On 1 July, the Drastic project was represented at the Intercluster Conference Sustainable Construction in Barcelona, jointly organised by the Clúster de l'Energia Eficient de Catalunya and the Clúster de Materials Avançats de Catalunya, with the involvement of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

The Drastic project is delighted to announce an upcoming webinar on 16 September 2026, focusing on the future of circular façades and External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS).

Welcome to the summer 2026 edition of the Drastic project newsletter. It’s been an exciting time of growth and development for Drastic, as it progresses through its penultimate year, continuing to propel varied and innovative solutions to reduce whole life carbon and the climate impact of European 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.

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

Sorigué explored how R&D&I can support the circular economy in construction at Smart City Expo World Congress 2025.

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.

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

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.