2021

The first meeting of protagonists in reuse of building components took place at ETH Zurich. The CEA lab invited all reuse stakeholders and brought them together to informally meet and exchange ideas. We are thrilled how many people attended this hybrid event! We can now form a network, we know where each one positions themselves and what the challenges are for a circular built environment. Together we can move forward and support each other. We want to continue this conversation in 2022!

Prof. Catherine De Wolf's intervention at the SIA reuse day, where she was invited to give a talk on digital platforms used in other countries to facilitate the reuse of building materials, was mentioned in the Espazium magazine.

Together with EMPA, the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture are looking for 1 Postdoc and 1 PhD student in data for circular buildings.

Prof. Catherine De Wolf was invited by the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA) to give a talk on digital platforms used in other countries to facilitate the reuse of building materials as well as to participate in a panel discussion on the state of research on reuse at ETH Zurich and EPFL with Prof. Corentin Fivet and Anna Hohler.

Anna Buser has joined the CEA lab as a scientific assistant. She holds a Bachelor in Social Anthropology and a Master in Critical Urbanism. She also works for Zirkular on the reuse of construction elements.