Author Archives: Circular Ecology

IEA EBC Annex 80 Promotes Resilient Cooling in Buildings

Professor Behzad Sodagar, a Principal Sustainability Consultant at Circular Ecology, is a participant of the International Energy Agency Energy in Buildings and Communities (IEA EBC) Annex 80: Resilient Cooling of Buildings. The Annex seeks to “support a rapid transition to an environment where resilient low energy and low carbon cooling systems are the mainstream and […]

Circular Ecology Welcomes Behzad Sodagar

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Circular Ecology are delighted to welcome Professor Behzad Sodagar to Circular Ecology. Behzad joins us as a Principal Sustainability Consultant. Prior to this, he was professor of Sustainable Architecture at University of Lincoln. He has over 30 years’ experience as a practitioner, researcher and educator in the built environment.  He has qualifications in Architectural Engineering […]

The Carbon Emissions of Staying in a Hotel

Have you ever wondered what the carbon emissions of staying in a hotel might be? In this article we’ll look at the differing impacts across multiple countries and continents. Every year, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) release its Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors. This comprehensive database of factors is widely used […]

How Does Watching the World Cup at Home Compare to Travelling to the Games?

world cup travel carbon emissions

As the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup continues in Qatar, more focus is being given to the carbon impact of this event. With a cumulative attendance of over 2.45 million people for the first 48 matches alone, the impact of fans travelling from all over the world to Qatar for the event is […]

Circular Ecology Have Planted 250,000 Trees

A planter for Eden Reforestation Projects holds the mangrove seeds that will be planted

Circular Ecology have now planted 250,000 trees! Back in January, we shared the news that we had reached a milestone of 100,000 trees planted. Circular Ecology can proudly to announce that we have achieved our next goal of planting 250,000 trees. We have embedded tree planting into the core of our company activities. We plant […]

We Are Hiring – Junior Sustainability Analyst

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Join Circular Ecology. An opportunity is available at Junior level for an enthusiastic and dedicated sustainability professional. Working across multiple projects, predominantly assessing the embodied carbon of buildings and products.   You will have opportunities to work with progressive clients, helping them achieve measurable sustainability benefits.   We are looking for a candidate with good […]

We Are Hiring – Sustainability Consultant

Circular Ecology

Join Circular Ecology. An opportunity is available for an enthusiastic and dedicated sustainability professional. Working across multiple projects, predominantly assessing carbon footprints and LCA impacts of products and organisations, and the embodied carbon of buildings.   You will have opportunities to work with progressive clients, helping them achieve measurable sustainability benefits.   We are looking […]

We’re Planting 1,000 Trees for Every New Training Course Subscriber

We have hit an incredible milestone of planting 100,000 trees! We are passionate about tree planting. In fact, Circular Ecology have embedded tree planting into the core of our activities. We plant trees for every project completed, including our consultancy projects. In a previous article, we talked about the benefits of the work our partner Eden […]

Circular Ecology have planted 100,000 Trees

Circular Ecology are delighted to have now planted 100,000 trees! We are passionate about tree planting. In fact, Circular Ecology have embedded tree planting into the core of our activities. We plant trees for every project completed, including our consultancy projects. Our trees have been planted by Eden Reforestation Projects.  Eden aims to reduce extreme poverty and […]

COP26 House – An Embodied Carbon Exemplar

Inside of the COP26 House

From its inception, a key aim of the COP26 House project from Beyond Zero Homes, was to minimise embodied carbon emissions. Most embodied carbon emissions come from the supply chain of construction products – the extraction of raw materials, processing, transporting and manufacturing. Further embodied carbon emissions come from transporting products to site, installation, repair […]