en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Government of the Balearic Islands (Gobierno de las Islas Baleares) has officially joined the European initiative "Call for Action: Circular construction for competitiveness, climate and conservation of raw materials," which aims to make circular construction a priority in the future European Circular Economy Act. This makes the Balearic Islands part of a group of European regions and cities committed to transforming construction models, enhancing competitiveness, reducing emissions, and using raw materials more efficiently.

The Balearic government stated that this decision aligns with its transition towards greater resource efficiency, resilience, and compliance with EU priorities on the circular economy, strategic autonomy, and climate neutrality. The initiative focuses on the construction sector, which has the greatest impact in terms of material consumption, waste generation, and related emissions.

The declaration, jointly signed by regional and local governments from several European countries, highlights the need for a shift in current construction models. Challenges include increasing scarcity and rising prices of raw materials, significant waste generation, and the urgent need to reduce emissions associated with construction activities.

The core idea of the initiative is to treat construction and demolition waste as a high-value resource, promoting reuse and recycling within the production cycle to reduce dependence on primary materials and utilize existing resources more effectively.

For the Government of the Balearic Islands, the archipelago's insular nature and heavy reliance on imported construction materials and natural resources make circular construction particularly strategic. Following the initiative's direction, material reuse, local resource utilization, waste recycling, and reduced raw material consumption will help enhance industry competitiveness, lower transportation costs, and promote greater strategic autonomy for the islands.

Key recommendations in the declaration include setting binding targets to reduce material and land consumption in construction activities; integrating circularity criteria into public procurement; and removing regulatory barriers that hinder the use of secondary raw materials.

The initiative also plans to develop digital markets for reused materials and promote bio-based and local materials. In the public sector, the government agrees that public administrations should gradually incorporate circular economy standards into the planning, procurement, and execution of engineering and infrastructure projects.

These standards cover building durability, material reuse, building adaptability, and waste reduction throughout the entire lifecycle. Applying these principles aims to steer public works towards construction models with lower resource consumption and greater adaptability.

By joining this initiative, the Directorate General for Circular Economy, Energy Transition, and Climate Change (Dirección General de Economía Circular, Transición Energética y Cambio Climático) of the Balearic Islands will continue to promote related initiatives and cooperation frameworks to accelerate the implementation of more sustainable construction models in the archipelago.

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