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Presentation at Intercluster

Drastic presented at the Intercluster Conference Sustainable Construction in Barcelona

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.
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A circular construction facility built with reused wood in Norway.

Drastic project grows Norwegian circularity with reused wood

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Attendees witness local building renovation works as part of the Estonian training series.

Drastic newsletter July 2026

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.
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Group of people standing in front of a European building being renovated.

Three months of learning, innovation, and collaboration in industrial renovation

Three months of learning and collaboration

Last week, Drastic’s Estonian Demonstrator successfully concluded a comprehensive three-month training series dedicated to industrial renovation, hosted by project partners, TalTech and Timbeco.

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Group photo from the Spanish Demonstrator's seminar and co-creation workshop, held on 24 April 2026, In Barcelona, Spain.

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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Design for disassembly in Estonian demonstrator

Demonstrators in action: Estonian demonstrator validates design for disassembly in timber renovation systems

Drastic’s Estonian Demonstrator has reached a significant technical milestone with the successful completion of the full assembly and disassembly cycle of prefabricated timber-framed insulation panels developed for building renovation in Estonia.
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Demounting the barn in 2022, provided by Omtre

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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Panel discussion at Smart City Expos

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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Testing processes by the Drastic Spanish Demonstrator

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

Drastic Newsletter December 2025

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

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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