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<p>The Government co-chairs the Construction Leadership Council with the construction
sector. As part of this, The Green Construction Board's focus is to advise the construction
industry on the regulatory, policy and technical framework required to deliver a zero
carbon, zero waste built environment.</p><p><br> Government has supported the Green
Construction Board to produce a Routemap to Zero Avoidable Waste, published in July
2021, and will continue to promote the adoption of resource efficient practices across
the sector through close collaboration with the Green Construction Board, and wider
industry engagement.</p><p><br> As well as the Green Construction Board, the Construction
Leadership Council has developed Construct Zero, a framework to set priorities and
provide the Construction Leadership Council with a sector level dashboard on progress
towards Net Zero.</p><p><br> Government is also supporting the National Interdisciplinary
Circular Economy Research programme (NICER), set up under the Strategic Priorities
Fund, which was developed to match academic research to government strategic need.</p><p><br>
With the support of Defra, a total of £30 million for research funding has now been
allocated for NICER to establish five circular economy research centres, including
one responsible for mineral-based construction materials. The construction materials
centre will, amongst other deliverables, focus on innovation to reduce the use and
impacts of virgin materials.</p>
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