Description du projet
Perfectionner les enceintes réutilisables des chantiers de construction
Les matériaux tels que le bois et le plastique, traditionnellement utilisés pour clôturer les chantiers de construction, se détériorent rapidement et sont particulièrement coûteux et générateurs de déchets. Le projet FLEXBUILD, financé par l’UE, a mis au point un prototype de modules réutilisables pour les enceintes de chantiers de construction. Il s’attache à présent à résoudre les problèmes techniques et de marketing, et à adapter les modules à l’industrie et au commerce. La conception ergonomique de ces modules permet d’ajuster leur taille et de les connecter de diverses façons de manière à les adapter à n’importe quel chantier.. Qui plus est, les modules permettent d’isoler les bâtiments pendant la construction. Le projet permettra de réduire considérablement les coûts à charge des entrepreneurs et d’améliorer la durabilité des activités de construction en réduisant les émissions de carbone et les déchets.
Objectif
Danish SME Altiflex aims to revolutionize the way buildings are sealed during construction by presenting a completely new system - FlexBuild - with several advantages when compared to the solutions based on wood frames and plastic. Given the drawbacks of existing solutions, Altiflex has developed a unique, yet simple modular concept that seals buildings under construction in an effective way. These modules are flexible and adjustable in size, and can be connected together in countless ways. Moreover, FlexBuild has an outstanding durability (high impact-resistant) and long-life span (15 years), which enables its re-use in construction projects, and initial calculations have shown that its use can save up to 60% on energy costs during the cold winter months (when compared with plastic seals).Therefore, the use of Altiflex solution improves sustainability of construction processes by reducing both CO2 emission and waste disposal from construction sites.
Building upon the experience with a preliminary version of the modular solution and patent-protected know-how (developed in-house at the SME), the current innovation project aims to bring Altiflex technology from prototype level to industrial and commercial readiness – by overcoming technical and market-related barriers – in order to effectively tackle a huge business opportunity. We aim to be a first mover and become established in the increasingly important market of sustainable construction – in the EU alone, the whole construction sector turnover amounts to more than €1600 billion.
Overall, this opens not only an important economic opportunity for Altiflex – expecting over €58million revenues, 5-years post-project – but will ultimately lead to a sustainability and lower environmental footprint of construction processes, as well as important cost savings for the end-users.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste management
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologymycology
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringarchitecture engineeringsustainable architecturesustainable building
Programme(s)
Régime de financement
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinateur
2650 HVIDOVRE
Danemark
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.