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Christian Tock<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

Deputy Director at Ministry of the Economy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cThe need for basic circularity data on products has always been the driver behind this project. There are many proprietary circular economy indicators out there and they are growing by the day. The problem is that everybody speaks in a slightly different language and that proves to be very costly for the whole system. Luxembourg aims to solve that challenge by providing digital circular economy leadership. We\u2019d like to emphasize that this is an important contribution to the overall ecosystem.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Ministry of Economy of Luxembourg and +ImpaKT enable access to circularity data for the built asset industry<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>

The Ministry of Economy of Luxembourg mandated the consulting company +ImpaKT to develop a standardised Product Circularity Data Template that enables easy access to circularity data in the European construction industry.<\/h2><\/div>

+ImpaKT is a private consulting company with the mission to raise awareness, promote innovation, and build a network that helps organisations to move towards circular economy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Need<\/h3><\/div>

In the age of circular economy, it is not only resources that need to circulate, but also information. If there is no data associated with a product it is deemed to become waste at its end-of-life. Thus, to assess and promote the circularity aspects of construction products \u2013 from raw materials to finished products, from the use phase to recycling and throughout the value chain – reliable, universal, and structured product data is needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Challenges<\/h3><\/div>

Manufacturers are the most reliable source of data about their products. Yet, to enable the evaluation of products\u2019 circularity, manufacturers need to search and rework their data manually to fit the various formats required by their customers and their product platforms every single time. This is an expensive and difficult process resulting in insufficient availability of data that is critical for reuse and recycling of construction materials and elements.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Solution<\/h3><\/div>

In this context, the Ministry of Economy of Luxembourg launched The Circularity Dataset Standardisation Initiative. The main objective is to develop a standardised industrial solution within a regulated framework. This will enable a common language that in turn will provide an efficient and secure exchange of circular product data between construction actors. The initiative aims at developing an industry standard at the European or even international level.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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