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.
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.
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Who Should Attend?
Investors, construction companies, contractors, precasters, architects, structural designers, researchers, policymakers, and professionals driving circularity in construction.
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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.
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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.
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Where & When?
Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland – A city at the forefront of environmental innovation. Join us live for the third Construction Goes Circular® conference, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 9:00. Sibelius Hall, address: Ankkurikatu 7, 15140 Lahti, Finland
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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
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Liisa Jäätvuori
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, AINS GROUP
Designing for the Future of Circularity
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Jose "Pepe" Tavares
CEO & CO-FOUNDER, ZUPPLY
zupply digital twins enabling circular economy. Case: Circular building in Finland
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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).
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Pamela Wackett
DIRECTOR, KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ASSOCIATES (INTERNATIONAL) PA
Build for the Future - Transforming Existing Buildings
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Pablo van den Bosch
CO-FOUNDER OF MADASTER AND BOARD MEMBER OF MADASTER SERVICES
To Realize Circularity, We Need to Connect the Dots
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Ronald Klein-Holte
MANAGER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, VBI ONTWIKKELING B.V.
Design for re-assembly
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Wim Zwaan
MANAGING DIRECTOR, PEIKKO BENELUX B.V.
Design for re-assembly
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Arto Saari
PROFESSOR OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, TAMPERE UNIVERSITY
Systematics and Economics of Design for Disassembly
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Tuomo Joensuu
RESEARCHER AT THE FACULTY OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT, TAMPERE UNIVERSITY
Systematics and Economics of Design for Disassembly
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Antti Ruuska
CEO, GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL FINLAND
Opening Words
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Topi Paananen
CEO, PEIKKO GROUP
Opening Words