Events

BLADES2BUILD First Workshop in Turkey

We are pleased to announce that the first BLADES2BUILD Workshop, “Wind Energy Turbine Blade Recycling”, took place in Bayrakli-Izmir, Turkey, on 3 November 2023.

The workshop was hosted by our partner RENAO Consulting LLC together with JIDEP EU project and Izmir Development Agency, with more than 100 participants from the wind energy sector!

At an international level, the workshop had Turkish representatives of companies such as NORTHEL Mekatronik A.Ş., Nordex Group, and REMONDIS Turkey. The Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, the Metropolitan Municipality of Izmir as well as the Horizon Europe Country Coordinator, TÜBİTAK, also attended.

The agenda can be found here.

More events are coming soon, stay tuned!

BLADES2BUILD International Symposium in Greece

BLADES2BUILD Special Session inside the ‘Waste to Materials in Building and Construction: Conference for Young Researchers and Professionals’

Welcome to the joint BLADES2BUILD & CIRCULess Summer School!

📍Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
📅 14–15 August 2025

Developing Circular Construction Materials

 

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the upcoming BLADES2BUILD & CIRCULess Summer School focused on the development of circular construction materials.

This two-day programme is tailored for PhD candidates, researchers, academic professionals, who are engaged in research on sustainable construction materials, material reuse, and the circular economy. This dynamic and hands-on program will bring together students, researchers, and professionals to explore cutting-edge developments in “Developing circular construction materials”. Through lab exercises, lectures, and networking sessions, participants will gain unique insights into sustarecycling techniques, material testing, and design for circularity in the built environment, all driven by the innovations of the BLADES2BUILD & CIRCULess projects.

Participants will explore innovative approaches to C&D waste and industrial waste recycling (concrete recycling, carbonation methods, steel slags) with exposure to real projects in circular construction, with a strong emphasis on practical applications and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The programme includes:

• Expert lectures from leading researchers in circular materials

• Hands-on workshops on shorting and reuse techniques

• Interactive sessions exploring real-world case studies

• Networking opportunities with researchers across Europe

Full program is now available:

August 13	Activity	Content	Building, room
16:00 – 17:30	Early registration/ Networking	Registration and introduction of the participants / Networking	Vertigo, 7.08

 

August 14
Time	Activity	Content	Building, room
9:00 – 10:40	Kick-off lectures	Introduction to Developing Circular Construction Materials Summer School Lectures of keynote speakers: Florent Gauvin, Nataliya Lushnikova. BLADES2BUILD: Circular materials with wind turbine blades waste Winnie Franco Santos, Yan Luo. CIRCULess: circularity of concrete and wood Presentations of project case studies: BLADES2BUILD, CIRCULess Tao Liu. Role of Polyester in Alkali-Activated Slag and Wind Turbine Blade Waste Composites: An NMR Study Charilaos Paraskevoulakos. Investigating valorisation of end-of-life wind turbine blade waste into cement-based materials using X-ray Computed Tomography	Vertigo, 7.08
10:40 – 11:00	Coffe break
11:00 – 12:00	Networking	Presentations of the participants’ research (a template will be sent to the participants)	Vertigo, 7.08
12:00 – 13:00		Lunch break
13:00 – 16:00	Workshops (in small groups of 5-6 persons)	A. Mechanical recycling of wind turbine blade waste and application in cement-based materials B. Characterisation of wind turbine blade waste and application in polymer-based composites C. In-situ treatment of recycled concrete fines in the carbonation chamber D. Smart crushing of construction and demolition waste. XRD analysis results of crushed and sieved concrete waste	BPS lab CBM lab
16:00 – 17:00	Group discussion	Group reflection- Interpreting lab results in the context of real applications	Vertigo, 7.08

 

August 15
Time	Activity	Content	Room
9:00 – 12:00	Workshops (in small groups of 5-6 persons)	A. Mechanical recycling of wind turbine blade waste and application in cement-based materials B. Characterisation of wind turbine blade waste and application in polymer-based composites C. In-situ treatment of recycled concrete fines in the carbonation chamber D. Smart crushing of construction and demolition waste. XRD analysis results of crushed and sieved concrete waste	BPS lab CBM lab
12:00 – 13:00		Lunch break
13:00 – 16:00	Workshop	Working in small groups on the presentation of the circular approach in research (Coffee break 14:20-14:40)	Vertigo, 7.08
16:00 – 17:00	Group discussion	Presenting approaches to applying circular thinking in participants’ research	Vertigo, 7.08

 

📌 Who Should Attend?
Graduate students, PhD candidates, Master’s students, early-career researchers, and professionals in engineering, materials, innovative construction technologies and circularity.

📩Participation is free, but spaces are limited. A certification will be provided to all participants.

Registrations are now closed!

Join us in Eindhoven this August 14–15, 2025, for a summer school experience designed to inform, inspire, and connect!

Questions-Support-Contact: m.kosarli@globalconsultingsustainability.com