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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.

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.

EU Project Collaboration: CircBoost

22nd January 2026

The Drastic project is delighted to welcome a new EU project collaboration with CircBoost for 2026!

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.