EeB-NMP.2011-1
Materials for new energy efficient
building components with
reduced embodied energy
PPP Impact Workshop
24-25 March and 1-2 April 2014
Research and
innovation
PROJECTS:
SUS-CON -
“Sustainable, Innovative and
Energy-Efficient Concrete, based on the Integration of
All-Waste Materials”
LEEMA -
Low embodied energy advanced (novel)
insulation materials and insulating masonry
components for energy efficient buildings
BIO-BUILD -
High Performance, Economical
and Sustainable Biocomposite Building Materials
Research and
innovation
S/T goals of the supported area
- New multifunctional materials with
- Lower embodied energy
- Improved thermal and acoustic properties
- Improved durability
- Understanding and optimisation of material
combinations
- Respect of sustainability principles
- Delivery of at least one fully operational
component at the end of the project
Research and
innovation
Expected impact of the supported
area
(i) Reduction by at least 50% of the embodied energy
at component level compared to the 2005 values;
(ii) Reduction by at least 15% of the total costs
compared to existing solutions;
(iii) The proposers should demonstrate and quantify
the potential European impact on energy-efficiency
at building level;
(iv) Improved durability of the components resulting in
less frequent replacement, so that the impact of
embodied energy will be lower over the lifetime of
the building;
(v) Contribution to achieving EU policies.
Research and
innovation
Technical cross-cutting issues
What technical cross-cutting issues among your projects
should be taken into account to increase the overall impact?
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Standarization for products that are not described at all in the current norms
Evaluation of the long term performances of the new materials
Ease of application of the new products
Variability of the raw materials (either waste or natural materials) .
Getting the materials specified by architects and designers
Good, solid LCA data needed to push the new technologies not only in the level of
materials but in the level of a whole building (e.g LEED certification)
Higher Costs in respect to new treatments, in respect to raw materials and their
geographical availability and in respect to large scale production
Research and
innovation
Non-technical cross-cutting issues
What non-technical cross-cutting issues among your projects
should be taken into account to increase the overall impact?
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Convincing stakeholders – engineers, architects, applicators- of the value of the new
products
Psychological barriers (living in a waste-made house) and perceptions for the new
materials
Costs for demonstration on real-scale buildings
Research and
innovation
Synergies and benefits of clustering
What cluster activities have you undertaken in the last year?
CARRIED OUT:
- Cross-references among the projects’ websites
- Taking into account, in planning, the chance of carrying out joint seminars and demonstration on real-scale
buildings
PROPOSED:
- Quarterly conference call to “talk” each other
- Organize common dissemination activities (e.g. in ACE within the next LEEMA meeting, or in Frauhofer within the next
SUSCON meeting, or exhibit full sized case studies in Eco Build in London, March next year)
- Information exchange regarding standardization of the innovative products (methods, norms, etc)
- Meeting aimed at sharing LCA information
How have cluster activities added value to your projects?
Increased awareness among the projects partners of the cluster potentials
Increased visibility of each Project on the web
How can cluster activities help exploitation of results after the projects end?
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By involving European organizations like ACE for the designing of new building based on the new
materials
By organizing joint advertisement actions
By increasing the awareness about the projects among larger audience
Research and
innovation