As the world’s population grows and urbanization is on the rise, we continue to build and generate massive amounts of waste. Globally, more than 2 billion tons of solid waste is generated every year. And don’t fall off your chair now. About half of this comes from building materials. Steel, concrete, wood, you name it. Is zero waste in the building and construction industry even possible!? Now - or in the future!? In 2018, the Danish philanthropic association Realdania launched the “Circular Construction Challenge” to kickstart the circular transition in the building industry. In this episode, Malin meets up with the three winning teams of the challenge in Copenhagen to hear more about their work and how they will create change. The winning teams are represented by experts Niels Jakubiak Andersen from ReSkur, Maria Ekblad from Gentrae, Hanne Tine Ring Hansen and Jon Wedersøe Strunge from Waste to biomaterial. When 3D-printing becomes mainstream, and mycelium grown construction is tomorrow - then what will we see in the future? Wait a minute! Building houses...using funghi? This is science fiction! Evelina admits she’s a StarTrek fan and sees the connection with their use of the mycelial network. This is not the same thing, right? Also, the concept of regenerative buildings and our cultural connection to buildings captures our imagination. Sources Circular Construction Challenge, https://www.circularconstructionchallenge.org/ From waste to biomaterial (Circular Construction Challenge), https://www.circularconstructionchallenge.org/winners/from-waste-to-biomaterial-growing-new-building-materials-from-waste Gentrae (Circular Construction Challenge), https://www.circularconstructionchallenge.org/winners/gentrae-circular-alternative-introducing-reused-building-materials-in-large-scale-retail-sale ReSkur (Circular Construction Challenge), https://www.circularconstructionchallenge.org/winners/reskur-a-shed-for-future-generations-built-from-previous-generations-waste Realdania, https://www.realdania.org/ “3D-printed Gaia house is made from biodegradable materials” (DEZEEN) https://www.dezeen.com/2019/02/27/gaia-wasp-3d-printed-house-biodegradable-video/ “3D-printing in construction” (Designing buildings), https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/3D_printing_in_construction Capital institute (more on regenerative economy!), https://capitalinstitute.org/ “What a Waste 2.0” (Report by World Bank), https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30317 “Snapshot of solid waste management” (a poster summary of the report “What a Waste 2.0” by World Bank), http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/429851552939596362/What-a-Waste-2-Revised-version.pdf “3 Real-Life Inspirations For The 'Star Trek: Discovery' Spore Drive” (FORBES) https://www.forbes.com/sites/linhanhcat/2019/03/19/star-trek-discovery-spore-drive/ Support our work through Patreon! Make a one-time or even monthly donation to Love Zero Waste on our Patreon page. Donations will allow us to make more, more frequent and even richer content for the podcast. Your support means the world to us! https://www.patreon.com/lovezerowaste Credits Idea, production and editing: The Good Tribe, www.thegoodtribe.com and Circulous, www.circulous.biz Hosts: Evelina Lundqvist and Malin Leth Mixing: Umami produktion, www.umamiproduktion.se Jingle: Merlinn Sound, www.merlinnsound.com Initiators the Love Zero Waste community: Evelina Lundqvist and Alexandra Poetz
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