As part of Circ-Boost’s Norwegian pilot, high-quality concrete from the demolition of the Nortura facility in Sortland has been carefully cut for reuse in the future GAIA Vesteralen museum. This step was made possible thanks to the support of Sparebank 68° Nord and the efforts of our partners STIFTELSEN MUSEUM NORD, UiT- The Arctic University […]
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Last month, Circ-Boost partners in Norway took the stage at the Sortland Business Breakfast to promote circularity, reuse, and sustainability in the construction sector. The event, co-hosted by GAIA Vesteralen/Museum Nord and Sortland byforening, brought together local businesses, architects, researchers, and policymakers for a morning of insight and inspiration. This was more than just a
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We’re excited to kick off a brand-new communication campaign from the Circ-Boost project. Across Europe, our five pilot sites are testing circular, digital, and climate-neutral solutions in real environments – and now we’re bringing you along for the ride. – Pilots in Action – Go behind the scenes at our pilot sites: live testing, on-site
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We’re proud to share that Sofija Kekez-Baran, from the DeTeA research group at UiT- The Arctic University of Norway, presented Circ-Boost at the Concrete and Circular Economy (CCE’25) conference, held in Hammamet, Tunisia from April 10–13. Her presentation, titled: “Demonstration of a circular building process at large scale: CircBoost Pilot project in Norway”, highlighted the
Our representatives from Norwegian pilot presented the municipality’s steering group with a status update of Circ-Boost, and our ambitious goal – building a net zero museum in Sortland! Yesterday our Norwegian pilot partners UiT- The Arctic University of Norway, STIFTELSEN MUSEUM NORD, GAIA Vesterålen, Reno-Vest IKS & Lundhagem gave one of Sortland’s municipal steering groups
Students of the Master in Structural and Construction Engineering had the opportunity to learn about advanced demolition and soil remediation techniques from our Pilot 1 partners CONTROL DEMETER SL. Iveta Novakova, Ass. professor at UiT- The Arctic University of Norway, presented Circ-Boost at the Norwegian Concrete Day 2024 Conference to an audience of over 200
Gaia Vesterålen is exhibited in Shanghai. Design Shanghai is one of the world’s most prestigious international design events and Asia’s premier design event. Gaia Vesterålen is exhibited in the Norwegian pavilion, as one of 6 projects chosen to display architectural approach. Far up in the northern parts of Norway, we have looked to the local
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Date: 09.11.2023.Mapping of concrete in the demolition object was very important as the concrete is planned to be used for the production of recycled concrete aggregates. The whole object, approx. 7400 m2 was inspected for concrete type and core drills were taken for further testing at UiT concrete laboratory. Testing at the laboratory will focus
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