This course focuses on the reuse of materials like construction and demolition waste in apartment building renovations according to the NEB principles.

This course is aimed at apartment association (HOA) managers, technical consultants and other interested stakeholders who want to integrate the principles of the New European Bauhaus and the circular economy into the renovation process. The goal is to provide practical knowledge and inspiration on how to make renovations more aesthetic, sustainable and inclusive.

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Course topics:

1. Overview of construction and demolition waste and the requirements arising from the Waste Act
2. Construction and demolition waste as a recyclable material
3. Reuse of building materials in practice and online solutions

Learning Objectives

• Understand the nature of the circular construction sector and the circular economy; and the role of different stakeholders in it
• Make proposals for the reuse or recycling of construction products available from existing buildings as materials
• Explore the web-based platforms as practical solution for the secondary market for construction materials
• Identify appropriate options for applying NEB values in the renovation of apartment buildings

Effort

3 - 4 hours

Format

Self-paced online course.

For whom?

Managers, board members, technical consultants of apartment associations (HOAs) and other practitioners involved in renovation of residential buildings.

Provider

Estonian Union of Co-operative Housing Associations (EKYL)

Language

Estonian

Hub

North Hub

Topic

Buildings - updating existing buildings and designing/constructing modern sustainable buildings according to NEB values. Cultural Heritage buildings and objects - modern techniques in combination with traditional skills to maintain cultural heritage objects. Digitalisation - digital skills and the application of digital technologies to optimise individual buildings or the supply and value chains surrounding them.