Reusing precast concrete for a circular economy
Activities
Introduction to the report: Legal and technical requirements in reusing precast concrete of the ReCreate project. The full report is available here. Paul Jonker-Hoffrén, Tampere University The ReCreate report, Legal and technical requirements in reusing precast concrete, provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal and technical requirements for reusing precast concrete elements in four European countries: […]
Wednesday, May 21st, Thijs Lambrechts presented the ReCreate project at the Circular Wallonia days in Mons, Belgium. 200+ European experts and professionals from the Mineral Industry are gathering, exchanging on the most inspiring innovations and projects. After the presentation, a panel discussion followed where ReCreate and other EU projects gave their input into queries from […]
Introduction to the report: Guide to Coalition Building for Circular Construction of the ReCreate project. The full report is available here. Paul Jonker-Hoffrén, Tampere University Circular construction projects involve many actors, similarly to linear construction projects. At present, when construction consortiums are still finding optimal solutions to organizing a circular project, significant effort is needed […]
Events
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 […]
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.
