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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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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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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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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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Behind the paper: non-destructive assessment of reclaimed timber elements

This paper evaluates the use of X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning and computational mechanics to assess the quality of reclaimed timber elements.
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Reintroducing Drastic’s French Demonstrator

It’s been some time since we last heard from Drastic’s French contingent, but fear not, this Demonstrator has been busy working away behind the scenes with some exciting updates to be shared in the coming months! 
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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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Spanish Demonstrator begins testing of innovative circular steel and cement products

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.
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Drastic partner, Produktif, wins two Green Solutions 2025 Awards

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.
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