Description du projet
Des matériaux biosourcés pour un secteur de la construction plus vert
Le secteur de la construction est essentiel à l’expansion et à l’entretien continus de nos infrastructures et de notre industrie. En raison de son énorme taille, il engloutit des quantités gigantesques de matières premières et d’énergie. Ces besoins doivent être restructurés et adaptés afin de lutter contre le changement climatique. Dans ce contexte, le projet BEST, financé par les MSCA, contribuera à cette transition. Il s’intéressera à l’utilisation et à la mise en œuvre de composites biosourcés capables d’améliorer l'efficacité structurelle et énergétique tout en se montrant plus écologiques. Ces recherches visent à créer des solutions qui révolutionneront le secteur de la construction grâce à l’adoption de solutions plus écologiques.
Objectif
The construction sector is one of the most energy intensive and raw-material demanding human activities and, hence, it is considered to contribute to a significant share of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Therefore, making the construction sector “greener” is one of the main challenges for policy makers, involved companies and the scientific community. Therefore, the Bio-based Energy-efficient materials and Structures for Tomorrow (BEST) project aims at investigating the potential of bio-based composites to realise innovative materials and elements characterised by both energy efficiency and structural capabilities.
The BEST project proposal will deal with the following bio-based materials: (i) Fibres and fabrics of vegetal origin, such as fibres obtained from leaves or stems of tropical plants, as well as fabrics made out of such fibres; (ii) Bio- aggregates obtained from waste and residuals of agricultural activities; (iii) Self-healing agents for concrete and other cement-based composites; (iv) Supplementary cementitious materials obtained by incinerating organic waste.
Therefore, the materials and composites considered in this project proposal are supposed to have potential to tackle the main challenges for the constructions of tomorrow:
- Facing climate change phenomena, by promoting “circular economy” practices;
- Reducing the amount of raw materials requested by the construction sector;
- Contributing to the development of local economies, by means of recycling locally-available waste in response to global challenge.
The BEST project foreseen a comprehensive methodological approach including both experimental activities and theoretical modelling, as it is intended at both advancing the fundamental knowledge in one of the emerging research topics in the field of construction and building materials and paving the way toward the marked uptake.
Champ scientifique
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régime de financement
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE - HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff ExchangesCoordinateur
64289 Darmstadt
Allemagne