Circular and Digital Construction Hubs
To ensure sustainability and continuity of the achievements of the Interreg Central Europe programme-funded ReBuilt project, the Circular and Digital Construction Hubs initiative has been launched. The network aims to accelerate the sustainable transformation of the construction sector in Central Europe, with a Central Hub, based at the Slovenian Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG) in Slovenia and eight national and regional hubs in Croatia, Italy, Czechia, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Germany, and Slovakia. Together, these hubs promote circular practices, digital solutions, knowledge exchange and promote green and secondary raw materials in circular and digital construction to reduce resource consumption, lower emissions, and strengthen regional economies.
Each hub develops expertise in a specific field—ranging from smart material tracking and digital product passports to the valorisation of secondary raw materials and sustainable construction methods. This specialisation ensures strong local impact while fostering cross-border collaboration.
Through their combined expertise, governance, and innovation capacity, the hubs are evolving into “Hubs of New Ecosystem” that support the EU’s circular economy goals and drive systemic change in the construction industry.
The Hungarian ReBuilt Regional Hub
As Hungarian partners of the ReBuilt project, BURST and Vas County Government Office are hosts of the Hungarian Regional Hub. Hungary’s hub focuses on innovation policies, 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. We support networking between the industry, architects and investors for circular and digital construction.
