Contact person(s):
Krisztina Rimányi – rimanyi.krisztina@vasmegye.hu

Program website:

Rebuilt - Circular and digital of central Europe construction and building sector

Construction is a major contributor to resource consumption, waste generation and greenhouse gas emissions. For this reason, the transition to a circular economy in the construction sector is encouraged, which has a significant impact on the well-being of Central European society and increases the efficiency of resources. The current state of innovation ecosystems for circular and digital construction varies significantly from region to region in Central Europe. Some regions already have good practices in the use of recycled materials, established administrative procedures, such as the criteria for ending the status of waste, others are in the phase of the first steps in the direction of circular and digital construction.

There are common gaps, such as a general dislike of products based on secondary raw materials; data on the quality of products based on secondary raw materials and their traceability (flows of waste to products); lack of administrative or legal channels for product reuse; lack of good practices of circular economy business models; lack of a transnational training program for professionals. Project ReBuilt, founded by Interreg Central Europe, is introducing new solutions and encouraging the adoption of circular and digital practices in the education curriculum, which will help reduce the environmental impact of the construction sector.

Slovenian national building and civil engineering institute (ZAG) from Slovenia is leading 14 project partners from Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, and Germany and 6 associated partners from Slovenia, Hungary, and Germany, who are aware that the adoption of circular and digital practices can help reduce the sector's impact on the environment.

As part of the ReBuilt project, Vas County Government Office serves as the regional thematic hub for Hungary:

Hungary’s hub focuses on the policy of innovation, acting as a bridge between circular economy goals and practical implementation in the built environment. The hub leads policy activities, multi-stakeholder consultations, and advocacy for incentive mechanisms. It aims to build policy capacity and promote cross-sector collaboration to inform national and regional strategies. They will make the network between the industry, architects and investors for circular and digital construction.

Activities:

• Innovation policy
• Promotion of the cross-sector collaboration to transfer into the circular economy and digital in the construction sector
• Practical implementation in the built environment
• Multi-stakeholder consultations for circular and digital construction in the direction of business models
• Different capacity building events

Responsible partner:

Vas County Government Office (VVÖH)

The Vas County Government Office coordinates regional development, spatial planning, economic growth, and infrastructure at the county level. It also manages international relations and fosters partnerships across business, cultural, and civic sectors, supporting sustainable development and regional collaboration.

Contact:

Central hub: circularconstruction.zag.si

Website: https://www.vasmegye.hu/fejlesztesek/projektek/nemzetkozi-projektek/

Contact person: Krisztina Rimányi

E-mail: rimanyi.krisztina@vasmegye.hu

Phone: +36 30 277 5703

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The associated partner of the Vas County Government Office is the Vas County Chamber of Architects.

Lead partner:

• Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (SI)

Project partnership:

• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Štajerska (SI)
• Nigrad, civil engineering company, d.o.o. (SI)
• Opencontent SCARL (IT)
• INFORDATA SISTEMI SRL (IT)
• Technical University of Vienna (AT)
• POR Consult, Projects of Sustainable Development, d.o.o. (HR)
• BURST Nonprofit Llc (HU)
• Vas County Government Office (HU)
• Institute of Construction and architecture, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
• Industry Innovation Cluster (SK)
• The Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas (PL)
• Czech Green Building Council (CZ)
• Munich University of Applied Sciences MUAS (DE)

Associated partners:

• European Cultural and Technological Center Maribor, so.e., Slovenija (SI)
• Regional Development Agency for the Podravje Region – Maribor, Slovenija (SI)
• Republic of Slovenia Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Slovenija (SI)
• Hungary Green Building Council (HU)
• Vas County Chamber of Architects (HU)
• City of Munich, Building Department – Building Construction H31, Deutschland (DE)
• Ettengruber GmbH Recycling, Deutschland (DE)

„The project is realized in the Interreg Europe Program with the co-financing of the ERDF, the European Union and Hungary.”