Waste-free Construction

The construction industry is a leading contributor to landfill. Is a circular economy the solution to reducing this waste?In this episode, Jessica chats with Dr Roberto Minunno from the Curtin University Sustainable Policy Institute about how moving towards a circular economy could improve the construction industry’s environmental footprint. The problem with recycling [01:59]Barriers to adopting a circular economy [07:43]How modular buildings can help reduce construction wastage [10:04]The Legacy Living Lab – an example of an circular economy building [13:45]Turning buildings into material banks [29:49]How can we apply circular economy principles to our lives [32:55]Learn moreLegacy Living Lab websiteLegacy Living Lab YouTube videoThe Conversation: A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one’s designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%Connect with our guestsDr Roberto MinunnoSessional Academic at Curtin’s School of Molecular and Life Sciences Dr Roberto Minunno is an expert in circular economy and sustainable, modular building design.​ He completed his PhD at Curtin University, where he joined the team at Curtin University Sustainable Policy (CUSP) Institute as the ideator of the Legacy Living Lab: a moveable, disassemblable, modular building, enabling a deeper understanding and application of the circular economy concerning building materials, components and operations. Curtin staff pageLinkedIn profileQuestions or suggestions for future topicsEmail thefutureof@curtin.edu.auSocialshttps://twitter.com/curtinunihttps://www.facebook.com/curtinuniversityhttps://www.instagram.com/curtinuniversity/https://www.youtube.com/user/CurtinUniversityhttps://www.linkedin.com/school/curtinuniversity/Transcripthttps://thefutureof.simplecast.com/episodes/waste-free-construction/transcript Curtin University supports academic freedom of speech. The views expressed in The Future Of podcast may not reflect those of Curtin University.Music: OKAY by 13ounce Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Music promoted by Audio Library.