Project description
Innovative circular economy-based solutions for the building industry
To embrace the European Union’s circular economy strategy, the building industry must improve its waste management practices. With this in mind, the EU-funded ICEBERG project intends to create innovative tools and technologies to advance the industry’s uptake of the circular economy. It will therefore generate cross-cutting integrated smart solutions that include three circular reverse logistics tools: an upgraded building information modelling-aided smart demolition tool, a novel digital end-of-life building materials (EBM) traceability platform and a radio frequency and quick response-based identification system. It will also develop advanced technologies for the production of high-purity secondary raw materials through six circular case studies across Europe. These tools and technologies will be used to increase market confidence in and acceptance of recycled EBM.
Objective
ICEBERG will make significant advances in the uptake of the circular economy in the building industry through the development of innovative circular reverse logistics’ tools and high-value secondary raw materials production technologies to establish market confidence and acceptability of recycled End-of-Life building materials (EBM).
ICEBERG aims to design, develop, demonstrate and validate advanced technologies for the production of high-purity secondary raw materials (>92%w) through 6 circular case studies (CCS) across Europe, covering circularity of wood, concrete, mixed aggregate, plasterboard, glass, polymeric insulating foams and inorganic superinsulation materials. ICEBERG will generate cross-cutting integrated smart solutions that encompass three innovative circular reverse logistics’ strategies: an upgraded BIM-aided-Smart Demolition tool; a novel digital EBM traceability platform; and Radio Frequency and QR based identification system. ICEBERG will develop novel technologies for the recovery of EBM, which include: hyperspectral imaging (HSI), machine-learning software and robotic manipulators to increase sorting efficiency of mixed aggregates; an integrated crushing, sorting and cleaning optimized system and fast pyrolysis and purification processes for wood fractions; thermal attrition mobile unit integrated with LIBS and carbonation for concrete; hydrocyclone combined with HSI sorting and acid purification to increase the purity of recycled plasterboard; a combined process of purification and solvolysis for polymeric insulating foams; advanced hydrothermal and supercritical based processing of glass and silica containing waste. Circular design solutions for greater circularity of EBM and production of innovative circular building products with high purity and recycled content (30% - 100%) will be also implemented. ICEBERG will generate in the mid-term an economic benefit of 1758 M€ and 6265 new jobs by 2030.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradio frequency
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- engineering and technologymaterials engineering
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry
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28006 Madrid
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6680 Ankara
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34662 Uskudar, Istanbul
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NG4 2JT Nottingham
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70569 Stuttgart
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1500 Halle
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48170 Zamudio
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3542 DA Utrecht
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3542 DA Utrecht
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06800 Cankaya Ankara
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68440 Habsheim
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12520 Nules
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08020 Barcelona
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LE11 3TU Loughborough
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2800 Mechelen
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3600 Genk
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66954 Pirmasens
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16129 Genova
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20122 Milano
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CV3 2TT Coventry
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48009 Bilbao
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48011 BILBAO
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67100 STRASBOURG
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2628 CN Delft
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02150 Espoo
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06800 Ankara
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1000 BRUXELLES
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2311 EZ Leiden
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2400 Mol
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191 00 MEGARA
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48500 Abanto Zierbena
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4131NJ Vianen
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3013 AK Rotterdam
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48510 Trapagaran
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15700 Lahti
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7181 Seneffe
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