A circular construction hub has opened in Newham, which has been described as a UK first.
The hub is is being delivered in collaboration with charity Tipping Point East and Newham Council, plus it is supported by the Mayor of London and Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE.
It will support the sustainable delivery of thousands of new homes in the Royal Docks by promoting innovative construction techniques that accelerate the transition to low carbon construction. This includes the Lendlease-led Silvertown development, supported by the Crown Estate and Newham Council, now approved for 7,000 new homes, with a target of at least 30% delivered as affordable housing.
By enabling large scale material reuse and capturing resources from construction and demolition that typically go to waste, the hub will help significantly reduce the embodied carbon in new developments and is estimated to divert at least 950 tonnes of materials from landfill over 5 years.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “I am delighted to see the launch of the UK’s first circular construction hub in the Royal Docks, which will help support our ambition to make the capital a zero carbon city by 2030.
“London is leading the way in the green transition of the construction sector and that this new hub is part of a wider plan to create a Circular Economy Village in the area – with the hub set to become the largest in Europe when fully activated.
“We are not only cutting carbon emissions, but are also creating new jobs and homes for Londoners as we build a greener and fairer city for everyone.”
George Massoud, Trustee at Tipping Point East and Founding Director of Material Cultures, said: “Tipping Point East will be a radical new Climate Futures centre and crucial piece of infrastructure for the circular economy in London, accelerating the transition towards net-zero and developing the construction sector’s Green Skill capacity.
“By embedding circular economy processes directly into London’s material flows, TPE will practically demonstrate how we move towards a just transition.”
