Project overview
Recovery in Construction across borders: leveraging digital knowledge hubs, applied trainings, and material solutions for a more resilient and competitive Central Europe.
Construction companies across central Europe still struggle to reuse materials, extend the life of buildings and choose lower-carbon options. Practical tools and expertise exist but remain scattered between regions. ReConstruct4CE changes this by combining results from earlier Interreg projects in one shared online hub framework of digital tools, training and practical support. SMEs, builders and public authorities will access guidance through a common online hub and test solutions through pilot actions. By promoting cross-border learning and innovation uptake, the project helps circular construction practices spread beyond the places where they were first developed and tested.
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1,21m €
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Project Budget
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80%
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of the Budget is funded by ERDF
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About the project
Construction companies across Central Europe still struggle to reuse materials, extend the life of buildings and choose lower-carbon options. The sector is one of the region's most resource- and energy-intensive industries, yet secondary materials remain underused. Practical tools and expertise already exist, but they are scattered between regions, projects and countries, and rarely reach the small companies and public authorities that need them most.
ReConstruct4CE changes this. Instead of starting from scratch, the project brings together tested results from seven earlier Interreg projects – ReBuilt, CREDIT4CE, SMART CIRCUIT, BIM4CE, ATTENTION, INNO.CIRCLE and VIRIDI – and combines them into one shared framework of digital tools, training and practical support.
Project partnership
Project partners
Lead partner
Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute
Department for Materials Department for Structures
Project partner
Institute for Regional Development
Technology Park Department
Research and future topics
Department of International Cooperation
Roadmap
THE CHALLENGE WE ADDRESS
The construction sector sits at the centre of Europe's climate and resource crisis: it consumes more than half of all extracted materials and generates more than one third of total waste and CO₂ emissions. Keeping materials, components and buildings in use for as long as possible is essential for a climate-neutral Europe. Yet in Central Europe, secondary materials are still underused, and reuse, refurbishment and design for deconstruction remain rare.
KEY BARRIERS IN CENTRAL EUROPE
Many tools and initiatives for circular construction already exist, but they rarely reach the people who need them most:
- Circular hubs, guidelines and support schemes exist side by side without coordination, leading to duplicated efforts and inconsistent standards.
- National rules differ across borders, for example on when waste can become a construction product.
- Reuse, recycling and testing facilities are limited, and digital integration is weak.
- SMEs in peripheral and rural areas often lack access to advisory services, digital tools and training, and face language and capacity barriers.
- As a result, secondary materials, good practices and expertise do not move easily between regions and countries.
OUR IDEA
Instead of starting from scratch, ReConstruct4CE brings together the tested results of seven Interreg projects – ReBuilt, CREDIT4CE, SMART CIRCUIT, BIM4CE, ATTENTION, INNO.CIRCLE and VIRIDI – and makes them easy to find and use across Central Europe.
HOW IT WORKS
ReConstruct4CE builds on three pillars:
- Digital Knowledge Hub: existing hubs, databases, calculators and digital tools are joined into one open "Hub-of-Hubs" – a single entry point to circular construction knowledge in Central Europe.
- Capacity building: training materials from the source projects become ready-to-use, translated training modules. Circular Innovation Corridors and a Circular Industry LAB connect SMEs, researchers and public actors for peer-to-peer learning.
- Material and digital solutions: catalogues of circular materials and digital tools, BIM guidelines and procurement templates are tested in practice and aligned with policy needs.
By connecting regions with different needs and strengths, the project turns isolated initiatives into a shared ecosystem. What is a waste stream in one region can become a valuable resource in another.
WHAT RECONSTRUCT4CE WILL DELIVER
- The Hub-of-Hubs: one free, open platform with tools, databases, training and good practices for circular construction
- Circular Construction Training Modules for SMEs, planners, contractors and public authorities
- Portfolios of circular construction materials and of digital tools for circular construction
- BIM and digital tool implementation guidelines with procurement templates
- The Circular Construction Joint Strategy for SMEs 2.0, to be taken up by organisations across the region
- A lasting Circular Construction Innovation Community that keeps knowledge and tools in use after the project ends
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Outputs
Integrated digital solution for circular economy adoption in the construction sector
Circular Construction Joint Strategy for SMEs 2.0
ReConstruct4CE
Priority 2: Cooperating for a greener central Europe
SO 2.3: Taking circular economy forward in central Europe
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