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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?

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Speakers from the panel, held 6 May 2026 in Brussels, Belgium.

Drastic featured at EU Sustainable Construction event

On 6 May 2026, the Drastic Project participated in the Circular Construction & Materials Innovation session at the EU Sustainable Construction event in Brussels, Belgium. The discussion brought together policymakers, industry representatives, researchers and investors to explore the market conditions, policy frameworks and assessment approaches needed to support circular construction at scale across Europe.
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CircHub Cluster leads workshop on sustainable & energy-efficient building materials in Naples, Italy

On 5 March 2026, Carolin Spirinckx, Project Manager at Drastic’s coordinating partner VITO, represented the Drastic Project as part of a workshop on sustainable & energy-efficient building materials in Naples, Italy at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.
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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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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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Members of the Drastic consortium conduct the Smart City Expo 2025 roundtable.

Drastic hosts Smart City Expo 2025 circularity roundtable

At this year’s Smart City Expo, held in Barcelona, Spain, members of the Drastic consortium hosted a special roundtable panel on Wednesday 5 November, which offered the chance to explore one of the most pressing challenges—and opportunities—in the sector: how to make circular construction a reality.
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Project partners in Barcelona, Spain, for the General Assembly.

Drastic partners gathered in Barcelona for project’s General Assembly

Drastic’s fourth General Assembly, held at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, gathered the project’s consortium at a pivotal moment, as Drastic hits its two-year mark and is privy to a clearer view of the challenges ahead, via the experiences and lessons learned from two years of project proceedings.
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International events: Drastic at the World Circular Economy Forum 2024

In April, Drastic was featured as part of this year’s World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) in Brussels. The WCEF is one of the world’s leading events for circular economy thinkers, doers and leaders, showcasing the most impactful circular solutions from around the world.
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Drastic Project launch event

On Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 October 2023, the Drastic project partners gathered at VITO / Energyville, the co-ordinator of Drastic, in Genk, Belgium, to formally kick off the Drastic project.

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