CIB-W115 Achieving Circularity in the Built Environment: Invitation to the committee meeting of 11 November 2025

Socio-Economic Metabolism

Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to invite you to the upcoming online meeting of CIB W115 Achieving Circularity in the Built Environment, scheduled for Tuesday, 11 November 2025.

About CIB.
CIB is formally the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. It is the worldwide network of construction and built environment experts collaborating to improve the quality and impact of research and innovation activities in the sector. CIB was established in 1953 with United Nations’ assistance and holds special UN consultative status.

About CIB commission W115 "Achieving Circularity in the Built Environment". 
More information about the commission W115 can be found here.

The meeting.
To accommodate participants across different time zones, two meetings are organized: the first at 11am –12pm CET, and the second at 5pm – 6pm CET. The agenda is detailed below and will be the same for both meetings.

Agenda
1. Welcome and goal of the meeting
2. Introduction of participants
3. Presentation of CIB-W115 work program
4. Discussion on work program
5. Task group leads
6. Next steps, including meeting schedule
7. W115 members and possibly interested new candidates
8. Miscellaneous and summary

Meeting Links
Both meetings will be held on Microsoft Teams:

  • 11am – 12pm CET
  • 5pm – 6pm CEt

We look forward to your participation in this important session as we shape the direction of our work and strengthen collaboration within the W115 community.

Best regards,

Maud Lanau,
on behalf of CIB-W115 joint coordinators: Prof. Holger Wallbaum (Chalmers University of Technology), Asst. Prof. Maud Lanau (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden), and Prof. Tayyab Maqsood (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia).