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Members of the co-creation workshop gathered together.

Design for reuse now: hands-on Nordic workshop in Tallinn

24th June 2026

On 4 June 2026, partners from Drastic’s Nordic Demonstrator gathered at TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology in Tallinn, Estonia, for a project co-creation workshop focused on accelerating the transition towards circular and adaptable building systems.

Demounting the barn in 2022, provided by Omtre

Behind the paper: non-destructive assessment of reclaimed timber elements

11th February 2026

This paper evaluates the use of X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning and computational mechanics to assess the quality of reclaimed timber elements.

Attendees at the Building Circular Futures event in Cape Town, South Africa.

Drastic Newsletter December 2025

3rd December 2025

Welcome to the winter 2025 edition of the Drastic project newsletter.

Ice block being installed into the passive house for testing as a part of the Drastic Ice Box Challenge in Oslo, Norway in May 2024.

Drastic partner, Produktif, wins two Green Solutions 2025 Awards

2nd December 2025

Drastic is delighted to announce that project partner, Produktif, has received not one, but two Green Solutions 2025 Awards from Construction-21 International for their work on the design and submission of a winning Passive House construction to the Ice Box Challenge Oslo in the summer of 2024.

Drastic Partner joins COP30 delegates for International Green Solutions Award nomination

10th November 2025

Drastic partner Produktif joins around 60 hopeful entrants to the prestigious international round of Construction 21’s Green Solutions Awards 2024-2025, which will be announced on 12 November 2025 at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Drastic Newsletter July 2025

8th July 2025

Welcome to the summer 2025 edition of the Drastic project newsletter. 

Project stakeholders gathered at the General Assembly in Merdingen, Germany.

Drastic Newsletter December 2024

18th December 2024

Welcome to the winter 2024 edition of the Drastic project newsletter. Drastic is a pioneering four-year collaborative project, launched in October 2023 and co-funded by the European Union (EU) via the Built4People Partnership.

Drastic Newsletter June 2024

11th June 2024

Welcome to the spring 2024 edition of the Drastic project newsletter, a space for project news and progress updates.