In 2023, BeBo, in collaboration with Belok, conducted the feasibility study Energy communities for property owners - guidance and support. Within the feasibility study, a guide was developed, which is intended to serve as support for property owners who want to initiate an energy community, but can also serve as support for other actors.
LFM30 is a local initiative in Malmö to create a geographical playing field to accelerate the climate transition of the construction sector and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The Gothenburg platform for climate-neutral construction gathers the entire value chain around ten concrete commitments, which are based on the five key factors in the roadmap for a fossil-free building and construction sector.
In Gothenburg, all the city's construction departments and companies have joined forces to develop common procurement requirements to accelerate the construction sector's transition to zero-emission construction sites.
In 2023, the Resource Hub was launched in Sävsjö, bringing together regional and local actors to collaborate on local resource flows.
In the industrial and social symbiosis network in Sotenäs, materials, energy and knowledge are exchanged between several different actors based on the sea. The work is an important part of the municipality's work and brand.
In Lidköping, industrial symbiosis is being developed with a base in grain and food processing. In this bioeconomic cycle, renewable resources, renewable energy and renewable nutrients flow.
The Domsjö industrial area in Örnsköldsvik has a long history of industrial production with wood as the main raw material. The actors have a well-developed cooperation and exchanges take place in the form of energy, materials and knowledge.
In Karlstad, different parts of the paper industry are working together to recycle both materials and energy with the support of the Paper Province cluster.
In Helsingborg, industrial symbiosis began in the mid-1970s when a chemical industry began supplying the city with district heating. Among other things, this has led to the development of the Swedish Platform for Industrial and Urban Symbiosis, which is part of the Swedish Network for Industrial and Urban Symbiosis (SNIUS). Another spin-off is Vera park, which is a greenhouse for environment-related development.
In the project Resource-efficient and inclusive municipalities through symbiosis (RiK Symbios Bengtsfors), Bengtsfors municipality and Mötesplats Steneby are making a major investment in sustainable circular transition together with the local business community, Chalmers Industriteknik and Fyrbodal's municipal association.
Boverket's guide to the circular economy in the construction sector is aimed at various stakeholders such as municipalities, developers, architects and property owners, etc.
In Skellefteå, stakeholders are gathering in a circular construction network run jointly by Skellefteå Municipality, CCBuild and IVL with the aim of making reuse a natural part of the construction process.
Imagine a construction site that is almost silent, with no smell of exhaust fumes. A utopia? Well, no. Right now, a new preschool, Ottfjället, is being built in the municipality of Östersund, and they are doing it without fossil fuel emissions.
Building communities and growing cities requires large amounts of resources. How we use resources is therefore of great importance for the possibility to keep climate impact down. At Tranistion Lab Forum 11, we will focus on how we can use our resources in an efficient and sustainable way, for example, how recycling can be given more space in new construction and renovation. We will touch on topics such as innovation procurement and land allocation competitions, how it can be used to make the built environment more climate smart.
Many of the emissions we need to address come from construction, including the materials used, such as concrete. But it is possible to use other materials, the forest contributes a material that is both strong and sustainable. Sustainable construction in wood is the theme of Climate Breakfast 20, where we are hosted by Tomas Nord from RISE / Smart Housing Småland and Britt-Inger Brisádottir, development strategist, Gustaf Ulander, project manager, both from Skellefteå municipality.
