustainability in the construction industry.
“With our calculation tool, users have the opportunity to carry out an initial analysis of their products in terms of their recyclability in line with our motto: measurement, transparency, credibility. The results help to identify potential for improvement,” Florian Robineck, Managing Director and founder of conspark, is quoted as saying in the press release.