Project description
The building bricks for a quiet night
Noise pollution is a problem. European cities are getting louder and louder. The level of noise has become unbearable in many large bustling metropolises. About 80 million Europeans are exposed to continuous noise above 65 decibels, which is associated with health problems ranging from sleep disorders to increased risk of heart attacks or neurodegeneration. Soundproof walls are today a solution. Yet, they are too expensive and insufficient to protect citizens from noise pollution. The EU-funded SPW project aims to develop and bring to the market a novelty: environment-friendly, low-cost and highly effective soundproof bricks and walls of the latest technology of 3D acoustic panels.
Objective
SPW project aims to develop soundproof walls that are more efficient and cheaper than the ones available on the market. For this we need to study the feasibility of MG wall innovation, which will include a) technical feasibility tests, b) economic feasibility studies, c) business plan.
The most important novelty of the project is the improved efficiency and the lower price – compared to the solutions available.
According to a report by the EU Commission, 80 million people are endangered by continuous noise pollution higher than 65 decibels in Europe. Budapest is the third noisiest city in Europe after Sofia and Barcelona.
More than 10% of the European population have to bear the noise level that researchers and healthcare professionals regard as unacceptable. At this high level of noise, most people become tense, they will have sleeping disorder, with adverse health effects (increased risk of heart attack, neurodegeneration).
Our business model is focusing on the
1) mass production of MG soundproof wall
2) utilizing of the patent at European or world level.
There are two ways to produce the soundproof wall of our project:
1) in the form of bricks compressed on high pressure
2) in the form of rammed walls.
The composition of materials for the two types of wall are very similar. Choice is made according to the conditions of use, considering which version is more economical for the particular case.
Our company expects to earn an average profit of 250,000 EUR per year between 2022-27 on the production of soundproof brick and walls and the utilization of the patent. During the implementation, we need to finalize, tests and validate and improve the current first-generation small scale prototype. Our business concept puts this into a two-year project, with the estimated cost of 2.2 million euros. The return on investment will be less than 10 years after entering the market.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine psychiatry sleep disorders
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels renewable energy
- social sciences economics and business business and management business models
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine cardiology cardiovascular diseases
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences environmental sciences pollution
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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1125 BUDAPEST
Hungary
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