In the main program of the vocational carpentry training at AARHUS TECH, students work with construction and annexes. Here, they have taken an important step in a circular direction by using New Waste materials from THE UPCYCL – including discarded steel sheets from our member Lindab, which the students use for roofing.

According to Lau Tidemann Poulsen, a teacher at AARHUS TECH, this collaboration makes sense on several levels:

AARHUS TECH a member of THE UPCYCL, is one of the largest vocational schools in the Denmark. Founded in 1828, the school has grown to three campuses and offers a wide range of youth education programs, as well as adult and further education courses.

Lau Tidemann Poulsen, has a mission to promote a more green direction for education. Lau aims to introduce the use of sustainable materials in the education of young carpenters at AARHUS TECH. 

Carpentry students Alexander Smidt and Lasse Ravn share their experience with the construction project using New Waste materials:

And the success does not end here – one of the students' parents has already bought the annex for their garden!

This case demonstrates the great potential of New Waste materials, which can be scaled up in the construction industry. At the same time, it makes great sense because the students are introduced to the circular economy – and are able to carry it out in practice.