Ukusuka kwi-Rubble ukuya kwi-Resilience: Ukwakhiwa kwakhona kweSetyhula ukuze kwakhiwe kwakhona i-Ukraine
- UJackie De Burca
- Disemba 8, 2025
Ukusuka kwi-Rubble ukuya kwi-Resilience: Ukwakhiwa kwakhona kweSetyhula ukuze kwakhiwe kwakhona i-Ukraine-Podcast
Ukwakha kwakhona i-Ukraine ngokujikeleza kunye noluntu ngenkxaso yaseBritani neyamaDatshi.
Eli bali leendaba ezilungileyo liphefumlelwe yenye yeemeko ezibuhlungu kakhulu zehlabathi: imfazwe yaseUkraine.
“We in Ukraine are becoming a pilot site for diverse sustainable pilots, experiments and innovations. We have to leapfrog and build a society, buildings and processes that are inclusive, that are beautiful and that are sustainable. That’s our vision.” Roman Pushko

Rebuilding Ukraine safely, sustainably and swiftly – courtesy of S3RoU
A consortium of individuals, universities and entities in Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands has come together to create a solution that will not only help rebuild Ukraine but could be used in other places that have been affected by wars or extreme weather events.
Ngokwemigaqo yomntu, inkunkuma yase-Ukraine iya kuhamba kwiinkqubo ukuze isetyenziswe ukwakha kwakhona i-Ukraine ngokukhawuleza, ngokukhuselekileyo nangokuzinzileyo. Fumana ngakumbi malunga nekhonsortium ebandakanyekayo koku ukwakha kwakhona iprojekthi yaseUkraine.
Iindaba ezimnandi
Since recording this podcast in late 2025, there has been a lot happening. To catch up on the latest news, including the March 2026 conference, read eli nqaku libalaseleyo likaRhiannon Matthias.
Incoko iphonononga into entsha Iprojekthi ye-S3, which aims at sustainable reconstruction in Ukraine, focusing on the circular economy, community involvement, and the importance of decentralisation.
Experts discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by the project, emphasising the need for collaboration and inclusivity in rebuilding efforts. The discussion highlights the potential legacy of the project in shaping future construction practices and addressing the impacts of conflict and disaster.
"Ikhonkrithi yenziwe ngesamente, isanti, igrabile namanzi - kwaye singakwazi ukuzibuyisela zonke ngokwethiyori. Umbono wam kukunabisa amagunya, ndibonise ukuba inokusebenza, kwaye ndibonise abantu - ngemiboniso yokwenyani - ukuba oku kuyenzeka." UNjingalwazi Theodore Hanein
Ngubani Ofanele Aphulaphule?
Esi siqendu sesakho ukuba:
Ungu civil engineer, architect, urban planner or contractor abanomdla kwizinto ezijikelezayo kunye nabaqhubi behlabathi bokwenene.
Uyasebenza emva kongquzulwano okanye emva kwentlekele kwaye ufuna imodeli enokunyuka, egxile kuluntu.
Uzibandakanye imozulu, amandla okanye umgaqo-nkqubo wophuhliso and want to understand how embodied carbon and circularity fit into recovery plans.
Okanye ufuna nje ukuva ukuba, nakwezona meko zimbi kakhulu, abantu bafumana iindlela zoku Yakha kwakhona ngenkalipho, ukuyila kunye nenkathalo.
"Kufuneka sinciphise ukutsalwa kwezinto zethu zokwakha, sizikhuphe ngokufanelekileyo kangangoko sinakho ekupheleni kobomi babo, kwaye siphinde sizisebenzise - njengayo yonke enye into esiyisebenzisayo ebomini bethu, ukusuka kwiimpahla zethu ukuya kwizakhiwo zethu kunye namandla esiwasebenzisayo." UNjingalwazi uPhilip Purnell
Kutheni le S3 yoKwakha kwakhona i-Ukraine Episode ibalulekile
Ukuba usebenza ekwakheni, Zakhiwo, umgaqo-nkqubo okanye imozulu, esi siqendu sisikrotyana se ikamva lokwakha ngokutsha:
Ikamva apho ikhonkrithi yisetyhula ngokwenene - hayi nje ukutyunyuzwa kunye nokuthotywa, kodwa kwahlulwe, kuhlaziywe kwaye kubuyiselwe kusetyenziso lwexabiso eliphezulu.
Ikamva apho ukwakha kwakhona emva kwemfazwe okanye intlekele lithuba lokucinga kwakhona amandla, ukulingana, ubuhle kunye nobunikazi - kungekhona nje ukubuyisela isimo esidala.
Ikamva apho iinkqubo zamazwe ngamazwe zifana Ukusungula iUkraine yenza intsebenziswano yexesha elide kunye nemiboniso enokuthi iphindaphindwe ngaphaya kwemida yaseUkraine.
Yintoni Oya Kuyiva Kwesi Siqendu
1. Ukucinga ngokutsha “ngeNkunkuma”
UTheo kunye noRoman batyhila ingcamango engundoqo emva kwe-S3:
Phatha inkunkuma njengomthombo, hayi umthwalo.
Yahlula iiaggregates kunye nemathiriyeli yesamente kwaye uphinde uvule isamente eqinileyo ukuze iphinde isetyenziswe.
Suka kwingqondo apho "inkunkuma iyinto engenasazisi" uye kwindawo apho into nganye iyaziwa, ixatyiswa kwaye iphinda isetyenziswe.
Endaweni yokutyumza nje inkunkuma ibe ngumandlalo wendlela - "iphupha elimanzi" langoku loomasipala abaninzi - i-S3 ibonisa indlela yokwakhiwa kwakhona kwezakhiwo ngokuthe ngqo ukusuka kumabhodlo, ukusika okumangalisayo kwekhabhoni kunye nesidingo samandla.
2. Ukunatyiswa kwamagunya, imisebenzi kunye naMandla eNgingqi
Iqela lenza ityala elinyanzelisayo lolwakhiwo ngokutsha olunatyisiweyo:
Mobile modular systems can move from town to town, processing concrete on site rather than relying on a handful of global cement giants.
Iinkqubo zeesetyhula zidala imisebenzi yasekuhlaleni, izakhono kunye nokomelela, endaweni yokudibanisa ixabiso kubadlali abambalwa bamazwe ngamazwe.
Uluntu luye luxhomekeke kancinci ekuthengeni ngaphandle kwaye lukwazi ngakumbi ukwakha ngezinto abanazo, nasemva kongquzulwano okanye emva kwentlekele efana ne-Ukraine, iGaza okanye imimandla ehlaselwe yinyikima.
For Jackie, this decentralisation story sits right at the intersection of climate justice, livelihoods and technical innovation – a powerful counter-narrative to despair.

ukwakha ngokutsha iUkraine S3
3. IMemori ePhambili, isazisi kunye nePsychology yoKwakha kwakhona
Enye yezona zinto zihamba phambili kwesi siqendu yimbonakalo yamaRoma kwinkumbulo equlathiweyo:
Amakhaya atshatyalalisiwe akaqulathanga nje ikhabhoni equlethweyo, kodwa iqulathe ilifa lemveli kunye nembali yobuqu.
Indawo yokuhlala yethutyana inokusombulula ingxaki yekhusi ekhawulezileyo, kodwa inokucima imvakalelo yendawo kunye nokuqhubekeka.
“Yonke inkumbulo ekhoyo eyayilapho – yomelele ngokwasengqondweni. Emva koko abantu bafakwa kwizindlu zethutyana, ngokuqhelekileyo izikhongozeli nje, ukuze bafumane indawo yokuhlala. Ukwakhiwa ngokutsha kufuneka kuthathele ingqalelo abo bantu kunye nezo nkumbulo.” Roman Pushko
In projects like the “Circularity on the Edge” Venice Biennale installation, fragments of material from destroyed houses in Bucha are used with AI and light to tell stories of loss and determination to rebuild better.
Ukwakhiwa ngokutsha, njengoko uJackie echaza, kufuneka kube malunga nokuhlonipha ubuhle bendawo, iinkcubeko kunye neenkumbulo, hayi malunga nokugalela ikhonkrithi entsha ngokukhawuleza.
4. Ukubandakanywa: Abasetyhini, amagqala kunye naMazwi amatsha kuLwakhiwo
I-S3 consortium ikwazama ukutshintsha ukuba ngubani oza kuphinda akhe:
Iprojekthi I-GEDSI component focuses on gender equality, disability and social inclusion, bringing women and veterans into what has been a heavily male-dominated industry.
Ukwakhiwa kwakhona kwesetyhula kufuna izandla ezininzi kunye nezakhono ezingaphezulu - ukusuka ekuhleleni nasekuvavanyeni izixhobo ukuya ekusebenzeni kwezityalo ezihambayo - ukuvula iintlobo ezintsha zomsebenzi kwiindawo ezithwaxwa yimfazwe.
Lo ayingomqhubi nje wobugcisa; sisiqalo senkcubeko entsha yokwakha.
5. Iinyani ezinzima: Xa iGreen idibana nezidingo zemihla ngemihla
UmRoma uthetha ngokungafihlisiyo malunga nokungavisisani phakathi kwezimvo eziphambili zesetyhula kunye neemfuno ezikhawulezileyo zabantu:
Kwiprojekthi yeTeplo, iqela lakhe licebise ukusebenzisa izinto zendalo kunye neefaçades zamaplanga kwibhloko yokuhlala yaseSoviet ye-1930s - kodwa abahlali bahlehla emva kokuba befunde ngeendleko zokugcinwa kwexesha elide.
For many households, having heat and insulation now outweighs the promise of more ecological materials later.
Oku kukhokelela kumbuzo omkhulu athi uRhiannon kunye neendwendwe baphonononge:
How do we design reconstruction that is green, circular and inclusive, and genuinely reflects people’s financial and practical realities on the ground?
Ukwakha kwakhona iNkomfa yaseUkraine yowama-2026
Malunga noMsitho
This conference aims to bring together scientists, policymakers, industry leaders, educators, and experts in construction and building materials to exchange knowledge, explore cutting-edge research, and collaborate on innovative solutions for Ukraine’s reconstruction.
Discover ngakumbi malunga nenkomfa apha.
Dibana naMazwi Akhayo
UProf. Theodore Hanein
Unjingalwazi weSayensi yezinto zoKwakha kwiYunivesithi yaseLeeds, uProf. Theodore Hanein ukhokela umsebenzi wobugcisa we-S3ROU kwikhonkrithi yesetyhula kunye neselula, imveliso yolawulo.

UNjingalwazi Theodore Hanein
Umbono wakhe ulula kodwa unamandla: inkqubo ehambayo enokuthi ihambe isiya kwiindawo ezichithekileyo ize ijike inkunkuma ibuyele kwizinto zokwakha ezikumgangatho ophezulu, nto leyo engqina ukuba “ithiyori sinokuyibuyisela yonke into” – isamente, isanti, iaggregates namanzi.
Prof. Hanein is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow on Green, Circular, and Smart Cement Manufacture. Following his two UG degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, he graduated from the University of Manchester (2012) with a Masters in Advanced Process Design and Integration, and then from the University of Aberdeen (2016) with a PhD in Cement/Clinker Thermochemistry.
Emva kokuphumelela, uProf. Hanein waqala ukusebenza kwiYunivesithi yaseSheffield kwi-samente enekhabhoni ephantsi kunye nekhonkrithi, apho wanyuselwa kabini ukusuka kwi-postdoc ukuya kwi-professor encedisayo waza wadibana noprofesa, ngaphambi kokujoyina iYunivesithi yaseLeeds. Umsebenzi wakhe ugxile ngeenxa zonke izinto ezizinzileyo kunye neenkqubo.
Ngolwazi olupheleleyo lukaProf. Hanein kunye nophando, yiya kwi Iwebhusayithi yeYunivesithi yaseLeeds.
Roman Puchko
Umseki kunye ne-CEO ye-Rethink, i-NGO ye-Ukrainian circular economy, iRoma lilizwi elihamba phambili kuhlaziyo oluluhlaza kunye nesetyhula.

Roman Pushko
For him, S3 is about far more than technology: it’s a chance for Ukraine to leapfrog towards better architecture, better urban design and a more inclusive construction culture, even in the middle of trauma.
Roman holds his master’s degree from Wageningen University and has complemented it with the circular cities program accomplishment at the University of Amsterdam. Since co-founding ReThink in 2017, he has been promoting the implementation of green innovations in Ukraine and trying to unleash the country’s potential in ensuring a circular transition for the European continent.
Currently, Roman unites colleagues, like-minded people, and various stakeholders around his vision of ecologically sustainable and aesthetically beautiful reconstruction of the Ukrainian urban environment and infrastructure.
Uthanda iikeyiki zamasi, umculo, intenetya, kunye nobuhle kuyo yonke into. Ukuba uva umntu encwina into ethile eofisini – nguye!
UProf. Philip Purnell
Unjingalwazi weZizinto kunye noLwakhiwo eLeeds, uPhil ubeka i-S3 kumxholo obanzi wophando loqoqosho olusetyhula - ukusuka kulwakhiwo ukuya kwelaphu kunye namandla - kwaye uyasikhumbuza ukuba sisebenzisa izixhobo zokwakha ngaphezulu kwazo zonke ezinye izinto ezidityanisiweyo.

Unjingalwazi uPhil Purnell
Phil Purnell is Professor of Materials and Structures in the School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds (UoL). He manages projects and networks at the intersections between Engineering, Economics and Environmental Science.
Phil’s background is in concrete technology but his current publication portfolio also spans composite durability, biomaterials, critical materials, fashion and textiles, carbon footprints for construction materials, 3D printing and non-destructive testing, waste management and the circular economy. He is an advisor for UKRI and DEFRA and holds visiting positions at the Royal College of Art and the University of Cambridge. He is a member of the HMG Circular Economy Taskforce.
UAndrew Horsley

UAndrew Horsley
Intloko ye-Innovate Ukraine inkqubo yokunikezelwa kwenkqubo, u-Andy uchaza indlela le nkqubo ye-Flagship yase-UK ibuyisela iiprojekthi ezifana ne-S3 ezidibanisa ukuqina kwamandla, iteknoloji ecocekileyo kunye nomboniso wehlabathi wangempela e-Ukraine, njengenxalenye yentsebenziswano yexesha elide lase-UK-Ukraine.
Rhiannon Matthias

Rhiannon Matthias
Ngokusekelwe kwiYunivesithi yaseLeeds, iRhiannon isebenza kuphando kunye nophuhliso kwaye ixhasa i-S3ROU kuwo wonke amaqabane e-Ukraine, e-UK nase-Netherlands.
Ngemvelaphi yobuchule bokusungula izinto ezintsha, iinguqu zasezidolophini kunye nobudlelwane bamazwe ngamazwe, umodareyitha eyona ngxoxo yobugcisa nentlalontle kwesi siqendu, ekhupha imibuzo yobulungisa, ubuni kunye nokomelela kwexesha elide.









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