LEWIS PERKINS President, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
WHY?
THE MAKING OF THINGS IS DESTRUCTIVE
TAKE | MAKE | WASTE
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EXTRACT
MAKE
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BUY
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DISPOSE
THIS CYCLE IS ACCELERATING
IMAGINE A WORLD…
BEGINNING OF ABUNDANCE END OF WASTE
NUTRIENT CYCLES
Design for biological and technical nutrient cycles
BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENTS
TECHNICAL NUTRIENTS
WATER, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE
Factories that make energy, filter water & provide creature habitat while upcycling our clothes.
Built Positive is a movement to increase the built environment’s positive impact on people, planet, and economy by designing for circularity, innovating to improve inputs, and quantifying positive impact from the molecule to the metropolis.
QUANTIFY VALUE FROM MOLECULE TO METROPOLIS Buildings generate valuable material feedstocks that can be disassembled and upcycled in to new construction Chemistry is safe for humans and the environment
Increased productivity and quality of life
Increases flexibility of space
ECONOMY
PEOPLE
PLANET
Reduce real estate investment risk Reduce life cycle impacts with less extraction and more reuse Minimize waste by maximizing resource yields & utility at all times Resources cycle safely retain maximum value
BUILT POSITIVE KEY CONCEPTS
CIRCULAR MODELS BIOLOGICAL CYCLE
Source: Ellen MacArthur (2012) Adapted from the Cradle to Cradle Design Protocol by Braungart & McDonough
TECHNICAL CYCLE
VALUE CHAIN INTEGRATION & COLLABORATION Create closed cycles for materials, energy, waste and water in an environment that promotes health, creativity, and productivity.
BUILT POSITIVE: VALUE CREATION & RETENTION Materials
Buildings
Regional Systems
Governments
BUILT POSITIVE • Circular Design • Material Health • Design for Disassembly & Recovery • Value Chain Collaboration & Innovation CIRCULAR ECONOMY • New business models (e.g. product as service) • Reverse logistics • Legacy chemical management • Policies, incentives and disincentives
HOW DO WE GET THERE?
NOW
Inspiration & Awareness • Define the elements of building positive • Develop a widely available resources (e.g. curriculum, case studies) • Create opportunities to learn and share
NEXT
Reflection & Refinement • Examine principles in practice • Explore challenges • Engage for innovation and process breakthroughs
2020
CREATING A MOVEMENT
Conscious Change • Built Positive principles are being put into practice • Sharing and amplification of practices, principles, and breakthroughs
QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION C2Ccertified.org/builtpositive #builtpositive @C2Ccertified
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