At RMIT, capability mapping is an essential process that involves systematically identifying and evaluating the skills, knowledge, and resources within our institution, allowing us to strategically align our capabilities with our long-term goals and objectives.
By deepening our understanding of our existing capabilities, we foster transdisciplinary collaboration. This leads to more efficient use of resources, driving greater value and impact both within the university and beyond.
Circular Economy
RMIT excels in circular economy capabilities, integrating design, science, engineering, policy, across different sectors such as construction to promote sustainability outcomes. Our design approach focuses on a no-waste approach, promoting longevity, modularity and repairability ensuring products stay in use longer and components can be upcycled. Through scientific innovation and engineering, we redesign by-products to be repurposed/refurbished across various industries, underpinned by enabling strategies such as redesign that are more desirable from a circularity perspective. Effective policy and governance arrangements are crucial for embracing circularity in all sectors. For example, in construction, we apply circular principles to maximise resource efficiency, support material use over multiple life cycles and promote space sharing. We view waste as a resource and an opportunity, going beyond recycling to maintain or upcycle value, and ultimately minimise the use of virgin resources.
