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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.

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

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

17th June 2026

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.

Design for disassembly in Estonian demonstrator

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

4th March 2026

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.

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.

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.

Euro Nigumann wins young civil engineer prize

Eero Nigumann wins Young Civil Engineer 2024 prize

27th November 2024

Eero Nigumann, project manager at Timbeco (one of Drastic’s Estonian project partners) was awarded the the Young Civil Engineer 2024 prize by the Estonian Civil Engineers Union at the Ehitus 2025+: "New or Old?" Conference on 27 November 2024.