Volver a Blog Circular construction febrero 14, 2022 Since Ellen McArthur created the Circular Foundation, all productive sectors are working hard to create continuous and non-linear circles, closed and non-open processes. Building in the EU is currently responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 56% of pollution in our cities. But the construction sector is the user of 50% of extracted materials, 30% of water consumption and 35% of waste. On top of that, 54% of demolition materials are sent to landfill instead of being reused.