MALMÖ, Sweden — Malmö stad don announce new knowledge library wey go make am easier to search and share knowledge on circular building and management. This initiative, created in collaboration with various public and private bodies, wey dey come with plenty guides and tools, go help increase awareness of the benefits of preserving, renovating, and reusing buildings and materials.
The knowledge library, available on the Centrum för cirkulärt byggande website, dey packed with materials like guides, reports, presentations, and recorded webinars tailored for circular building practices. According to Hanna Pedersen, project manager at Malmö’s Environmental Administration, “This library go help spread effective working methods on circular requirements. I dey hope say more people go use the tools, upload their materials, and share experiences. The more we use and develop the library, the greater benefit we go get.”
This knowledge library dey part of the Vinnova-funded project titled Kraftsamling för cirkulärt byggande. The project aim to support the transition to circular building solutions and enhance the scaling up of these practices. Johanna Andersson, an expert on circular building and project manager at IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, express sey, “For many years, we don dey gather support in the form of guides and tools on CCBuild’s website, but now with the knowledge library, everything dey more accessible and searchable. It go open way for us to take the next step and push the circular transition together.”
Major cities like Malmö, Gothenburg, and Stockholm don join forces in this project to create new supports and guides, ensuring that circular building practices are adapted on a wide scale. Jonathan Hummelman, project leader from Stockholm, talk sey, “Big cities dey face the same challenges regarding circular building, wey mean sey we dey encounter similar issues and don start our own transformation journeys. Through collaboration, we fit share experiences and support each other to move faster. Plus, our experiences go also reach wider audiences through the new knowledge library.”
This new resource go help various stakeholders to not only access knowledge but also share their insights, which dey critical as cities work to implement sustainable practices. IVL Swedish Environmental Institute jest be independent environmental research organization wey dey committed to providing practical solutions for environmental issues on both national and international levels.
