CONSTRUCTION GOES CIRCULAR®

October 8, 2025 | Lahti, Finland

Join Construction Goes Circular® – the leading international conference driving the transition toward a brighter future.

This high-impact event brings together industry leaders, forward-thinking scientists, and changemakers from across the construction ecosystem. Gain insights, explore circular solutions, and network with key players - featuring top international keynote speakers. Be part of the movement shaping the future of construction

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Liisa Jäätvuori – Ains Group

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Ronald Klein-Holte - VBI Ontwikkeling

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Karen Scrivener – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Pamela Wackett – Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

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Huub Keizers - TNO

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Pablo Van Den Bosch, Madaster 

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Pamela Wackett, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

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Arto Saari, Tampere University

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Tuomo Joensuu, Tampere University

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Liisa Jäätvuori – Ains Group #CGC2025 Ronald Klein-Holte - VBI Ontwikkeling #CGC2025 Karen Scrivener – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne #CGC2025 Pamela Wackett – Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates #CGC2025 Huub Keizers - TNO #CGC2025 Pablo Van Den Bosch, Madaster  #CGC2025 Pamela Wackett, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates #CGC2025 Arto Saari, Tampere University #CGC2025 Tuomo Joensuu, Tampere University #CGC2025

Construction Goes Circular® isn’t just a conference. It’s an investment in a more circular, profitable, and impactful future

  • Who Should Attend?

    Investors, construction companies, contractors, precasters, architects, structural designers, researchers, policymakers, and professionals driving circularity in construction.

  • Why It Matters?

    The built environment accounts for nearly 40% of global energy use, 30–40% of waste generation, and over a third of CO₂ emissions. From materials and design to construction and demolition, we play a critical role in shaping a more sustainable future.

  • What You’ll Gain?

    We explore solutions. Insightful presentations, real-world case studies, and high-level discussions on circular solutions. Connect with industry leaders and policymakers shaping the future.

  • Where & When?

    Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland – A city at the forefront of environmental innovation. Join us live for the third Construction Goes Circular® conference, October 8, 2025, at 9:00.

  • Huub Keizers

    BUSINESS DIRECTOR CIRCULAR CONSTRUCTION & INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION, TNO

    A Dutch perspective of digitalization and circular construction - A guest speaker invited by the Embassy of the Netherlands

  • Liisa Jäätvuori

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, AINS GROUP

    Designing for the Future of Circularity

  • Jose "Pepe" Tavares

    CEO & CO-FOUNDER, ZUPPLY

    Zupply digital twins enabling circular economy. Case: Circular building in Finland

  • Karen Scrivener

    PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE LABORATORY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE

    A concrete idea to reduce carbon emissions in the construction industry. Case Limestone Calcinated Clay Cement (LC3).

  • Pamela Wackett

    DIRECTOR, KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ASSOCIATES (INTERNATIONAL) PA

    Build for the Future - Transforming Existing Buildings

  • Pablo Van Den Bosch

    CO-FOUNDER OF MADASTER AND BOARD MEMBER OF MADASTER SERVICES

    To Realize Circularity, We Need to Connect the Dots

  • Ronald Klein-Holte

    MANAGER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, VBI ONTWIKKELING B.V.

    Design for re-assembly

  • Wim Zwaan

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, PEIKKO BENELUX B.V.

    Design for re-assembly

  • Arto Saari

    PROFESSOR OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, TAMPERE UNIVERSITY

    Systematics and Economics of Design for Disassembly

  • Tuomo Joensuu

    RESEARCHER AT THE FACULTY OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT, TAMPERE UNIVERSITY

    Systematics and Economics of Design for Disassembly

  • Antti Ruuska

    CEO, GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL FINLAND

    Opening Words

  • Topi Paananen

    CEO, PEIKKO GROUP

    Opening Words