Evaluation of current practices and policies in CDW management in EU countries, the UK and China. New technologies and automated solutions

This evaluation will include the results from subtasks T1.1 and T1.2. The purpose is to perform an assessment in the EU (with specific analyses over a number of EU countries), as well as the UK and China, regarding the following aspects:- Current targets, policies, legislation, standards and certification systems applicable to circular economy in the construction industry, implementation and future trends;- Current waste production in construction and markets of secondary products for construction materials;- Current best practices in the construction sector for waste management;- Identification of barriers, risks and drivers;The purpose of this initial evaluation is to set benchmarks for comparison and allow assessment of impact of this project. Additionally, other industrial sectors will be explored to identify potential technologies, automated and robotic solutions that could be applicable for raising efficiency in CDW management and treatment in different lifecycle stages of a built structure, their readiness for validation, implementation and exploitation.The methods used will be based on:- secondary research, with data and information gathering for synthesis and analysis;- surveys and interviews to different stakeholders involved in CDW management, making statistical analysis of results;- comparison to key performance indices (including economic, social and economic metrics);The results will feed WP2, WP3, WP4, WP5 and WP6.