RECONMATIC, a four-year Research and Development project to develop automated solutions for sustainable and circular construction and demolition waste management, stands for Automated solutions for sustainable and circular construction and demolition waste management.

The project proposes a suite of innovative tools, solutions and techniques to build bridges through "bottom-up" construction and demolition waste prevention or avoidance, management and handling to reach "top-down" European waste reduction goals. During the 4 years of the project implementation, the current practices in CDW management, from prevention and minimisation of waste to its reuse, will be evaluated and further developed to support the supply chains while circular economies will be identified.

The aim is to develop, test and demonstrate a digital information management system for stakeholders' collaboration and waste traceability. It is envisaged that the CDW minimisation will be achieved by empowering BIM and integrating waste management relevant data into the information models. Processes of converting different formats of construction information to the digital twins will be automated, as well as the decision-making system for repurposing, deconstruction and demolition. 

The project will employ automation for AI-assisted CDW classification and robotic segregation off-site. The methodology for CDW logistics with respect to the automatic and more efficient CDW sorting and distribution will be proposed, along with methodologies to provide new added-value uses to CDW seeking for higher valorisation.

Check the RECONMATIC E-Newsletter #5 here.

Start date: July 2022 - End date: June 2026

Partners

• Czech Technical University in Prague
• Tecnalia Research & Innovation Foundation
• Future Needs Management Consulting
• ENVISAN-GEM
• University of Thessaly 
• ANAKEM - Panhellenic ECD Waste Recycling System 
• STRABAG a.s.
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 
• ICATALIST
• Italferr Spa
• AEICE-Cluster de Habitat Eficiente 
• Ergodomi S.A. 
• Skyrodema Verias 
• JAIP - South Bohemian Agency for Support to Innovation
• The Institute of Ceramic Technology (ITC-AICE) 
• RECSO - RECICLADOS SOSTENIBLES
• China Association of Circular Economy 
• EITRI 
• Lecycle 
• Morgan Sindall Construction 
• BIMBox Associates 
• The University of Manchester 
• The University of Salford 

More information here.