Completing the circle
Planning for the future and hitting sustainability targets are essential to improve quality of life. However, the hard work begins not in 2050 but now. Saint-Gobain is taking a proactive approach to the circular economy, implementing real-world solutions today.
Saint-Gobain recycled 125 tons of glass in Greece’s Piraeus Tower to make a new façade
Setting a sustainable project pathway improves performance levels for less – and ensures that environmental and quality-of-life benefits are felt for generations. This begins with feasibility and design studies, along with responsible, resource-efficient material choices – such as Habitat 7, an 8,000 sq m office building in Gothenburg, which uses Saint-Gobain’s innovative new ORAÉ glass to reduce operational and embodied carbon.
True sustainable construction also considers the end of a building’s lifespan and resource optimisation is being priced into modern light construction projects from the planning stages. By facilitating the recovery of waste materials and establishing collection, treatment and recycling networks, Saint-Gobain is fulfilling its commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and helping the circular economy to continue rolling on.
