Circular Economy in Wooden Construction (WOOD in CIRCLE)

1. Demolition of a Building

Sami Niku-Paavo, Häme University of Applied Sciences

Lecture describes demolition site management.

2. Waste Management

MBA Girts Zarins, Riga Technical University

Construction is one of largest waste “producers” and a material intensive industry, thus improving waste management would yield significant reduction of total waste deposited. While solid waste is already recognized and assessed, there are other types of waste. Lecture would cover aspects of the current approach of waste management and indicate a

By-Product as material source (Current waste ->By-product->  Material) for production.

3. Secondary Use of Timber

Assoc. Prof. Dr Laura Tupenaite, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

The construction industry creates significant volumes of waste timber. The use of recycled or reclaimed wood has attracted attention in recent years. The aim of the lecture is to introduce the students with alternative solutions for the secondary use of timber in construction, including reclaiming, recycling, production of recycled timber elements.