Objective A review of the embodied energy values of the various building materials shows that the embodied energy of the most widely used insulation materials in construction applications is characterised by very high values. This mainly results either from the energy intensive conditions applied for the manufacturing of the mineral based insulation materials or from the high embodied energies of the oil-based raw materials used for the production of the organic based ones. Moreover, conventional insulating materials can suffer from various disadvantages including not stable thermal and acoustic performance overtime, combustibility, shrinkage and settling, and pollution of the indoor building environment. In this frame the objective of the project is the development of a new generation of inorganic insulation materials and building insulation masonry components, that will have 70 – 90% lower embodied energy, 25 - 30% lower unit cost, than the synthetic organic and mineral based ones, like EPS, XPS, Stone and Glass Wool, and at the same time they will not present their technical, health and/or environmental drawbacks. New formulations and products will be called “3I” materials, since they will be Inorganic, Insulating and Incombustible.This objective will be achieved through the development of innovative technological routes for the production of the 3I materials, combining: a) use of appropriate inert, natural alumino-silicate raw materials, originating from “zero-embodied energy” wastes of industrial mineral exploitation (i.e. perlite, bentonite, amorphous silica and other volcanic minerals) and other industrial wastes and by-products; b) application of novel low energy consuming synthesis processes based on inorganic polymerisation and thermal expansion that take advantage of the unique and favourable chemical and mineralogical composition of the above wastes; and c) addition of appropriate mineral by-products (fluxes) that easily react with the above wastes through highly exothermic reactions forming inert stable structures.The assessment of the environmental sustainability of each one of the new insulation components will be performed with life cycle assessment studies. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural scienceschemical sciencesphysical chemistrythermochemistry 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 S&B INDUSTRIAL MINERALS MINING OUARRYING INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL TOURISTSHIPPING TECHNICAL COMPANY SA Address An metaxa street 15 14564 Kifissia athina Greece See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christos Dedeloudis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 819 000,00 Participants (14) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all REDCO NV Belgium EU contribution € 482 000,00 Address Kuiermansstraat 1 1880 Kapelle op den bos See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Luc Van Der Heyden (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window SCHLAGMANN POROTON GMBH & CO. KG Germany EU contribution € 585 000,00 Address Ziegeleistrasse 1 84367 Zeilarn See on map Region Bayern Niederbayern Rottal-Inn Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Johannes Edmüller (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THERMAL CERAMICS DE FRANCE SAS Participation ended France EU contribution € 16 427,58 Address Rue du 18 juin 1827 3 42160 Andrezieux boutheon See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ludovic Mouton (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION Greece EU contribution € 646 095,72 Address Heroon polytechniou 9 zographou campus 157 80 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Georgia Mertzelou (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window RINA CONSULTING SPA Italy EU contribution € 266 000,00 Address Via cecchi 6 16129 Genova See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Laura Giovanelli (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window MORANDO Srl Italy EU contribution € 362 476,30 Address Strada rilate 22 14100 Asti See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Herrnhut Massimo (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND PRUFANSTALT AN DER BAUHAUS UNIVERSITAT WEIMAR Germany EU contribution € 262 500,40 Address Coudraystrasse 9 99423 Weimar See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Konrad Nitsche (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART Germany EU contribution € 374 000,00 Address Keplerstrasse 7 70174 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Harald Garrecht (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window CAE Services GEIE Belgium EU contribution € 142 500,00 Address Rue paul emile janson 29 1050 Brussels See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Caroline André (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DE LA CONSTRUCTION Belgium EU contribution € 237 500,00 Address Rue du lombard 42 1000 Brussels / bruxelles See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. 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