Organised within the ReBuilt project, the conference brought together participants from eleven countries to assess existing practices, discuss common barriers, and explore opportunities for advancing circular and digital construction across the region. Through presentations, workshops, pitching sessions, and site visits, the event strengthened collaboration between industry, research organisations, academic institutions, and public stakeholders.
The conference contributed to a stronger collective understanding of key priorities for circular construction, including resource efficiency, reuse of secondary raw materials, digitalisation, waste reduction, and improved resilience in the built environment.
A site visit to the Reuse Centre in Maribor/Dogoše provided participants with practical insight into circular construction solutions, demonstrating how reuse, material recovery, and sustainable infrastructure approaches can be implemented in practice.
Key recommendations highlighted during the conference included:
- Strengthening mechanisms for knowledge exchange, skills development, and cross-border cooperation to support the wider adoption of circular and digital construction practices
- Improving collaboration between governments, industry, and research institutions to support stronger legislative frameworks, policy alignment, and implementation of circular construction strategies
- Promoting the integration of digital technologies and innovative tools across the construction value chain to improve transparency, efficiency, and resilience
- Supporting practical demonstrations, pilot activities, and good practice exchange to accelerate innovation and market uptake of circular construction solutions
- Enhancing awareness of resource efficiency, reuse, and sustainable material management in the built environment
As part of the ReBuilt legacy, these recommendations contributed to a stronger foundation for long-term cooperation, innovation, and sustainable transformation of the construction sector across Central Europe.