New life for steel structural components from old buildings
The joint European project PROGRESS, which is being led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, is developing new utilizations models based on the circular economy. The aim is to increase the recovery and reuse of steel components from demolished buildings, which can be used in the new construction projects. The EU is contributing EUR 1 million in funding to the project. The construction and demolition sector creates Europe’s largest waste flow and new measures are needed to increase the reuse and recovery of wastes. In order to achieve this, it will be increasingly important to
