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A circular construction facility built with reused wood in Norway.

Drastic project grows Norwegian circularity with reused wood

4th August 2026

The Drastic project has inched one step closer to realising the European Union’s collective goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, via the latest circular building installation development from its Norwegian Demonstrator in Krøderen, Norway.

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 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

24th April 2026

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.

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.

Project partner Sorigue presents Drastic at Smart City Expo World Congress 2025

28th January 2026

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

Testing processes by the Drastic Spanish Demonstrator

Spanish Demonstrator begins testing of innovative circular steel and cement products

17th December 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.

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.