I am the Technical Lead of in Ramboll Circular Economy and Resource management practice currently driving and growing the team and market within Circular Economy, resource management, and life cycle assessments. My work include minimizing the carbon footprint and resource consumption of design and processes through circular solutions and decarbonization initiatives. I provide clients with early strategic advice on sustainability and circularity and conduct in-depth technical analysis of environmental impacts on materials and building design. As a sustainability manager, I set the direction for projects from early-stage planning to completion. With a diverse skill set and professional background in structural engineering, material science, renovation and cultural heritage, circular economy, and sustainability, I have a comprehensive understanding of the existing building mass and how to utilize both environmental and economic potentials through circular strategies and solutions.
Tue Oct 29
10:30 AM — 11:30 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
Resorts World Las Vegas - Level 2, Jasmine CD
Category
Sustainability
Our bet: In 2050, deconstruction rather than demolition will be the default. This session will examine deconstruction from the perspective of experts in circular economy, design and engineering, and tools needed to support it. Ramboll, Holmes, and Urban Machine will explore the trends and drivers for deconstruction and reuse, from the perspectives of policy, reporting, decarbonization, resource and real estate scarcity, and taxes. The session will introduce how the wrecking-ball approach to demolition has prohibited the circular use of materials and represents incredible value leakage, including sending valuable materials to landfills. The session will include case studies from municipalities requiring deconstruction to ambitious projects propelled by goals of embodied carbon reduction or material reuse. The panel will outline project planning, design, engineering, and detailing strategies that can be applied by the attendees. The discussion will include technologies supporting deconstruction, showcasing how technology can facilitate sustainable solutions and inspire the adoption of circular practices in the built environment, including material passports, digital twins, and Urban Machines robot.
Tue Oct 29
12:30 PM — 12:50 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
Resorts World Las Vegas - Level 2, Lily Ballroom, Area B
Ramboll is a leading global engineering consultancy with extensive experience in real estate and the circular economy. Its expertise spans across continents, combining insights from its Nordic heritage with significant operations in the Americas and beyond. This session will introduce key circularity concepts in real estate, exploring the connection to embodied carbon, and showcase how Ramboll is supporting U.S. owners and developers in integrating circularity into their portfolio-level standards.
Learn about trends and drivers across the United States and Canada, including:
• Embodied carbon and deconstruction regulations,
• Tax incentive opportunities,
• Digital material passports,
• Life-cycle assessment benchmarking, and
• Circular materials and design specifications.
Throughout the session, case studies will demonstrate the practical application of innovative approaches, illustrating how circular economy principles are reshaping the real estate industry.