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Design for reuse now: hands-on Nordic workshop in Tallinn
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.
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.
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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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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Drastic Partner joins COP30 delegates for International Green Solutions Award nomination
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.
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Eero Nigumann wins Young Civil Engineer 2024 prize
Eero Nigumann, project manager at Timbeco (one of Drastic’s Estonian project partners) was awarded the the Young Civil Engineer 2024 prize by the Estonian Civil Engineers Union at the Ehitus 2025+: "New or Old?" Conference on 27 November 2024.
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