Cross-border cross-pollination
20/08/2021
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30 March 2021 is the day when we in Belgium have used up all renewable resources for the whole year. This is our so-called Overshoot Day. Globally, this day is on 22 August, but in many European countries it is a lot earlier. The Flemish Construction Confederation (VCB) therefore calls on young people and professionals with work experience to...
Data mining takes recycling and reuse to the next level
How can we ensure that circular and bio-based practices are adopted by the construction industry? This is a central question within the CBCI project. This project pillar mainly focuses on the financial, economic and funding component of CBCI, and the project team works on developing solutions and recommendations in these fields. Now we are almost...
Problem solvers at your service
The Green Deal Circular Construction is an initiative of Circular Flanders, OVAM and VCB. We started in February 2019 and more than 330 organizations have now joined this 4-year Green Deal. The Green Deal is growing thanks to the input and exchange in the learning network. We do this through live meetings, webinars and an online learning and...
The European Interreg project Facilitating the Circulation of Reclaimed Building Elements (FCRBE), brings together eight Belgian, French and English partners, who work for 4 years to stimulate and facilitate reuse in construction in Northwestern Europe. Ultimately, the project aims to achieve a 50% increase in the amount of recycled building...
Within the scope of the European Interrreg project RE C² , a cross-border seminar was organized on 30 January 2020 on circular construction and the reuse of materials in France, Flanders and Wallonia.
End 2019 a report has been published which provides you with an overview of the work carried out by the Circular Flanders operational team over the past two years. The construction sector has an important role to play here!
On 17 October 2019, the Flemish and Walloon Construction Confederations, VCB and CCW, gave a joint presentation in Luxembourg on Belgian activities and projects promoting circular construction. Addressing an audience of over 140 stakeholders, Marc Dillen and Francis Carnoy discussed initiatives including Tracimat and Grondbank in Flanders and...