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Smart building: The long way to a circular economy

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Online Talk

01-September 2021

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (GMT+07)

Smart Building: The long way to a Circular Economy

Mr. Ambran Abu Bakar, Group CEO - Scavai Alliance Pte. Ltd

Connected Green House

Mr. Vincent Lu, Chairman - A.Yersin Investment & Technology JSC.

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Possibly, in 2050 the word waste can be removed from our dictionaries. At that time, the Dutch economy will be circular according to the government. Meaning in essence, that all raw materials are reused infinitely. In order to reach this goal, an agreement with respect to the use of raw materials has been concluded between 325 parties. Its first milestone is halving the use of primary raw materials before 2030.

Many are skeptical of the outcomes of this agreements. Admittedly, 38.7% of the Dutch population feels that we are on the right track, although progress is slow. Jan Jonker, professor of business administration at Radboud University, is more pessimistic: We do not think circular yet. Institutions, from legal to fiscal, are fully geared to the linear economy. Continue....