CREATE
Embedding advanced urban material stock methods within governance processes to enable circular economy and cities resilience

Project Overview

Main Outcomes
Important outcomes of the project from the different Work Packages include:
WP2 identified the stakeholder needs to stimulate reuse and recycling of materials in the built environment and developed a data enrichment action plan and conceptual model to allow for the development of the CREATE tool and support governance arrangements;
WP3 defined the user stories for stakeholders that will use the CREATE tool, designed the architecture and functionalities of the tool for the needs from the Living Labs and developed the CREATE tool;
WP4 identified best practices for decision support methods with a focus on Nijmegen Living Lab and to a lesser extent the Rennes Métropole and Gothenburg Living Labs, and analyzed the governance context (policy instruments) for all the Living Labs. This knowledge was used to identify best practices, Circular Econonmy in the Built Environment (CEBE) implementation in terms of tender procedures, policy coherence and evidence-based policy making and to develop policy recommendations.
WP5 established an LCA-based impact assessment approach within co-creation process with local stakeholders based on OpenLCA model. A 4 steps method was applied in the Gothenburg, Rennes and Vienna Living Labs to assess circular economy scenarios and their impacts on material and energy saving and CO2-reduction.
WP6 conducted multiple communication and dissemination activities, in particular, participation in national and international conferences for scientists and practitioners, development of webinars to disseminate the project results and developing and teaching educational materials at Master’s level.
Work Package Structure
The CREATE project follows a set of strategic underpinnings that connect the different work packages in three dimensions:

Timeline

Funding program

Urban LivingLabs
About LivingLabs
JPI Urban Europe definition:
Key components:
There are 4 key components of a Living Lab.

Steps of LivingLabs
There are 2 phases with 6 steps respectively for a Living Lab, starting with a pre phase and following by a development phase

Case Studies
- Nijmegen in the Netherlands
- Gothenburg in Sweden
- Rennes Metropolitan area in France
- Vienna in Austria
Webinar on the CREATE Project
DTCC Milestone Project Lunch Seminars
Project results/ Deliverables
Overarching Goals
- Develop and visualize an overview of material stocks and flows that are part of the built environment,
- Provide tailored software solutions to cities that support a circular built environment, and
- Co-create governance arrangements that enable a broader participation of stakeholders, experimentation with decision-support information, and the upscaling of best practices.
Deliverables

Avaliable deliverables
- Deliverable 2.1
- Deliverable 2.2
- Deliverable 2.3
- Deliverable 3.1
- Deliverable 4.1
- Deliverable 4.2
- Deliverable 5.1
Project Team
