For Dutch-speaking audience
As part of the ongoing discussion on circular construction and the reuse of concrete, the ReCreate project highlights two podcast episodes from the Dutch series In groen beton gegoten. These episodes bring together architects, engineers, researchers and industry experts to reflect on how adaptive design, reuse, and chain collaboration can help extend the life of concrete structures and reduce the need for demolition and new construction.
In one episode, architect Bart van Kampen (De Zwarte Hond) and engineer Pim Peters (IMd Raadgevende Ingenieurs) argue that the sustainability of concrete lies in adaptive building and reuse rather than demolition and new construction. By designing buildings to be flexible and by giving existing concrete structures a second life, the value of concrete can be preserved for generations. They emphasize that circular construction is not only a technical challenge, but above all a system change in mindset, calculation methods, and regulations.
Another episode focuses on the question of how to truly close the concrete chain. Experts Simon Wijte (Hageman / TU Eindhoven) and Jan-Pedro Vis (Renewi) discuss different forms of circular concrete, ranging from re-use of entire structures to concrete-to-concrete recycling and the use of residual materials. The discussion highlights that circular concrete starts with careful, selective demolition and depends on strong collaboration across the value chain, clear choices by clients, and new systems to make reusable concrete elements accessible and traceable.
