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Design for reuse now: hands-on Nordic workshop in Tallinn
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.
What does it take to scale circular construction? Lessons from Drastic’s Fifth General Assembly
On 2–3 June 2026, partners from across the Drastic consortium gathered at TalTech in Tallinn, Estonia, for the project's fifth General Assembly.
The meeting brought together partners from across Europe to share progress, exchange lessons learned and explore a central challenge facing the construction sector: how can circular construction solutions become practical, scalable and economically viable?
Spanish demonstrator continues to drive circularity in construction
Drastic’s Spanish Demonstrator continues its mission to advance circular solutions for the construction sector, with a full-day event hosted at the North Campus of the School of Civil Engineering (UPC) in Barcelona, Spain on April 24.
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Updates from the CircHub Cluster
The CircHub Cluster has released a new interview video featuring Carolin Spirinckx, Project Manager at Drastic’s coordinating partner, VITO, sharing insights from the latest CircHub workshop, held in Naples on 5 March 2026.
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How can circular solutions be scaled across the built environment value chain, and how does the Drastic Project play a key role in this process?
Discover key insights from the first European Drastic webinar- ‘Circularity in the built environment: From global vision to local action’.
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Drastic Launches First Project Webinar: Circularity in the Built Environment
The Drastic project has launched its first webinar in a new series exploring circularity in the built environment. Taking place on 11 March 2026, the session will examine how global policy, national strategies and project-level innovation can work together to accelerate implementation.
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Behind the paper: non-destructive assessment of reclaimed timber elements
This paper evaluates the use of X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning and computational mechanics to assess the quality of reclaimed timber elements.
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Project partner Sorigue presents Drastic at Smart City Expo World Congress 2025
Sorigué explored how R&D&I can support the circular economy in construction at Smart City Expo World Congress 2025.
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EU Project Collaboration: CircBoost
The Drastic project is delighted to welcome a new EU project collaboration with CircBoost for 2026!
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Spanish Demonstrator begins testing of innovative circular steel and cement products
Drastic’s Spanish Demonstrator has been hard at work in recent months, using its first phase of development to test both steel and concrete products aimed at increasing circularity and reducing carbon emissions across the European built environment.
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Drastic partner, Produktif, wins two Green Solutions 2025 Awards
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.
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