Populous APAC has joined the Building 4.0 CRC, an industry-led research initiative co-funded by the Australian Government. The Building 4.0 CRC is a cooperation between government, research and industry organisations, aiming to foster a thriving Australian advanced manufacturing sector, deliver better buildings at lower cost, and develop the human capacity to lead the future building and construction industry. Populous APAC is partnered on the #48 shared interest project titled 'Scoping Study for Building the Future - Circular Economy', which is spearheaded by Leonie Barner from Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The project itself is a scoping study that will serve as a basis for what it means for the construction industry to transition to a circular economy.

Circular Economy (CE) is defined by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation as a closed-loop economic system focused on optimising material resources through reuse, sharing, repair, and recycling. It aims to design out waste and pollution by keeping products and materials in use for their full utility and, thus, reducing excessive material extraction and manufacturing, which in turn allows natural systems to regenerate.

More on the Building 4.0 CRC's Circular Economy project can be found here.