Reincarnate

🧐 How are we reshaping the built environment? Social and technical means to establish circular practices or a #ReincarnationPractice. This entails maximising the cumulative benefits of a building, building product, or building material during its life, creating a transparent record of these benefits, and using this record and the high degree of reliability and trust that comes with it to ensure that a building, building product, or building material can be reused at a high quality in an afterlife. 🔎Go through our #ReincarnaTalks episodes and learn more details of our approach with the insights of the team #BehindReincarnate Dr. Christoph Völker, Klaus Luig, André van Delft, MSc, Samaneh Rezvani, Witold Olczak, João Gonçalves and Benjamín Moreno Torres ⤵ 🌐 https://lnkd.in/etf5QaSb #GreenConstruction #SmartBuilding #CircularEconomy #ConstructionSector 

🌟 #ThrowbackThursday with #ReincarnaTalks! 🌟 Today, we’re starting a series revisiting insights from our project partners who are advancing #sustainable practices in #construction. In this 1️⃣st episode, we listen to André van Delft, MSc Delft from DEMO Consultants, who talks about the urgency of reducing #materialextraction, with the world currently consuming 1.8 times our available resources. André highlighted Reincarnate’s innovative approach to collecting #buildingdata by combining old-fashioned methods with simple, innovative tools - making it accessible and effective without needing “rocket science.” 📹 Watch the episode : https://lnkd.in/dXuHiVUr ℹ️ Learn more about Reincarnate: https://lnkd.in/gd36Cbjk

🆕 Reincarnate Participated in the Networking Meeting – LIFE and the Construction and Demolition Waste The LIFE Programme Networking Meeting, held online on October 15-16, 2024, gathered various EU-funded projects, industry experts, and policymakers to exchange insights on reducing, reusing, and recycling construction and demolition waste #CDW. Reincarnate was featured on day one, where Samaneh Rezvani from DEMO Consultants presented our innovative approaches for extending the life cycle of #buildings, building components, and #constructionmaterials—covering solutions like BIM-based applications, AI-driven material optimization, and automated disassembly systems. Day 2️⃣ discussions addressed significant barriers to CDW reuse, such as technical constraints, #regulatory challenges, and the cost-effectiveness of #recycledmaterials. Proposed solutions included emerging technologies, #traceability systems, and quality certifications to support more #circular practices. ℹ️ Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dn4Tja_C

♻️Circular Technologies in Construction: Putting Science Into Standards A new report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) highlights the urgent need for #standardization to advance circular practices in the #constructionsector. With construction being a major contributor to waste and resource use, the report stresses the importance of standardization to guide the sector’s transition to a more #sustainable, circular model. Key areas identified for future standardization include: ✅ Terminology to ensure a unified understanding and consistent application of #circularprinciples ✅ Developing #metrology standards  for accurate measurement and performance characterization of #circularity ✅ Compatibility and #operability assessments to evaluate how well new circular technologies integrate into existing systems The report calls for pre-normative research to bridge gaps in these areas and develop frameworks that will support #innovation, improve #resourceefficiency, and ensure #safety in the construction industry. ℹ️ https://lnkd.in/d_MXMx66

📢 Publication Announcement: "Accelerating Circularity Systemically: Three Directions for Impactful Research" Reincarnate is pleased to announce the publication of a recent paper in npj Urban Sustainability, part of Nature Portfolio Journals. Authored by Brian van Laar, Angela Greco, Hilde Remøy, and Vincent Gruis from Delft University of Technology, the paper outlines a structured approach to integrating #circularity within urban design. The authors address the challenges of #resourcescarcity and #waste accumulation in urban systems, proposing three key research directions: ♻️ circularity across scales and time ♻️ redesigning the design process ♻️ learning from past sustainability transitions. This paper, developed in collaboration with #Reincarnate is a step toward creating actionable tools for architects, planners, and policymakers to implement circular practices in urban planning. 📜 Read the full paper: https://lnkd.in/dunN59fn

"Addressing the Environmental and Climate Footprint of Buildings": takeaways from EEA's report 🏗️ The latest report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) highlights the urgent need to address the #environmental and climate footprint of Europe’s buildings, which account for over 30% of the EU’s environmental impact, 42% of energy use, and 35% of greenhouse gas emissions. To make buildings more sustainable by 2050, the report recommends prioritizing #renovation, using low-impact materials, promoting #circularconstruction & enhancing climate resilience. It also calls for a holistic policy approach covering the entire building life cycle - from #construction to #demolition. 🎯 One key takeaway: #sustainability must go hand in hand with affordable housing. By fostering community participation and offering subsidies for renovations, we can ensure that the future of Europe’s building stock is not only #greener but also more #inclusive. At Reincarnate, we're rethinking construction and renovation through circular methods, maximizing material reuse and minimizing waste. #SustainableBuildings #CircularConstruction #ClimateResilience #AffordableHousing #GreenEnergy #EUClimateGoals 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e_GRP7eZ

Announcing HUST as Reincarnate's New Partner 🙌 We are excited to welcome Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) as a new #partner within our consortium, officially introduced at the 5th General Assembly in Belgrade on October 10-11. With HUST's inclusion, the project now comprises 1️⃣6️⃣ partners working together on this EU-funded initiative. 🎯 HUST will focus on developing robotic solutions for #waste separation, enhancing the project's efforts in #circularconstruction and sustainability, especially in managing construction and demolition waste. Based in Wuhan, China, HUST is one of the top research universities, renowned for its #engineering excellence, with a strong focus on global collaboration and cutting-edge #technologicaladvancements. We look forward to collaborating with HUST & advancing our shared goals of #sustainability and circular construction: https://lnkd.in/gd36Cbjk

We’re pleased to highlight the work done by our partner, DEMO Consultants, as part of the research carried out within Reincarnate. 👏 They have developed a pipeline that automates the extraction of #data from structured (e.g., IFC) and unstructured documents (e.g., PDFs), transforming it into a structured #knowledgegraph using advanced NLP and OCR techniques. 👁️🗨️ This system identifies key #buildingcomponents, materials, and defects, mapping their relationships to derive valuable insights. With #GraphRAG integration, users can easily interact with the data using natural language queries, making it more efficient to access crucial information. This advancement significantly enhances our ability to manage complex datasets and supports data-driven decision-making in #construction and #building management. 💪 We look forward to sharing more updates as this technology progresses!

🌍 Celebrating Circular Week 2024 ♻️ We join the pan-European initiative that shines a light on #sustainable practices in key industries, including #transport #bioeconomy and #circularconstruction. With workshops, seminars, and networking, it's the perfect platform for professionals dedicated to the #circulareconomy. Circular Construction Day (Oct 24th) -https://lnkd.in/dHZpuvGx - as part of #CircularWeek2024, will take place in Warsaw and focus on integrating circular economy principles into the #constructionsector, promoting climate-neutral practice. Experts from Germany and Poland will discuss the use of #secondarymaterials and circular procurement strategies, aligning with the EU’s Fit for 55 package and exploring practical solutions to reduce #environmentalimpact. 🔗 At Reincarnate, we align with these efforts by working on practical solutions that facilitate the reuse of construction materials and extend the lifespan of #buildingproducts. 👉 Learn more about how we support a circular construction model: https://lnkd.in/dvZVDH52

#Deconstruction is emerging as a sustainable alternative to traditional #demolition. Instead of sending materials to landfills, buildings are carefully dismantled, allowing valuable components like beams and window frames to be reused.♻️🏗️ #Materialpassports are key to this process, giving materials an identity and allowing them to be tracked and reused efficiently, preventing wasteful downcycling. Countries like France and the Netherlands, and cities such as Oakland are adopting policies to promote #deconstruction, helping reduce the construction industry’s environmental impact. ➡️ Reincarnate aligns with these global efforts, driving #circulareconomy practices in Europe to reduce #constructionwaste by 80% and cut emissions by 70%. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/guvF-5kF