ERC-TECH know-how meets the requirement for circular economy in the construction industry, because it poses no environmental or economic burdens, but instead is an opportunity and resource which turns reuse into profit for companies, municipalities, regions and planetary society as a whole, while fully complying with requirements for sustainability in the construction industry with a great environmental benefit.
Instead of mining mineral resources and expanding landfills, ERC-TECH concept of circular economy promotes prevention of waste generation, reuse of products, recycling them and turning them into values. In the ERC-TECH technological design, they are products for all types of construction work.
ERC-TECH benefits
New economic opportunities for construction business in the EU and the world
Annual global production of construction and demolition waste is 6.990 bln. tonnes worth approx. 175 bln. USD
Annual global
production of C&DW
production of C&DW
~ 6,990 bln
t/year
t/year
Annual global production of C&DW is 6.990 bln. tonnes worth ~ 175 bln. USD
Annual global production
of inert C&DW
of inert C&DW
~ 2,796 bln
t/year
t/year
Annual global production of inert C&DW is 2.796 bln. tonnes, which is approx. 40% of the total global production of C&DW
Unused quantity
of inert C&DW
of inert C&DW
~ 2,376 bln
t/year
t/year
Unused quantity of inert C&DW is 2. 376 bln. tonnes, which is approx. 90% of the total global production of inert C&DW
| Continent – Country | Total C&DW production (t) | Total inert C&DW (t) | * Reuse after recycling ~ (t) | Landfilling of inert C&DW / unused after recycling (t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US + Canada | 550 000 000 | 220 000 000 | 33 000 000 | 187 000 000 |
| EU 28 countries | 870 000 000 | 348 000 000 | 52 200 000 | 295 800 000 |
| EU rest | 120 000 000 | 48 000 000 | 7 200 000 | 40 800 000 |
| Middle America + Caribien | 190 000 000 | 76 000 000 | 11 400 000 | 64 600 000 |
| South America | 650 000 000 | 260 000 000 | 39 000 000 | 221 000 000 |
| Gulf area | 300 000 000 | 120 000 000 | 18 000 000 | 102 000 000 |
| Japan | 80 000 000 | 32 000 000 | 4 800 000 | 27 200 000 |
| China | 2 000 000 000 | 800 000 000 | 120 000 000 | 680 000 000 |
| India | 1 200 000 000 | 480 000 000 | 72 000 000 | 408 000 000 |
| Africa | 180 000 000 | 72 000 000 | 10 800 000 | 61 200 000 |
| Australia | 20 000 000 | 8 000 000 | 1 200 000 | 6 800 000 |
| Russia | 280 000 000 | 112 000 000 | 16 800 000 | 95 200 000 |
| Countries of former Russia | 00 000 000 | 40 000 000 | 6 000 000 | 34 000 000 |
| Asia rest complet | 450 000 000 | 180 000 000 | 27 000 000 | 153 000 000 |
| World total | 6 990 000 000 | 2 796 000 000 | 419 400 000 | 2 376 600 000 |
* Reuse after recycling: reuse for construction products
PRODUCTION:
Production of ercconcrete® using recycled materials may be up to 1.397 bln. m3 a year
ERC-TECH know-how using recycled materials for excavated aggregate for production of ercconcrete® may be up to 2.140 bln. t/year
SAVING:
Cement saving (avg. 80 kg/m³) may be up to 112,000 bln. t/year
Saving for 1 m³ of concrete made may be 7.5 – 15 USD
Saving for 1 m³ of concrete made may be 7.5 – 15 USD
INCREASE:
Increase in construction production by up to 9.9%
Increase in cement sale capacity by up to 2.66%
Global summary of ERC-TECH know-how:
The benefit of ERC-TECH know-how worldwide
Use of material resource
Total savings during concrete production
(at 1.397 billion m3/year)
(at 1.397 billion m3/year)
Increase in cement sales
When using up to 100% of inert and mineral waste in the housing 2,376 bil. tonnes / year
LCA
LCA (Life Cyclus Assesment)
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) is a compilation of assessment of inputs, outputs and product system in terms of possible environmental impact during its life cycle.
Products made according to the ERC-TECH know-how are less energy and money-demanding in their processing and production than products made from traditional materials.
Products made according to the ERC-TECH know-how are again fully recyclable after the end of their life cycle, and usable with very high benefits in terms of the life cycle.
Products made according to the ERC-TECH know-how ensure continuous product life cycle in terms of environmental impacts based on the “circular economy” trend and their applications achieve the highest LEED and BREAM levels of the Green Building Council.
LCT (Life Cycle Thinking) is about overcoming the traditional focus on products and production processes so that they involve environmental, social and economic impacts of products on the entire life cycle.
By means of LCA, ERC-TECH has tested the impacts of its circular business models and can confirm their assumptions with a feedback for improvement. In addition, we can define goals and indicators that would measure and support circular economy over time.
ERC-TECH has assessed the impacts of circular economy as part of its LCA approach – the life cycle values, and they are highly beneficial. LCA by ERC-TECH may boost further development and designs of circular economy.