Development and Demonstration of Highly Insulating, Construction Materials from Bio-derived Aggregates

Project Information

ISOBIO

Grant agreement ID: 636835

DOI 10.3030/636835

Project closed

EC signature date 11 November 2014

Start date 1 February 2015

End date 31 January 2019

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing

Total cost € 6 286 320,50

EU contribution € 5 470 127,00

Coordinated by

TWI LIMITED
United Kingdom

Deliverables

Documents, reports (2)

Full LCA and economic assessment for final product cradle to cradle

Full LCA and economic assessment for final product cradle to cradle - linked to Task 8.2 and Task 8.3

PEF produced in accordance with ILCD procedures and PEF products category rules

Product Environment Footprint (PEF) produced in accordance with ILCD procedures and PEF products category rules - linked to Task 8.1

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (3)

Website and communication material
Audio-visual material
Stakeholder workshops

Other (1)

BIM-compatible database final version

BIM-compatible database final version - - linked to Task 8.4

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (13)

Comparative assessment for biogenic carbon accounting methods in carbon footprint of products: a review study for construction materials based on forest products

Author(s): LG Tellnes, C Ganne-Chedeville, A Dias, F Dolezal, C Hill, E Zea Escamilla
Published in: iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Issue 10/5, 2017, Page(s) 815-823, ISSN 1971-7458
Publisher: The Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
DOI: 10.3832/ifor2386-010

A comparison of the environmental impacts of different categories of insulation materials

Author(s): Callum Hill, Andrew Norton, Janka Dibdiakova
Published in: Energy and Buildings, Issue 162, 2018, Page(s) 12-20, ISSN 0378-7788
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.12.009

Development of Highly Repellent Silica Particles for Protection of Hemp Shiv Used as Insulation Materials

Author(s): Marion Bourebrab, Géraldine Durand, Alan Taylor
Published in: Materials, Issue 11/2, 2018, Page(s) 4, ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/ma11010004

Hydrophobicity of hemp shiv treated with sol-gel coatings

Author(s): Atif Hussain, Juliana Calabria-Holley, Diane Schorr, Yunhong Jiang, Mike Lawrence, Pierre Blanchet
Published in: Applied Surface Science, Issue 434, 2018, Page(s) 850-860, ISSN 0169-4332
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.10.210

The Environmental Impact of Wood Compared to Other Building Materials – The Impact of European Standard En15804

Author(s): C. A. S. Hill & J. Dibdiakova
Published in: International Wood Products Journal, Issue 4 issues per year, 2016, ISSN 2042-6445
Publisher: Maney Publishing

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Construction by Using Renewable Materials

Author(s): Mike Lawrence
Published in: Journal of Renewable Materials, Issue 4 issues a year, 2015, Page(s) 163-174, ISSN 2164-6325
Publisher: Scrivener Publishing

Development of novel building composites based on hemp and multi-functional silica matrix

Author(s): Atif Hussain, Juliana Calabria-Holley, Mike Lawrence, Martin P. Ansell, Yunhong Jiang, Diane Schorr, Pierre Blanchet
Published in: Composites Part B: Engineering, Issue 156, 2019, Page(s) 266-273, ISSN 1359-8368
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.08.093

Cell wall microstructure, pore size distribution and absolute density of hemp shiv

Author(s): Y. Jiang, M. Lawrence, M. P. Ansell, A. Hussain
Published in: Royal Society Open Science, Issue 5/4, 2018, Page(s) 171945, ISSN 2054-5703
Publisher: Royal Society Open Science
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171945

Modification of hemp shiv properties using water-repellent sol–gel coatings

Author(s): Atif Hussain, Juliana Calabria-Holley, Yunhong Jiang, Mike Lawrence
Published in: Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Issue 86/1, 2018, Page(s) 187-197, ISSN 0928-0707
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10971-018-4621-2

Improvement of Water Resistance of Hemp Woody Substrates through Deposition of Functionalized Silica Hydrophobic Coating, While Retaining Excellent Moisture Buffering Properties

Author(s): Yunhong Jiang, Marion A. Bourebrab, Nadia Sid, Alan Taylor, Florence Collet, Sylvie Pretot, Atif Hussain, Martin Ansell, Michael Lawrence
Published in: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Issue 6/8, 2018, Page(s) 10151-10161, ISSN 2168-0485
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01475

Comparative moisture and heat sorption properties of fibre and shiv derived from hemp and flax

Author(s): Yunhong Jiang, Michael Lawrence, Atif Hussain, Martin Ansell, Pete Walker
Published in: Cellulose, Issue 26/2, 2019, Page(s) 823-843, ISSN 0969-0239
Publisher: Blackie Academic & Professional
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-018-2145-0

Chemical and multi-physical characterization of agro-resources’ by-product as a possible raw building material

Author(s): Marie Viel, Florence Collet, Christophe Lanos
Published in: Industrial Crops and Products, Issue 120, 2018, Page(s) 214-237, ISSN 0926-6690
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.04.025

Resistance to mold development assessment of bio-based building materials

Author(s): Marie Viel, Florence Collet, Yann Lecieux, Marc Louis Maurice François, Valentin Colson, Christophe Lanos, Atif Hussain, Mike Lawrence
Published in: Composites Part B: Engineering, Issue 158, 2019, Page(s) 406-418, ISSN 1359-8368
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.09.063

Conference proceedings (14)

“ISOBIO: trazando la vía para el desarrollo de materiales de construcción naturales a gran escala”

Author(s): PROG, UoB, ACC
Published in: Libro de Comunicaciones IV Congreso Edificios Energía Casi Nula, 2017
Publisher: IV Congreso Edificios Energía Casi Nula

The Environmental Impact of Wood Compared to Other Building Materials – The Impact of European Standard En15804

Author(s): Callum Hill
Published in: Proceedings of the International Panel Products Symposium, Issue 7-8/10/2015, 2015, Page(s) 133-142
Publisher: The International Panel Products Symposium

Measured performance of a lightweight straw bale passive house in a Mediterranean heat wave

Author(s): Oliver Style
Published in: The 20th International Passive House Conference, 2016
Publisher: The 20th International Passive House Conference

Hemp-straw composites: thermal and hygric performances

Author(s): Florence Collet
Published in: ICOME 2016 International Conference on Materials & Energy, 2016
Publisher: ICOME 2016 International Conference on Materials & Energy

Characterisation and comparison of thermal and hydric properties of hemp-clay composite and hemp-lime composite

Author(s): Florence Collet
Published in: ICOME 2016 International Conference On Materials & Energy, 2016
Publisher: ICOME 2016 International Conference On Materials & Energy

Formulation of Binder to Improve Mechanical Properties of Hemp Concrete at Early Stage. Effect on Thermal And Hygric Properties in Use

Author(s): Sylvie Pretot, Florence Collet, Christophe Lanos, Julien Chamoin
Published in: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Bio-based Building Materials, 2015, ISBN 978-2-35-158-154-4
Publisher: RILEM Publications

Comparing hemp composites made with mineral or organic binder on thermal, hygric and mechanical point of view

Author(s): Florence Collet, Sylvie Pretot, Mazhoud Brahim, Bessette Laetitia, Christophe Lanos
Published in: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Bio-based Building Materials, 2015, ISBN 978-2-35158-154-4
Publisher: RILEM

COMPORTAMIENTO REAL DE UNA CASA PASIVA DE ESCASA INERCIA EN UNA OLA DE CALOR MEDITERRÁNEA

Author(s): O Style
Published in: Congreso de Edificios de Energia Casi Nula, 2018
Publisher: Congreso de Edificios de Energia Casi Nula

Hydrophobic Sol-Gel Coatings on Bio-Based Materials – Influence of Catalyst and Solvent Concentration

Author(s): A. Hussain, D. Schorr, P. Blanchet, J.C.Holley, M. Lawrence
Published in: 2nd International Conference on Bio-based Building Materials & 1st Conference on ECOlogical valorisation of GRAnular and FIbrous materials, 2017
Publisher: 2nd International Conference on Bio-based Building Materials & 1st Conference on ECOlogical valorisation of GRAnular and FIbrous materials

Induced binding effect of cellulose-based building materials via sol-gel technology

Author(s): Atif Hussain, Juliana Holley, Mike Lawrence, Yunhong Jiang
Published in: 19th International Sol-gel Conference, 2017
Publisher: 19th International Sol-gel Conference

Functionalised silica based surface coating for Enhancing the Hygroscopic Properties of Bio-based Building Insulation Materials

Author(s): Atif Hussain, Juliana Holley, Mike Lawrence, Yunhong Jiang
Published in: SurfCoat Korea, 2018
Publisher: SurfCoat Korea

Measured versus calculated thermal transmittance of a bio-based prefabricated timber frame wall panel

Author(s): O Style
Published in: 10th Spanish Passivhaus Conference Proceedings Book, 2018
Publisher: PEP

Physical characterisation of hemp shiv: Cell wall structure and porosity

Author(s): Jiang Y, Ansell MP, Jia X, Hussain A, Lawrence M
Published in: ICBBM & ECOGRAFI 2017, 2017
Publisher: ICBBM & ECOGRAFI 2017

Évaluation de la durabilité de matériaux de construction biosourcés

Author(s): Marie Viel, Florence Collet, Yann Lecieux, Marc François, Valentin Colson, Christophe Lanos, Atif Hussain et Mike Lawrence
Published in: 36èmes Rencontres de l’AUGC, ENISE/LTDS, 2018
Publisher: 36èmes Rencontres de l’AUGC, ENISE/LTDS

Book chapters (2)

Bio-composite panels and renders for construction

Author(s): Martin P. Ansell, Michael Lawrence, Yunhong Jiang, Andy Shea, Pete Walker
Published in: Nonconventional and Vernacular Construction Materials, 2nd edition, 2019
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing

Selection of natural materials using CES EduPack

Author(s): Martin P. Ansell
Published in: Designing with Natural Materials, Edited By Graham A. Ormondroyd, Angela F. Morris, 2018, ISBN 9780-429853494
Publisher: Woodhead Elsevier