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News from UP!crete

Prof. Merta, Assistant Prof. Miarka, Daniella Mehanni, Bayram Tutkun and Farshad Ameri
© Nico Scherzer
November 5th, 2024

Visiting the Institute of Physics of Materials in Brno

From November 5th to 7th, we had the opportunity to visit Professor Stanislav Seitl, Assistant Professor Petr Miarka and other colleagues from the Institute of Physics of Materials (IPM) of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Brno.

Members of the Up!crete consortia on stage with organizers of the award
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November 4th, 2024

Up!crete wins Clusterland Award 2024

We are delighted to announce that the Clusterland Award 2024 has been presented to the Up!Crete project. Our project, which focuses on sustainable concrete recycling, was able to hold its own against strong competition from ten projects and won the public vote.
View of Vienna
© Nico Scherzer
November 4th, 2024

4. UP!crete consortium meeting

On November 4, 2024, the fourth consortium meeting of the UP!crete project took place at the Raiffeisen Forum in Vienna. On the 16th floor with an impressive view over the city, the project partners came together to discuss what had happened since the last meeting.
Prof. Jiři Kočica with participants of his lecture
© Nico Scherzer
September 12th, 2024

Lecture and workshop with Prof. Jiři Kočica

We welcomed Prof. Jiři Kočica from the University of Primorska, Slovenia as part of an exciting lecture and workshop. Prof. Kočica presented some of his previous work and gave fascinating insights into sustainability in artistic projects.
Professor Jiri Kočica
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September 5th, 2024

Invited Lecture by Jiri Kočica

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Jiri Kočica has been invited to the TU Wien Science Center on 12.9.2024 to give his lecture “Art in relation to Science and the environment”.
Prof. Ildiko Merta, Daniella Mehanni, Bayram Tutkun, Bojan Poletanovic and other participants of the 15th fib
© Ildiko Merta
August 28th, 2024

15th fib International PhD Symposium

Daniella Mehanni and Bayram Tutkun from the TU Wien Team of the UP!crete Project presented their ongoing research at the 15th fib Symposium.
people in front of a screen
© Nico Scherzer
June 12th, 2024

Visit from Prof. Stojan Kravanja and Assistant Prof. Gregor Kravanja

Professors Kravanja visited the TU Science Center, engaging in an exchange of ideas and current work focused on sustainable building materials and circular construction. The visit was highlighted by presentations from Professor Merta and Assistant Professor Kravanja.

Bojan Poletanovic and four other persons in front of company displays
© Bojan Poletanovic
June 6th, 2024

Dissemination of UP!crete at the SGP 2024 Conference in Serbia

At the SGP 2024 conference, Bojan Poletanovic presented his research on sustainable hemp fiber geopolymers and introduced the UP!crete project. The event provided valuable insights into modern construction practices and current trends in the sector.
Prof. Merta speaks at the BRV-Conference
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May 22nd, 2024

Annual BRV-Conference 2024 “New paths for recycling of building materials”

The annual conference of the BRV took place on 22.5.2024. Prof. Merta presented the UP!crete project as part of the event.
Prof. Merta talks in front of students
© Ildiko Merta
April 22nd, 2024

Lecture on “Recycled Aggregate Concrete” at the Brno University of Technology

Prof. Merta presented exciting insights into the topic of “Recycled Aggregate Concrete” and the UP!crete project at Brno University of Technology on April 22. The lecture was part of the “Blended Intensive Program (BIP) - Material and Structural Integrity Aspects”.
group photo in front of a crusher
© Ildiko Merta
April 18th, 2024

Visit to the Recycling Center Himberg

Project partner PORR offered the opportunity to experience the processing of construction waste at first hand. For this purpose, an invitation was extended to the Himberg Recycling Center.
group photo of the UP!crete consortium
© Nico Scherzer
February 27th, 2024

3. UP!crete consortium meeting

On the occasion of the completion of the first research year of the UP!crete industry project, the 3. consortium meeting took place on February 27, 2024. At the meeting of the project partners, at the premises of PORR Bau GmbH, initial results were presented and discussed, and the next steps in the project were planned.
All News

The circular economy potential of the construction industry is high:

  • 50 % of all extracted raw materials in the EU can be attributed to the construction industry, 90 % of which are non-renewable mineral raw materials.
  • 30 % of the waste generated in the EU can be attributed to the construction industry, 60 % of which is mineral waste, the highest part of which is concrete

interested? Learn more about UP!crete.

UP!crete is funded in the FFG basic program Collective Research with funds from the BMK and co-financed by the project partners.

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