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As guest editor of this week's Industry Insider newsletter, I bring my experience as Founding Partner of 540 WORLD, Regenerative Circular Design Consultants and 30 years in health and design across various industries. I now focus on Cradle to Cradle? design principles and C2C Certified? materials to promote socio-environmental wellness. At 540 WORLD, we drive the shift to safe, circular design, and I’m excited to share our 2024 best enablers with you, for safe and circular design.? ??
If you're curious about how sustainable materials can unlock financial value and low-carbon solutions, read on to learn how circular design is shaping a better future.?
Sustainability impact in action
540 WORLD just won an LCA 2024 award. You might say, so what, and ask - how is this helpful for me? Well, if you are vaguely interested in building a better tomorrow or understanding materials that unlock residual financial value and circularity, or quantify low carbon, or other third-party verified, socio-environmental sustainable metrics for your clients, then read on.? ?? “We are capable of creating circular alternatives which are beneficial for humans and nature. If the future can be positive, why choose differently?” ?(Cradle to Cradle Design Directory ) ?? This type of question spurred my materials health journey and the establishment of 540 WORLD.?
EU policy & regulatory framework Edu series
The European Union's regulatory framework, led by the European Green Deal, sets a roadmap for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Key initiatives like the Circular Economy Action Plan aim to decouple economic growth from resource use. The Cradle to Cradle Certified? program supports this vision by offering a globally recognized product standard that aligns with EU regulations, including the Green Claims Directive, Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. These standards help companies make credible, sustainable claims, ensuring compliance and promoting a circular economy.
I’m making an Impact?by enabling clients to access third-party verified, certified circular, sustainable materials for their projects in support of regenerative design in the built environment.
540 WORLD won Excellence in Sustainability – Product in September (London Construction Awards 2024) for the world’s first certified sustainable Accoya? timber material used as a fender for the Thames Estuary. ?Accoya wood has enabled us to suggest and swap slow-growing, tropical hardwoods for a fast-growing, natural wood material for multiple applications and achieve proof of concept: C2C Certified? materials can deliver regenerative design with multiple, positive, socio-environmental impacts. C2C Certified materials and the C2C Certified Products Program enable us to offer clients innovative material swaps that are best in class and enable 540 WORLD to deliver evidence-based metrics to verify and support our clients’ own sustainability goals.
Products I think are driving impact...
Accoya is a high-performance sustainable wood, known for its exceptional durability and stability. It resists rot and will not decay, even in harsh conditions. Now available in grey (coloured-to-the-core) called Accoya Color, this sustainable product has been used in numerous exemplary projects worldwide. Accsys' unique modification process extends the wood’s lifespan, reducing the need for frequent replacements and ongoing maintenance, thereby lowering the overall environmental impact.
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Ambient Pro White has achieved Cradle to Cradle Certified at Gold level – the highest C2C Certified achievement for a paint. It cleans your air of toxins, absorbs CO2, Sox, NOx and other VOC’s, has no preservatives or harmful toxins, is MIT free, cleanable, breathable, hygienic – naturally inhibits viruses, mould and bacteria, contains graphene technology for durability, is fireproof, easy to apply and provides a beautiful pigment-rich matt finish. ? ?
Sarnafil AT is a a highly flexible hybrid roof membrane with the ultimate combination of durability, sustainability, ease of installation and circularity, C2C Certified at Silver level. Fun fact – it’s hot air weldable, no need for glue (and even screwable but that’s another story), formulated for direct exposure and for use in all global climatic conditions.
C2C Certified showcased at Futurebuild 2024??
1) ?27000kg C02 saved with the C2C Certified REWIND carpet choice and a revised carpet layout, big win!?
2) ?The C2C Certified Community showcase was incredibly professional with the C2C Products Innovation Institute and manufacturers onboard for visitors’ technical questions.?
3) ?Our C2C Certified Community showcase achieved the highest footfall again!?
Allume is making an impact by?unlocking solar for flats via SolShare
SolShare is an innovative, smart hardware device that allows flats to be directly connected to rooftop solar PV, resulting in a 5 to 15 SAP point increase on every flat, increasing EPCs and reducing energy bills.
Check out our profile for more information and visit us on stand N20?to learn how SolShare can help achieve your sustainability goals.
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