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Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSan Francisco, USANairobi, KenyaMontréal, CanadaUtrecht, NetherlandsMedellín, ColombiaPhysical and Social Infrastructure Resilience and Wellbeing Sustainability and Circularity Montréal, CanadaBy adopting the Montréal Agenda 2030 for quality and exemplarity in design and architecture, the City of Montréal’s intentions were to position designers and architects as frontline allies in achieving the ecological transition. It is on this basis that we are now placing circularity at the heart of our efforts to improve quality in the built environment and support the Davos Baukultur Alliance. Our goal is to facilitate the emergence of businesses in circular design through a variety of municipal levers, ranging from project support to procurement processes. Together, the city and the design and architecture ecosystem can succeed in the challenge of increasing the circularity index in the construction sector. Challenge Construction in Montréal continues to generate high embodied carbon, despite progress on reducing operational emissions. Circular practice adoption are still limited across industry, policy and procurement frameworks. Opportunity Implement Montréal’s Circular Economy Roadmap 2024 –2030 to embed reuse and circularity across the entire development value chain. By applying Baukultur quality principles, the city will demonstrate how circular practices can cut carbon while strengthening cultural identity and urban character. Valérie Poulin, Director, Market Development, Economic Development Department Placing circularity at the core of urban development, embedding qualityBaukultur quality principles into design, policy and procurement to cut carbon and strengthen cultural identity. Outcomes ‒Identify and establish pilot projects that cut virgin material use and embodied carbon, with results captured in Alliance case studies. ‒Mobilise industry adoption of circular practices through resource directories, exhibitions and collaborative initiatives that drive market uptake. ‒Embed circularity and quality principles into Montréal’s procurement and regulatory systems.