Circular economy in construction gains ground
Kästli Bau AG's second specialist conference on the circular economy in construction brought together over 120 people from the construction industry, planning and building owners. In dialogue, they demonstrated the will to learn from and with each other in the interest of a circular construction industry.
About 120 experts from the construction industry, planning and building owners met in June at the second specialist conference on the circular economy in construction organised by Kästli Bau AG. Kästli Bau AG writes in a corresponding press release that the conference showed a great willingness on the part of companies, planners and building owners to approach each other. “The transformation is underway,” Ronald Flühmann, project manager for technology at Kästli Bau AG, is quoted as saying in his contribution to a panel discussion at the conference. “What is needed now is an end to silo thinking so that we can move forward together.”
Many examples of the end of this silo thinking could be found at the symposium. “If all sides insist on their point of view, there is no moving forward,” speaker and panel guest Urs Neuenschwander, Head of Marketing and Sales at Energie Thun AG, is quoted from his contribution. Panelist Michael Beyeler, vice-president of the suisse.ing regional group in Berne and co-owner of BSB+Partner Ingenieure und Planer AG, was convinced that the common optimum can be achieved through good communication and early input of specialist knowledge.
During the discussion, Sarah Weber, representing the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), one of the largest clients in the Swiss construction industry, signalled her willingness to engage in dialogue, writes Kästli Bau AG. The practice-oriented expertise of the planning and construction experts “is valuable for us,” the deputy head of environment/sustainability at SBB Infrastructure is quoted as saying. “We want to walk the path to more sustainable projects together with our suppliers.”