New video out from BLADES2BUILD! Ever wondered how decommissioned wind turbine blades can get a second life in construction? In this new BLADES2BUILD video, you’ll see how Holcim and ACCIONA turned this idea into reality using Wind Turbine Blade Waste into concrete to build a full-scale floor slab made with Holcim’s ECOCycle® approach. This innovative…
BLADES2BUILD is organising an Innovation Industry Day! 📣 BLADES2BUILD is proud to announce the next event organised by our coordinator DTU – Technical University of Denmark/ DTU Sustain, supported by Global Consulting Sustainability AS! 🔔 BLADES2BUILD is organising an Innovation Industry Day, on Monday, 22nd of September, on “Towards Tomorrow’s Industry: Sustainable Materials & Emerging…
Day 3 of the BLADES2BUILD and CIRCULess Summer School! 🔔 Day 3 marks the close of the BLADES2BUILD & CIRCULess Summer School! 💡 We explored: ♻️ Recycling, repurposing & reuse of wind turbine blades 🔄 Upcycling mineral & timber-based waste from construction & manufacturing process industries 🤝 Cross-disciplinary collaboration for a sustainable & circular…
Kicking off the BLADES2BUILD and CIRCULess Summer School! 👉 We opened the program with an introduction by Nataliya Lushnikova / Eindhoven University of Technology to our objectives, shared general guidelines, and set the stage for an intensive and inspiring learning journey ahead. Participants will dive into hands-on projects, expert-led sessions, and collaborative challenges designed to turn…
BLADES2BUILD in the joint Special Session at the 4th ICSBM! 📣 BLADES2BUILD was presented at the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Building Materials, organized and hosted by the Eindhoven University of Technology from 10 to 13 August 2025! 📌 BLADES2BUILD, together with the CIRCULess project, organised a Special Session inside the conference. 💡 Our partners…
BLADES2BUILD & CIRCULess Joint Conference Session! 🚀 BLADES2BUILD and CIRCULess are reconnecting once again! 👉 We’re proud to announce a special joint session as part of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Building Materials, Eindhoven (ICSBM2025), taking place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. 💡 This session will spotlight innovative approaches to sustainability, focusing on the reuse…
Project Milestone from BLADES2BUILD, our first demonstrator! 🔔 Project Milestone from BLADES2BUILD! Our first demonstrator! ♻️ First-of-its-kind reuse of wind turbine blade fibers in structural concrete in Europe from our partners Holcim and Endesa! ✅ 🔔 We’re proud to share a major achievement from the BLADES2BUILD project: the successful reuse of recycled…
BLADES2BUILD Second demonstrator! 🔔 BLADES2BUILD successfully advances with its second demonstrator! ✅ 👏 The BLADES2BUILD project has completed its second demonstrator, in which Wind Turbine Blade Waste concrete was used to build a full-scale floor slab. This milestone, carried out by Holcim and ACCIONA on June 18th, involved placing over 20 m³ of a more sustainable and circular concrete, developed with Holcim’s ECOCycle® approach. This concrete contains more than…
BLADES2BUILD & CIRCULess Summer School “Developing Circular Construction Materials” Get ready for an unforgettable summer of learning! Mark your calendars! We are excited to announce the joint BLADES2BUILD & CIRCULess projects Summer School on “Development of Circular Construction Materials” – where innovation meets sustainability! This summer, we’re bringing together brilliant minds, cutting-edge research, and…
The first BLADES2BUILD Summer School is coming! 🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 💡 We are thrilled to announce the First BLADES2BUILD Summer School on “Developing Circular Construction Materials”, organised by our partner Eindhoven University of Technology! Our Summer School is a unique opportunity to explore cutting-edge research and practical solutions at the intersection of blade lifecycle…