High Performance, Economical and Sustainable Biocomposite Building Materials

Informazioni relative al progetto

BioBuild

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 285689

Progetto chiuso

Data di avvio 1 Dicembre 2011

Data di completamento 31 Maggio 2015

Finanziato da

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Costo totale € 7 459 425,91

Contributo UE € 4 878 496,38

Coordinato da

NETCOMPOSITES LIMITED
United Kingdom

Obiettivo

The aim of BioBuild is to use biocomposites to reduce the embodied energy in building facade, supporting structure and internal partition systems by at least 50% over current materials with no increase in cost. This will lead to a step change in the use of sustainable, low carbon construction materials, by replacing aluminium, steel, FRP, brick and concrete in buildings.

Facades are widely used in construction, primarily to protect and insulate the internal structure. Internal partitions are used to divide space, carry utilities and provide thermal and acoustic insulation. The current materials used such as aluminium, steel, brick and concrete are energy intensive to produce and have high embodied energy.

FRP is an alternative construction material, benefitting from low weight, formability and simple manufacturing, allowing low material content structures and innovative design. However, typical resin and glass fibre are non-renewable, energy intensive to synthesise. Biocomposites overcome these drawbacks, whilst maintaining the benefits, being based on natural fibres and bioresins which have low embodied energy and cost.

Biocomposites are renewable and sustainable resin and reinforcement structures. The resins in this project are furan and cashew nut oil based with reinforcing fibres of flax and jute. Bast fibres have lower environmental impacts than glass, concerning climate change and energy but have similar properties.
Biocomposites are used commercially in automotive interior parts, but for outdoor applications they can degrade due to moisture absorption and bio-degradation. BioBuild will develop biocomposites and construction products with a life span of 40 years, by protecting the fibres with novel treatments and coatings.
The result of the project will be a low cost, lightweight, durable and sustainable biocomposite building system, with full technical and environmental validation, offering low embodied energy construction materials

Campo scientifico

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites › biocomposites
• social sciences › economics and business › economics › sustainable economy
• engineering and technology › civil engineering › architecture engineering › sustainable architecture › sustainable building

Programma(i)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Argomento(i)

• EeB-NMP.2011-1 - Materials for new energy efficient building components with reduced embodied energy

Invito a presentare proposte

FP7-2011-NMP-ENV-ENERGY-ICT-EeB
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Meccanismo di finanziamento

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinatore

NETCOMPOSITES LIMITED

• Contributo UE: € 678 726,25
• Indirizzo: BRIDGE WAY 4A BROOM BUSINESS PARK ; S41 9QG Chesterfield ; Regno Unito
• Regione: East Midlands (England) › Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire › East Derbyshire
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Anthony Stevenson (Dr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

Partecipanti (16)

3XN AS

Danimarca

• Contributo UE: € 145 148,24
• Indirizzo: STRANDGADE 73 ; 1401 KOBENHAVN K
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Kasper Guldager Jorgensen (Mr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

ACCIONA CONSTRUCCION SA

Spagna

• Contributo UE: € 393 000,00
• Indirizzo: CALLE MESENA 80 ; 28033 MADRID
• Regione: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Miguel Angel Paris Torres (Mr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

HOLLAND COMPOSITES INDUSTRIALS BV

Partecipazione conclusa

Paesi Bassi

• Contributo UE: € 22 025,40
• Indirizzo: De Serpeling 10 ; 8219PZ Lelystad
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Pieterjan Dwarshuis (Mr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

TRANSFURANS CHEMICALS BVBA

Belgio

• Contributo UE: € 217 440,00
• Indirizzo: LEUKAARD 2 ; 2440 Geel
• Regione: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Antwerpen › Arr. Turnhout
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Hans Hoydonckx (Mr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

Arup GmbH

Germania

• Contributo UE: € 372 900,00
• Indirizzo: Kaiserstrasse 18 ; 40221 Düsseldorf
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Jan Wurm (Dr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

COVESTRO RESINS BV

Partecipazione conclusa

Paesi Bassi

• Contributo UE: € 18 834,60
• Indirizzo: CEINTUURBAAN 5 ; 8022 AW ZWOLLE
• Regione: Oost-Nederland › Overijssel › Noord-Overijssel
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Robert Puyenbroek (Dr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

CIMTEC LAB SPA

Partecipazione conclusa

Italia

• Contributo UE: € 100 861,28
• Indirizzo: PIAZZA ERNESTO DE ANGELI 2 ; 20146 milano
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Francesca Dinon (Dr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgio

• Contributo UE: € 511 282,00
• Indirizzo: OUDE MARKT 13 ; 3000 Leuven
• Regione: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Vlaams-Brabant › Arr. Leuven
• Tipo di attività: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Contatto amministrativo: Sofie Heroes (Ms.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

AMORIM CORK COMPOSITES SA

Portogallo

• Contributo UE: € 223 730,60
• Indirizzo: RUA DE MELADAS 260 ; 4536 902 Mozelos Vfr
• Regione: Continente › Norte › Área Metropolitana do Porto
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Pedro Soares (Mr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH

Germania

• Contributo UE: € 404 000,00
• Indirizzo: ERWIN SCHRODINGER STRASSE GEB 58 ; 67663 Kaiserslautern
• Regione: Rheinland-Pfalz › Rheinhessen-Pfalz › Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Tipo di attività: Research Organisations
• Contatto amministrativo: Birgit Bittmann (Dr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

Paesi Bassi

• Contributo UE: € 293 712,00
• Indirizzo: ANNA VAN BUERENPLEIN 1 ; 2595 DA Den Haag
• Regione: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage
• Tipo di attività: Research Organisations
• Contatto amministrativo: Suzanne De Vos-Effting (Ms.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL

Portogallo

• Contributo UE: € 657 329,00
• Indirizzo: AV DO BRASIL 101 ; 1700-066 LISBOA
• Regione: Continente › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
• Tipo di attività: Research Organisations
• Contatto amministrativo: Paula Margarida Carvalho M. Couto (Mrs.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

SHR BV

Paesi Bassi

• Contributo UE: € 312 800,00
• Indirizzo: NIEUWE KANAAL 9b ; 6709 PA WAGENINGEN
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Bôke Tjeerdsma (Mr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

FIBREFORCE COMPOSITES LTD

Regno Unito

• Contributo UE: € 179 355,00
• Indirizzo: FAIROAK LANE WHITEHOUSE ; WA7 3DU RUNCORN
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: John Hartley (Dr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

FIBER-TECH CONSTRUCTION GMBH

Germania

• Contributo UE: € 166 500,25
• Indirizzo: TUCHSCHERERSTRASSE 10 ; 09116 CHEMNITZ
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Antje Hofmann (Ms.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato

GXN AS

Danimarca

• Contributo UE: € 180 851,76
• Indirizzo: KANONBADSVEJ 8 ; 1437 Kobenhavn K
• Regione: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Byen København
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contatto amministrativo: Kasper Guldager Jorgensen (Mr.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato