Alberto Garcia-Blanco

Head of Sustainability for Spain | Saint-Gobain Madrid, Spain
Alberto Garcia-Blanco

Biography

Head of Sustainability for the Saint-Gobain Group in Spain and Circular Economy Manager for Gypsum and Insulation. He began his professional career as Operations Manager at various Group factories and has served as International Specification Manager for Industrial Insulation and as a member of the Technical Committee of the European Industrial Insulation Foundation (EiiF). Currently, in addition to his duties within the Saint-Gobain Group, he chairs the Sustainable Development Committee of the Franco-Spanish Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Circular Economy Committee of EuroGypsum.

Sessions

09:45h
Thematic Roundtable | TOMORROW.BUILDING

Circularity in Construction: Who’s in, What’s Needed?

Alberto Garcia-Blanco
Alberto Garcia-Blanco Saint-Gobain Head of Sustainability for Spain Speaker
Ignasi Cubiñá
Ignasi Cubiñá Grupo Construcía Co-founder at Eco Intelligent Growth, Board Member Speaker
Joana Gonçalves
Joana Gonçalves VITO R&D Circularity in the Built Environment Speaker
Laura Pallares
Laura Pallares World Green Building Council Head of Europe Moderator
Véronique Vasseur
Véronique Vasseur Maastricht Sustainability Institute Assistant professor Speaker

#Built Environment, #Construction Technologies, #Decarbonised Buildings, #Financing Tools

2025-11-05 09:45 2025-11-05 10:30 Europe/Madrid Circularity in Construction: Who’s in, What’s Needed?

This dynamic panel explores how governance and financial levers can accelerate the shift to a circular built environment. Drawing on insights from across the construction value chain, it will highlight strategies like waste prevention and secondary material markets, and examine how EU policies such as Construction Products Regulation and Green Public Procurement along with skills and capacity-building, can drive systemic change.

Stage: Infrastructure & Building
Wed 5 09:45h - 10:30h Stage: Infrastructure & Building All Passes
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