Cradle-to-Cradle opportunities during the construction phase of small-to-medium sized projects
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The proposed research project aims to explore cradle-to-cradle and material loop opportunities during the tendering, procurement, pre-construction planning and construction phases on a number of suitable case studies.
Partners
Collaborating with a local SME-contractor, Carey Building Contractors
Aim
The project aims to develop a pragmatic and evidence-based toolkit for construction SMEs who wish to explore cradle-to-cradle opportunities across their supply chains.
Target Groups:
All stakeholder groups in industry and higher education programe related to the built environment.
Exchange of Experiences:
Collaboration between GMIT and Carey Building Contractors. Wider dissemination of findings to all industry stakeholders.
Outcomes

Identify exsiting supply chain arrangements related to waste management, resource efficiency and material circularity.
Impacts/Outcomes 2:
Identify and critically evaluate cradle-to-cradle best practice applications in the construction sector.
Impacts/Outcomes 3:
Explore opportunities within traditional supply chain arrangements to design and pilot cradle-to-cradle initiatives, measuring impact on selected case studies.
Policy/Initiative

Explore pro-circular knowledge, attitudes and self-reported behaviours of construction site personnel and built environment students in higher education.
Mis-Matching of Skills:
Embed cradle-to-cradle thinking into educational provision in higher education and on-site using existing structures i.e. embed into existing sustainability-related modules, site inductions, site toolbox talks etc.
Skills Shortages:
Significant gap in pro-circular knowledge and skills that provides an opportunity to develop a research-informed and evidence-based approach to providing learning opportunities across the higher education sector.
Recommendations
Training:Develop cradle-to-cradle learning resources that will be applicable in a real-world context i.e. on site and in the classroom.
Career Moves:
Improved employability of higher education students and addressing the need to address competency shortages related to environmental good practice on site.
Mobility:
Opportunities to collaborate nationally and internationally with industry and the higher education sector.
Other EQF-Level:
Preparation of cradle-to-cradle toolkit for industry that will be transferable into the higher education curriculum.
Transfer in Europe:
Opportunites to do so.
Target Groups:
All stakeholder groups in industry and higher education programe related to the built environment.
Other:
General improvement of the construction sector image with increased attractiveness and competitiveness
Contact Information
Name of Organisation: | Galway and Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT |
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Address: | Department of Building and Civil Engineering, Dublin Road |
Zip/City: | Galway H91 TRNW |
Country: | Ireland |
Telephone: | 091742161 |
Email: | Mark.Kelly@gmit.ie |
Website: | https://www.gmit.ie |
Contact Person | |
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Contact Phone: | 091742161 |
Contact Email: | Mark.Kelly@gmit.ie |