Save the Date: Circular Construction Hubs Kick Off
On 23 May and 6 June RECONSTRUCT's Circular Construction Hubs will be launched in Barcelona and Brussels with workshops and presentations open to all players in the construction value chain.
As part of the RECONSTRUCT Horizon Europe project, two Circular Territorial Hubs have been set up in Barcelona and Brussels. These regional networks aim to involve all stakeholders of the local construction value chain, to generate and explore multiple opportunities for cross-sectoral industrial symbiosis. The first physical meeting of the Spanish and Belgian Circular Construction Hubs will take place in Barcelona on 23 May and in Brussels on 6 June.
The Spanish Hub: Digitisation and impact assessment
The Spanish hub will kick off on 23 May at the IteC premises. After an overview of the Hub's objectives, the focus will be on workflows and digital tools developed as part of RECONSTRUCT, paying special attention to building materials passports. Participants will then have the opportunity to interact and share their own perspectives and expertise in the dedicated workshops. The first one will address the circularity impact of buildings, exploring which indicators are most useful for each type of stakeholder and the challenges in evaluating them. During the second one, participants, divided in two working groups (Circular Concrete & Construction and Demolition Waste and Digitisation & Impact Assessments) will create the Dynamic Learning Agenda for the Hub. The event will be held in Spanish.
Event details:
- When: 23 May, 10:00-13.40
- Where: ITeC offices (Carrer Wellington 19, ES08018, Barcelona)
- Key themes and objectives: Digitisation, circularity impact assessment; dynamic learning agenda
RECONSTRUCT HUB sets a vibrant community where experts, innovators, and local stakeholders can share knowledge, collaborate, and inspire one another to make circular, low-carbon construction a reality that can be replicated and scaled across Europe and beyond
Pilar Megías, INCASOL, Internationalisation Officer
The Belgian Hub: Digital needs and challenges
The launch of the Belgian hub will take place on 6 June at the Embuild premises as part of EU Green Week 2025. The event will showcase a range of digital tools designed to support building professionals on their journey towards a more circular economy. Initially, the focus will be on the role of data and digital tools in the European net-zero building agenda, with a presentation on the data, formats and workflows that have been developed. The state of the art in digital passports and 6D-BIM models will then be briefly discussed, followed by a presentation on the various digital transformation journeys in the construction sector. Importantly, participants will have the opportunity to interact and share their own perspectives and expertise during two workshops. Firstly, they will be invited to share their organisation's digital needs and challenges. Then, in a second dedicated workshop, they will explore how the RECONSTRUCT tools can add value to their daily practice. The event will be held in English.
Event details:
- When: 6 June, 09:00-13.30
- Where: Embuild, Kunstlaan 20, B-1000 Brussel
- Key themes and objectives: digital tools in construction; circularity; digital needs and challenges
Only by pinpointing each stakeholder's digital hurdles can we forge the tools that will power a truly circular construction sector.
Ilse Van den Borre, Marketing and Communication Manager, Green Energy Park
RECONSTRUCT is an EU co-funded Horizon project running from June 2023 to May 2027. It involves 14 partners from 5 EU countries and the UK. RECONSTRUCT demo buildings aim to employ 50% virgin content; 80% reusable/recyclable content; nearly 100% locally available content; 0% construction and demolition waste to landfill, and a better material-to-surface ratio than conventional buildings.
Contacts:
Project coordinator:
Jose Lucas, Institut de Tecnologia de la Construcció de Catalunya, jlucas@itec.ca
Communication Manager:
Chiara Locuratolo, Fondazione ICONS, chiara.locuratolo@icons.it
Hubs coordinator:
Laura Reus, Societat Orgánica SO, lreus@societatorganica.com
Project website: https://reconstruct-project.eu/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reconstruct-eu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Reconstruct-EU-project/61566865884655/
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