Construction & demolition
Circular economy in construction
| Construction and demolition waste is by far the biggest waste stream within the EU - depending on calculations it is at somewhere around 50 per cent of all waste produced. On the other hand, a lot of the material is not recycled properly.
More circularity in buildings sector can cut GHG emissions
| Improving efficiency and reuse of materials to construct houses and other buildings can open significant new opportunities to further reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing.
More than 50% of the European demolition projects rescheduled
| The European Demolition Association, EDA, has prepared a specific report to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 on the European demolition companies.
Construction industry progress towards sustainability with renewable materials
| Today, buildings are held responsible for a large proportion of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Best Practices for Construction Waste Management
| Construction waste makes up one-third of the total refuse nationwide in the US. Such a statistic makes it clear it is important to make better use of debris and existing building materials to make substantial changes.
Sorting of construction and demolition waste with AI
| Industrial imaging specialist EVK and OP Teknik, specialized automation and robotics, have joined forces to developed a stand-alone solution for sorting of construction and demolition waste.
Construction sector needs to improve circular practices
| Construction and demolition waste makes up just over one third of total waste generation in the EU.
Seven European cities pilot solutions to be more circular
| Høje-Taastrup and Roskilde (Denmark), Mikkeli (Finland), Apeldoorn (the Netherlands), Bodø (Norway), Porto (Portugal) and Seville (Spain) are the seven European cities that will pilot a series of demonstration actions on construction and demolition waste (CDW) and organic waste (OW) with the aim of achieving material circularity.
How is the construction sector combatting their waste?
| As the effects on the world become too great to deny, we’re seeing more and more focus turning towards the level of waste produced globally. A widespread understanding that this isn’t sustainable has lead to various sectors looking for ways to address their own waste issues.
Euroslag calls for fair treatment of ferrous slags
| The message of the 10th Euroslag conference from 8th to 11th October 2019 in Thessaloniki was clear: the increased use of building materials and fertilisers produced from ferrous slags would further promote the circular economy and conserve more natural resources.
New edition of European Demolition Industry Report
| The European Demolition Association presents the last edition of its annual report about the demolition industry.
C&D processing line operational at Zanker Recycling
| A new advanced waste sorting facility, equipped with four ZenRobotics Heavy Picker robot arms, is now operational at Zanker Recycling in San Jose, California, US.
Liebherr L 586 XPower wheel loaders for Dowideit Recycling GmbH
| A Liebherr L 586 XPower wheel loader was recently put into operation at the Dowideit Recycling GmbH machine park in Wustermark.
Strabag: Digitalisation at board level
| Klemens Haselsteiner will be new member of Strabag's Management Board from 1 January 2020. Then, “Digitalisation, Enterprise Development and Innovation” will be at board level. The Size of Management Board is thus increased from five to six people.
