JLL’s new HQ at 1 Broadgate began with an ambition to radically reduce both embodied and operational carbon, while embedding circularity at the core of a major workplace project. From the outset, the team set out to push whole life thinking across procurement, urban mining, circular design, material passporting, and future reuse potential.
Applying circular principles at scale revealed the scale of the challenge to make circularity the norm in the property sector including misaligned incentives, fragmented data, and complex delivery challenges. 1 Broadgate has been treated as a live testing ground to pioneer new approaches, set benchmarks, and build long-term resilience. This session offers a practical and candid reflection from the occupier client and consultant team: what’s working, what hasn’t, and where the biggest opportunities lie for others.