Objective The project aims to employ organic, urban and industrial sludge, along with non-hazardous waste from industrial processesand along with urban green waste, in the production of bricks with enhanced heat insulating capacity. This is made possibleby an innovative compound called Bio-Oxidated S2, patented by the consortium.The purpose of the project is to create a pilot plant for producing Bio-Oxidated S2 and also to develop a new business modelthat will set up a production chain consisting of waste disposal companies and brick manufacturers in order to duplicate thischain in major brick producing areas in Europe.An industrial-sized plant for producing Bio-Oxidated S2 will be able to dispose of 50,000 tons of organic sludge, 30,000 tonsof urban green waste and 20,000 tons of non-hazardous waste material from industrial processes per year. It will produce50,000 tons of Bio-Oxidated S2 and provide 15 new jobs. Used as an additive to clay, this amount of Bio-Oxidated S2 canbe employed to produce 300,000 tons of brick per year, and these bricks will have a thermal conductivity index that is 15%lower than the finest bricks currently available (which will lead to better heat insulation in new buildings), while saving 50,000tons of raw materials (30,000 tons of clay and 20,000 tons of sand) and 1,500,000 m3 of natural gas used for baking thebricks.The project helps mitigate or solve important industrial and social problems, because it: 1) increases the percentage oforganic sludge that is recycled; 2) reduces the amount of raw materials used to produce the bricks; 3) lowers theconsumption of natural gas in the brick production process; 4) helps increase environmental compatibility in the buildingconstruction sector.The project develops an industrial symbiosis whereby different actors derive mutual benefit from sharing utilities and wastematerials and it will be possible to turn waste from one industry into useful feedstock for another one. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementsocial sciencessociologysocial issuesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gassocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiological behavioural sciencesethologybiological interactions Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument Topic(s) SC5-20-2014-1 - Boosting the potential of small businesses for eco-innovation and a sustainable supply of raw materials Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-1-2014 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator TIRSI SRL Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address CASCINA GALLONA SNC 27032 FERRERA ERBOGNONE PV Italy See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Pavia Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 71 429,00 Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all ECOFOR SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address REGIONE MAGENTA 1 27050 CASEI GEROLA See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Pavia Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data ARGITEK SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address CASCINA GALLONA 27032 FERRERA ERBOGNONE PV See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Pavia Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data