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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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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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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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How can circular solutions be scaled across the built environment value chain, and how does the Drastic Project play a key role in this process?

Discover key insights from the first European Drastic webinar- ‘Circularity in the built environment: From global vision to local action’.
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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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Drastic Launches First Project Webinar: Circularity in the Built Environment

The Drastic project has launched its first webinar in a new series exploring circularity in the built environment. Taking place on 11 March 2026, the session will examine how global policy, national strategies and project-level innovation can work together to accelerate implementation.
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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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EU Project Collaboration: CircBoost

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