Objective 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 Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesbiocompositessocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economyengineering and technologycivil engineeringarchitecture engineeringsustainable architecturesustainable building Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) EeB-NMP.2011-1 - Materials for new energy efficient building components with reduced embodied energy Call for proposal FP7-2011-NMP-ENV-ENERGY-ICT-EeB See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project Coordinator NETCOMPOSITES LIMITED EU contribution € 678 726,25 Address BRIDGE WAY 4A BROOM BUSINESS PARK S41 9QG Chesterfield United Kingdom See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Derbyshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Anthony Stevenson (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (16) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all 3XN AS Denmark EU contribution € 145 148,24 Address STRANDGADE 73 1401 KOBENHAVN K See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Kasper Guldager Jorgensen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ACCIONA CONSTRUCCION SA Spain EU contribution € 393 000,00 Address CALLE MESENA 80 28033 MADRID See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Miguel Angel Paris Torres (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data HOLLAND COMPOSITES INDUSTRIALS BV Participation ended Netherlands EU contribution € 22 025,40 Address De Serpeling 10 8219PZ Lelystad See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Pieterjan Dwarshuis (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TRANSFURANS CHEMICALS BVBA Belgium EU contribution € 217 440,00 Address LEUKAARD 2 2440 Geel See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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Turnhout Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Hans Hoydonckx (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Arup GmbH Germany EU contribution € 372 900,00 Address Kaiserstrasse 18 40221 Düsseldorf See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jan Wurm (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data COVESTRO RESINS BV Participation ended Netherlands EU contribution € 18 834,60 Address CEINTUURBAAN 5 8022 AW ZWOLLE See on map Region Oost-Nederland Overijssel Noord-Overijssel Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Robert Puyenbroek (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CIMTEC LAB SPA Participation ended Italy EU contribution € 100 861,28 Address PIAZZA ERNESTO DE ANGELI 2 20146 milano See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Francesca Dinon (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution € 511 282,00 Address OUDE MARKT 13 3000 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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Leuven Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sofie Heroes (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AMORIM CORK COMPOSITES SA Portugal EU contribution € 223 730,60 Address RUA DE MELADAS 260 4536 902 Mozelos Vfr See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Pedro Soares (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 404 000,00 Address ERWIN SCHRODINGER STRASSE GEB 58 67663 Kaiserslautern See on map Region Rheinland-Pfalz Rheinhessen-Pfalz Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Birgit Bittmann (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO Netherlands EU contribution € 293 712,00 Address ANNA VAN BUERENPLEIN 1 2595 DA Den Haag See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Suzanne De Vos-Effting (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL Portugal EU contribution € 657 329,00 Address AV DO BRASIL 101 1700-066 LISBOA See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Paula Margarida Carvalho M. Couto (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SHR BV Netherlands EU contribution € 312 800,00 Address NIEUWE KANAAL 9b 6709 PA WAGENINGEN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Bôke Tjeerdsma (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FIBREFORCE COMPOSITES LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 179 355,00 Address FAIROAK LANE WHITEHOUSE WA7 3DU RUNCORN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact John Hartley (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FIBER-TECH CONSTRUCTION GMBH Germany EU contribution € 166 500,25 Address TUCHSCHERERSTRASSE 10 09116 CHEMNITZ See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Antje Hofmann (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GXN AS Denmark EU contribution € 180 851,76 Address KANONBADSVEJ 8 1437 Kobenhavn K See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Kasper Guldager Jorgensen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data
