The session 3 is an official World Circular Economy Forum Side Event.
Events
Events
The focus of the last value chain session, Planning and Preparing for Circular Pilots, will be on how to turn circular ideas into concrete pilots, exploring the practical steps needed to design and pilot circular solutions in technical building systems. Participants will hear from leading industry actors who are already piloting and scaling circular business models such as Product-as-a-Service, take-back schemes, and refurbishment programs. Whether you’re just starting or already planning pilots, this session will offer valuable inspiration and peer learnings to help you move forward.
The hybrid session will take place onsite in Copenhagen at Arup's headquarters (Axel Towers) & online via Teams.
AGENDA (CET):
SEMINAR 9.00-11.30 CEST (hybrid)
- Introduction to the day, Melissa Kanerva, Program manager, Combient Pure
- Turning ideas into action - Building the business case for circular pilots to succeed, Arup
- Company case presentations on initiating circular pilots
- Danfoss – Take-Back & Refurbishment, Rasmus Jorgensen
- Kaer – Cooling-as-a-Service, Dave Mackerness
- Third case to be announced
- Next steps & closing words, Melissa Kanerva, Program manager, Combient Pure
LUNCH 11.30 – 12.30 CET (on-site only)
MATCHMAKING 12.30 – 15.00 CET (on-site only)
- Companies introduce their circularity activities (pitching) and call for pilot partners
- 1to1 speed dating between participants
The Program kicks off with the first Value Chain Session on February 13th, Circularity in Technical Building Equipment: Current State and Opportunities
The first session provides an overview of circularity in technical building equipment, focusing on the current state and emerging opportunities. Participants will gain insights from industry cases and hear from companies actively engaged in the circular economy. The hybrid session will take place onsite in Stockholm at the Combient office (Vasagatan 12) and online via Teams.
Agenda (CET)
9.00 Welcome & Introduction to the Program, Combient Pure, 9.30 State of circularity & circularity in the construction industry in the Nordics, Sofia Sundström, Circular Transition Officer, Cradlenet 9.50 Circularity in technical installations, Ulla Janson, Senior Lecturer, Installation and Air Conditioning Engineering, Lund University
Break
10.55 Vision and emerging opportunities in circularity, Malin Belfrage, Senior Project Manager Sustainability, Vasakronan 11.20 Circularity calls for new cooperations, Mikael Börjesson, Director Sustainability and External Relation & Caroline Jacobsson, Key Account Manager, Swegon 11.45 Closing Words & Next Steps, Combient Pure
12.00-13.00 Lunch, onsite at Vasagatan 12
Matchmaking (onsite only): 13.00-14.00 Companies pitching 14.00-15.00 Speed dating between companies 15.00 End of the Session
The second session - Designing Circular Solutions Across the Value Chain - on March 6th, in Helsinki, Finland, focuses on aligning value chain collaboration and decision making within the construction process to enable circularity in technical building equipment. Participants will explore business models like reuse, refurbishment and take-back schemes.
Agenda (EET)
10.00 Welcome & Introduction to the Day: Designing Circular Solutions Across the Value Chain, Combient Pure, 10.15 Scoping circularity in – How decision making in the construction process needs to change to enable circularity, Skanska 10.40 Insights from the Finnish Technical Installations’ reuse project, Charlotte Nyholm, Chief Specialist, Sustainable Construction, Granlund
Break
11.15 Cutting carbon and learnings from KONE’s Elevator Modernization and Reuse, Mari Lemberg, Circularity and Sustainability & Natasha Rubanin-Hildén, Senior manager, sustainability, KONE 11.35 Energy efficiency improvement as an enabler to circularity, Nikolas Salomaa, CEO, Nolla E 12.00 Closing Words & Next Steps, Combient Pure
12.15-13.00 Lunch, onsite at Keilasatama 3.
Matchmaking (onsite only): 13.00-16.00 Companies pitching & Speed dating 16.00 End of the Session
The third session focuses on the collaboration and partnerships needed to enable the circularity of technical installations. Participants will explore how partnerships across the value chain can help overcome barriers such as dismantling, reverse logistics, and product recovery. The hybrid session will take place onsite in Oslo at Multiconsult’s headquarters (Nedre skøyen v. 2) & online via Teams.
AGENDA (CET):
SEMINAR 9.00 – 11.45 (hybrid)
- Introduction to the day, Melissa Kanerva, Program manager, Combient Pure
- Action plan, guides and collaborative working methods for reuse of technical installations – examples from Swedish development projects, Johanna Andersson, Circular construction and reuse expert, IVL
- Value chain partnerships to scale up reuse from dismantling projects, Anastasia Wraa, Head of sustainability and advisory, NG Group / Øst-Riv
- Partnerships to enable dismantling, reverse logistics and product recovery, Klas Österberg, Project manager, Demontera
- Designer’s role in enabling reuse of technical installations: insights from experiences and collaborations, Anders Liaøy, Leader for Sustainability in HVAC, Anna Marwig, Leader for Sustainability Management in buildings, Multiconsult & Line Røseth Karlsen, Head of Sustainability, Höegh Eiendom
LUNCH 11.45 – 12.30 (on-site only)
MATCHMAKING 12.30 – 15.00 (on-site only)
- Companies introducing their circularity activities (pitching) and calling for pilot partners
- 1to1 speed dating between participants
The session is an official World Circular Economy Forum Side Event