In Life under a cherry tree, Rotor presents its cooperative design practice, while investigating the practicalities of the circular economy concept with particular regards to the building industry. The exhibition takes its title from a passage in Cradle to Cradle (2002), referring to a vision of an industry based on a system of “lifecycle development”. The aim is not only to document existing practices but also to imagine different circular economies that could come into existence. Read More
On 20 august, FCRBE celebrated a working session for the development of an open source and accessible method for the audit of reusable elements in a building. This gave us the opportunity to discover Actlab, Bellastock’s project in L'Île-Saint-Denis close to Paris. Read More
Brussels Environment hosted the whole FCRBE team for two days of intensive and fruitful meetings under the Brussels sun on the 24th and 25th of June. Read More
The keynote speech of FCRBE partner Duncan Baker-Brown (University of Brighton) during the AJ100 Awards dinner in the UK, where he explains how architects can develop a crucial new role in tackling the climate emergency through reuse of natural resources. A must-watch for all construction professionals! (click here to watch full video) Read More
Salv visited Ashwells Reclaimed Timber. How could one possibly suspect that both the Facebook garden at Chelsea and HRH Duchess of Cambridge on her ‘Back To Nature’ stand at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show have a common ground ? And yet, they both prevented some tree to fall when they asked Ashwells Reclaimed Timber to supply reclaimed Greenheart or salvaged tropical Keruing from Southend Pier... Read More
The project will soon deliver a pre-demolition audit method for reusable elements. But before that, there is still some work to be done! This is why the partners met in Chartham (UK) on 7 June.
This workshop was focused on the first two workgroups of our roadmap : approach and identification. Read More
The whole FCRBE team gathered in Brussels on the afternoon of the 24th of April to take stock of the project’s progress. Partners sat together to share their views, discuss project activities and next steps. No doubt the FCRBE activities are off to a flying start! Read More
On the 24th of April 2019, Rotor organised a seminar with several, mostly Flemish dealers in reclaimed materials. It was the very first time that such a seminar was held in Belgium. Read More
Before every call, Interreg North-West Europe hosts a Project Ideas Lab to help potential applicants develop their project ideas. This spring, the event took place on 2 April in Brussels, Belgium, and FCRBE Project was invited to attend as a success story to share with potential applicants. Read More
