»We don’t have much time left« – Material cycles in the construction industry
In addition, around 250 million tons of construction waste are generated in Germany alone, which corresponds to around 60 % of the national waste volume.
But despite these devastating numbers there is little progress in politics.
Max Wörner, CEO of TRIQBRIQ, comments on this problem:
»We are running out of time and the construction sector is too slow.«
Members of the German Bundestag Christian Kühn (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and Hagen Reinhold (FDP), the spatial planner Dr. Cecilia Braun, as well as Andreas Kunsmann (COO Polycare) and Max Wörner (CEO TRIQBRIQ) were present.
Innovations fail due to approval processes
Together with our guests, we came to the conclusion that fundamental changes are necessary if the construction sector is to become climate-neutral by 2025.
Circular pilot projects such as Polycare and TRIQBRIQ are crucial to achieve such a transformation in the value chain.
But sustainable innovations often fail to gain approval. In this regard, Kunsmann and Wörner appealed for more openness in politics.
However, politics also faces challenges:
“We want to be innovative, but it doesn’t work because I can’t enforce it, neither with the customer nor with the authorities”, Hagen Reinhold (FDP) commented on the problem.
Dr. Cecilia Braun also emphasized that there are enough ideas, but that implementation is a problem.
Overall, we all agree on one thing: there must be a change.
We hope for a positive development and thank all participants!
