Circularity Work Package Webinar

Webinar: Presentation of Inspiration Catalogue for Policy Measures to Improve the Use of Existing Buildings

07may

On May 7th, the launch of the Nordic inspiration catalogue to improve the utilisation of existing buildings was held. The catalogue gathers more than 30 cases from across the Nordic region, highlighting policy measures and specific case examples which aims to improve the use of the existing building stock. During the webinar, Nordic construction authorities and stakeholders from across the construction sector elaborated on selected cases from the catalogue for inspiration.

The inspiration catalogue is developed as a part of Nordic Sustainable Construction’s Circularity Work Package Task 1: floor optimisation, lifetime extension and transformation. It provides examples on policy measures across the Nordic region that are already introduced or with potential to improve the use of existing buildings rather demolishing and building new. Furthermore, it provides case specific examples from across the Nordic region and across the Nordic construction sector.

During the webinar, Nordic authorities and stakeholders from the construction sector presented selected case examples from the catalogue. The end of the webinar consisted of a dedicated Q&A session, where participants engaged directly in the conversation.

Recording from webinar

Watch or rewatch the presentations of selected policy measures and case examples from the catalogue here to dive deeper into the reasoning and thinking behind them.

Agenda

12:00

Welcome and introduction to Nordic Sustainable Construction  

Helle Redder Momsen, Head of Secretariat, Nordic Sustainable Construction

12:05

Presentation of Inspiration Catalogue

Helle Redder Momsen, Head of Secretariat, Nordic Sustainable Construction

12:15

Presentation of policy measures and case examples from the five selected action areas

1. Mapping the existing building stock 

  • Finland – Mapping Empty Office Space
    Miika Kotaniemi,  Director at RAKLI - The Finnish Association of Building Owners and Construction Clients
  • Finland –  Study on Future GHG-Emission Impacts of Unoccupied Buildings
    Harri Hakaste, Senior Architect, Ministry of Environment

2. Prioritising maintenance and efficient use  

  • Greenland – Renovation Programmes for Public and Self‑Built Homes
    Nuka Pjettursson, Project Manager, Ministry of Housing, Infrastructure and Outer Districts
  • Sweden – Tenant-to-Tenant Facilities Sharing Platform
    Robin Rushdi Al-sálehi, founder of Vakansa

3. Driving renovation instead of demolition 

  • Norway – Exemption from Technical Requirements (Planning and Building Act)
    Hanna Katarina Walter, Engineer, The Norwegian Building Authority
  • Denmark – City of Copenhagen – Rooftop Housing Initiative for Sustainable City Expansion 
    Kirsten Mariager, Chief Advisor
    ,  ViegandMaagøe

4. Enabling changed use efficiently 

  • Iceland – Creating the Right Conditions to Optimise Buildings for Flexibility
    Elín Þórólfsdóttir, Team lead
    , Housing, Construction and Planning Authority
  • Finland – Converting Office Buildings into Housing
    Kalevi Saarela, Data Center Design Lead Architecture, 
    Sweco

5. Renovating for the future 

  • Norway – Promoting Design for Disassembly in Building Regulations
    Hanna Katarina Walter, Engineer, The Norwegian Building Authority
  • Norway – Construction Case: Design for Disassembly in Practice
    Moritz Groba, Partner, Oslotre
13:05

Q&A

13:25

Finish and thank you

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