By Russ Freeman, PE Retired
Special to The Digest
One must wonder what a future
Circular Economy might hold and whether we really want one? Since a tipping point seems to have passed in the swing toward such an economy, we need to rather urgently consider how to proceed. Real change means, rather than fixing what is not working, we should pursue a shared vision of a future in which old problems do not persist and then work toward making that vision a reality.
In such a new world, envision: (1) Technology replacing or significantly transforming work; (2) “Work from home” transforming needs for office buildings, and parking garages while also eliminating time lost in commuting; and (3) Carbon capture and carbon repurposing technologies eliminating a need for fossil carbon.