Introduction
1. What is a Circular Economy?
2. Why Create a Circular Economy?
3. Built to Last?
4. Starting at the End
5. Circular Economy Principles for Buildings
6. Building in Layers
7. Designing-out Waste
8. Design for Adaptability
9. Design for Disassembly and Reuse
10. Selecting Materials and Products
11. Turning Waste into a Resource
12. Circular Business Models
13. Virtuous Circles
14. Coming Full Circle
Biography
David Cheshire is a Regional Director at AECOM, specialising in sustainability in the built environment. He has over twenty-five years’ experience acting as a sustainability champion on construction projects and has written best practice industry guidance, including the CIBSE’s Sustainability Guide and Resource Efficiency of Building Services. He is currently working with the Greater London Authority to help to implement new circular economy policies and guidance for major projects in the city.
