Reusing precast concrete for a circular economy
Activities
Written by Linnea Harala & Lauri Alkki The ReCreate pilot projects in Finland, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands highlight diverse approaches to implementing concrete element reuse, each influenced by unique building types, contexts and organizational structures. An initial analysis by ReCreate’s business research work package (WP7) has revealed distinct patterns in these approaches, primarily categorized […]
ReCreate representatives from Sweden, Erik Stenberg and Helena Westerlind, project coordinator from Finland, Satu Huuhka, and Eetu Lehmusvaara (TAU) are preparing to exhibit the project in the Tallin Architecture Biennale 2024. Description taken from the official website of the exhibition: “7th Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) will be titled “RESOURCES FOR A FUTURE” and curated by […]
Lina Brülls, Graduate Architect and Master’s Student in the Computer Science Program at Chalmers University of Technology The master’s thesis “Resource-Driven Design” explores how the design process can be adapted to facilitate the reuse of structural concrete elements. Research done in the thesis indicates that current design and data processes are not easily translatable to […]
Events
ReCreate representatives from Sweden, Erik Stenberg and Helena Westerlind, project coordinator from Finland, Satu Huuhka, and Eetu Lehmusvaara (TAU) are preparing to exhibit the project in the Tallin Architecture Biennale 2024. Description taken from the official website of the exhibition: “7th Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) will be titled “RESOURCES FOR A FUTURE” and curated by […]
ReCreate
Most used construction material
Bridge the knowledge gaps
Importance of ReCreate
Project goals
ReCreate aims to bridge the knowledge gaps hindering the approach from reaching maturity as a socio-technical process by using the innovative pilots to explore, develop and demonstrate various national value chains, business models, legislation obstacles (e.g. building vs. waste legislation), as well as diverse building stocks with different kind of representative construction technologies, building types and sizes, and ownership structures.
