Reusing precast concrete for a circular economy

Authors: Aapo Räsänen and Jukka Lahdensivu, Tampere University  Introduction to the reports: Procedure for quality management of reclaimed concrete elements, Properties and quality of precast concrete elements deconstructed in ReCreate’s pilots and Quality management best practices in reuse of precast concrete elements of the ReCreate project. The full reports are available on the website.   The ReCreate report Procedure for quality management of reclaimed concrete elements presents the six stages process for safe […]

Author: Jakob Fischer The crane-assisted, element-oriented dismantling of buildings is far more than just the controlled demolition of structures; it also involves planning new buildings using the dismantled and recovered concrete elements. Particularly in the context of the ReCreate project, it becomes clear that well-planned dismantling processes are a key prerequisite for the reuse of […]

Author: Satu Huuhka, Tampere University  ReCreate’s Finnish cluster announces the completion of its third mini-pilot! You can read about the first one here and the second one here.  The third Finnish mini-pilot was built during autumn-winter 2025, with the last reused elements installed in December. Like the first mini-pilot, this building is also a block of flats. It was built by Skanska in the new Tampere district Hiedanranta, with the housing provider ‘TA’ as the client. It involves 55 reused elements originating from the project’s […]

16-18 September 2025 Tampere Hall congress centre Tampere, Finland (street address Yliopistonkatu 55) About the conference The 2nd International Conference on Circularity in the Built Environment (CiBEn) brings together pioneering researchers from all over Europe and beyond to share knowledge on the state-of-the-art on circular construction. Organised in collaboration between Tampere University (Finland), TU Delft […]