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Don’t miss your chance to join Drastic’s German Demonstrator webinar!

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).

Delivered by its German Demonstrator partner, St Gobain Germany, and in collaboration with C33, the webinar will look to examine the innovations that are already possible today, as well as the challenges that still need to be addressed across the value chain.

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Drastic project grows Norwegian circularity with reused wood

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French Demonstrator update: Insights from recent webinar on circular office installations

On 10 June 2026, partners Drastic's French Demonstrator came together to share insights and practical experiences on the reuse of removable partitions and ceiling tiles within renovation projects.
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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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French Demonstrator gives office partitions a new lease of life

The Drastic project is excited to announce the latest phase of activity from its French Demonstrator: a circular office partition installation at project partner Clipper Coramine’s headquarters in Senlis, France.
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Register now for French Demonstrator’s circular office renovation webinar

Registrations are now open for the upcoming Drastic project’s French Demonstrator’s webinar on 10 June 2026, exploring how circular solutions can support office renovation projects through material reuse and whole life carbon reduction.
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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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Updates from the CircHub Cluster

The CircHub Cluster has released a new interview video featuring Carolin Spirinckx, Project Manager at Drastic’s coordinating partner, VITO, sharing insights from the latest CircHub workshop, held in Naples on 5 March 2026.
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French Demonstrator ceiling tiles installation team.

Drastic wins with ceiling tiles

The Drastic project is excited to announce the latest phase of activity from its French Demonstrator: a re-used ceiling tiles installation in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
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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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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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