Research objective: To develop evidence-based pathways for scaling up circular construction practices in Finland by quantifying the potential of secondary materials and related circular economy strategies to reduce embodied carbon and improve resource efficiency.
Challenges addressed: The research responds to major environmental and economic challenges in construction, including high embodied emissions, intensive virgin material use, construction waste, and limited evidence on how circular practices can be adopted at scale. It can support Finland’s carbon neutrality target and inform policy and industry decisions.
Methods and data: The research combines Material Flow Analysis, LCA/LCC, and socio-economic analysis, using RAPU, CO₂data, building stock and construction statistics, together with a systematic literature review on barriers, drivers, and willingness to pay for circular buildings.
