Project description
Dressing buildings in new anti-UV skins
Weathering has a considerable effect on a building’s appearance. For instance, painted cladding is vulnerable to the adverse effects of ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation. Also, absorbed by lignin (constituting up to 40 % of wood), the Sun’s rays initiate the weathering of wood – a process that results in colour changes. They also cause surface fibres to loosen and erode, allowing humidity to penetrate the wood in depth, as well as checks and a raised grain. The EU-funded FACADE project will use biomaterials to develop a building skin. Specifically, it will use bio-carbon as a UV stabiliser to develop sustainable bio-sourced anti-UV coating to protect wooden façades. The project will ultimately provide breakthroughs for advancing the use of bio-carbon in new applications.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineering
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolors
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologysolar radiation
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF
Coordinator
6310 Izola
Slovenia
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