Cement-wood composite elements produced with the geca concept

Objective

A new Technology to make hollow modular building elements from cement-wood-water composite in a new type of press has been developed and successfully tested in a small scale prototype press. However, full scale tests are needed for evaluation of the method and the production technology. Therefore a full scale prototype press with auxiliary equipment will be built to be able to meet the main objectives of the project which are: to prove the basic technology from small to full scale, develop world wide compatible elements and utilize industrial, agricultural and household waste including CO2. The main objectives for the following sectors are: Industrial, add new products to improve the competitiveness of existing European machine industry, mainly for export and new highly competitive building elements to the EC and world market. Economical, reduce material manufacturing and associated life cost of some 30% compared with state of the art within the building industry. Social, turn organic waste from industry, agriculture and household and CO2 gained from exhaust industrial fumes into environmentally friendly products. Create some 5000 new permanent jobs including spin offs to existing machine and building industry in Europe, mainly because of new export. Technological, introduce a new type of press technology needed for production of the hollow elements. Develop various systems, such as C02-injection system, forming equipment and logistic system. Proposed approach to meet the above objectives: Design of the already proposed Ceca-press, full scale press. Construction of the full scale prototype press. Material and process development. Make elements for full scale testing. Testing of the machinery. Full scale testing of the elements as well as testing of joining - and detail technology in a full scale test house.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture

Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CRS - Cooperative research contracts

Coordinator

Armansfell hf.

Address

19,funahöfdi
112 Reykjavik
Iceland

Participants (9)

Aalbers BV

Netherlands

Address

18,molenstraat
3927 ZL Renswoude

Arbor-Hattfjelldal AS

Norway

Address

8690 Hattfjelldal

Cape Building Products Ltd.

United Kingdom

Address

Iver Lane
UB8 2JQ Uxbridge

Eltomation BV

Netherlands

Address

3,tromplaan
3780 BD Voorthuizen

Pagnoni Impiant SpA

Italy

Address

Via Sempione 31
20052 Monza

Stalsmidi Bjarna Haroarssonar

Iceland

Address

6,smidjustigur
801 Fludir

THE ICELANDIC BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Iceland

Address

Keldnaholt
112 Reykjavik

WARRINGTON FIRE RESEARCH CENTRE LTD.

United Kingdom

Address

Holmesfield Road
WA1 2DS Warrington

Zehoma GmbH.

Germany

Address

22,august-bebel-dann
39126 Magdenburg