Reusing precast concrete for a circular economy
Activities
ReCreate representatives from Sweden, Erik Stenberg and Helena Westerlind, and project coordinator from Finland, Satu Huuhka, 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 Anhelina L. Starkova, […]
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 […]
In this interview, we speak with Kjartan Gudmundsson, an associate professor and leader of WP3 in the ReCreate project, focusing on digital supply chain management and information sharing. WP3 is dedicated to advancing the project’s digital infrastructure, including creating digital models of individual concrete elements. Our discussion will explore how these innovations streamline supply chain […]
ReCreate
Most used construction material
Bridge the knowledge gaps
Importance of ReCreate
Project goals
The aim of this project is to improve the technical and economic viability of deconstruction of precast concrete structures that have not been designed for deconstruction. The main objective is to pilot deconstruction and reuse towards maturity as a socio-technical system. The project develops the transition towards circular construction by investigating the systemic changes needed in the whole ecosystems of construction and demolition.
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.
