Project description
Innovative solution for a sustainable construction industry
The United Nations sustainable development goals aim to meet environmental needs while simultaneously balancing social and economic necessities. One of the sectors that require innovation and adaptation to satisfy these goals is the construction industry. To address this, the EU-funded Eco-Mortar 2.0 project aims to develop a revolutionary eco-friendly and high-efficiency solution for thermal-insulating, fibre-reinforced rendering mortar. This solution can be used for wall exterior retrofitting or wall panel coating of buildings, using recyclable and environmentally friendly materials. By adopting this solution, significant reductions in environmental damage caused by the use of non-sustainable resources can be achieved, while also ensuring crucial durability.
Objective
One of the priorities of the 2030 Agenda is to achieve a sustainable development path to balance environmental, social and economic
needs for present and future generations. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the blueprint to achieve a
better and more sustainable future. The Green Deal is the roadmap towards the application of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in all
European policies. In this context, the European construction industry faces great challenges that need real solutions. On the
environment side, it is clearly a sector with an unsustainable environmental profile that will need to overcome the traditional linear
path of production and consumption to adopt a Circular Economy model and Energy Efficient solutions. The number of studies on
new sustainable solutions to minimize the incorporation of processed raw materials or improve thermal insulation properties of
mortar have increased. Examples relate to the use of stone sludge waste from the cutting process as filler in rendering mortars or
fibres from textile waste to reduce its cracking or to the increased insulation of rendering mortars through the incorporation of cork
(recycled by-product of the cork industry) or silica-based aerogels (nano-structured material) as lightweight aggregates. However,
studies focused on combination stone sludge waste, textile waste, recycled cork together with aerogel in mortars have not been
found in the current literature.
The main objective of the Eco-Mortar 2.0 project is to develop an eco-friendly and high-performance thermal insulating fibre
reinforced rendering mortar for wall exterior retrofitting or wall panels coating of buildings by using diabase sludge from stone
cutting as filler, recycled cork and aerogel granules as lightweight aggregates and textile waste as fibres. This mortar will decrease the
use of non-renewable natural resources, improve thermal insulation and allow shrinkage cracking control.
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- engineering and technology materials engineering coating and films
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Programme(s)
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HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence
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HORIZON.4.1.5 - Fostering brain circulation of researchers and excellence initiatives
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-04
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1049 001 Lisboa
Portugal
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