EeB-NMP.2011-1 Materials for new energy efficient building components with reduced embodied energy PPP Impact Workshop 24-25 March and 1-2 April 2014 Research and innovation PROJECTS: SUS-CON - “Sustainable, Innovative and Energy-Efficient Concrete, based on the Integration of All-Waste Materials” LEEMA - Low embodied energy advanced (novel) insulation materials and insulating masonry components for energy efficient buildings BIO-BUILD - High Performance, Economical and Sustainable Biocomposite Building Materials Research and innovation S/T goals of the supported area - New multifunctional materials with - Lower embodied energy - Improved thermal and acoustic properties - Improved durability - Understanding and optimisation of material combinations - Respect of sustainability principles - Delivery of at least one fully operational component at the end of the project Research and innovation Expected impact of the supported area (i) Reduction by at least 50% of the embodied energy at component level compared to the 2005 values; (ii) Reduction by at least 15% of the total costs compared to existing solutions; (iii) The proposers should demonstrate and quantify the potential European impact on energy-efficiency at building level; (iv) Improved durability of the components resulting in less frequent replacement, so that the impact of embodied energy will be lower over the lifetime of the building; (v) Contribution to achieving EU policies. Research and innovation Technical cross-cutting issues What technical cross-cutting issues among your projects should be taken into account to increase the overall impact? • • • • • • • Standarization for products that are not described at all in the current norms Evaluation of the long term performances of the new materials Ease of application of the new products Variability of the raw materials (either waste or natural materials) . Getting the materials specified by architects and designers Good, solid LCA data needed to push the new technologies not only in the level of materials but in the level of a whole building (e.g LEED certification) Higher Costs in respect to new treatments, in respect to raw materials and their geographical availability and in respect to large scale production Research and innovation Non-technical cross-cutting issues What non-technical cross-cutting issues among your projects should be taken into account to increase the overall impact? • • • Convincing stakeholders – engineers, architects, applicators- of the value of the new products Psychological barriers (living in a waste-made house) and perceptions for the new materials Costs for demonstration on real-scale buildings Research and innovation Synergies and benefits of clustering What cluster activities have you undertaken in the last year? CARRIED OUT: - Cross-references among the projects’ websites - Taking into account, in planning, the chance of carrying out joint seminars and demonstration on real-scale buildings PROPOSED: - Quarterly conference call to “talk” each other - Organize common dissemination activities (e.g. in ACE within the next LEEMA meeting, or in Frauhofer within the next SUSCON meeting, or exhibit full sized case studies in Eco Build in London, March next year) - Information exchange regarding standardization of the innovative products (methods, norms, etc) - Meeting aimed at sharing LCA information How have cluster activities added value to your projects? Increased awareness among the projects partners of the cluster potentials Increased visibility of each Project on the web How can cluster activities help exploitation of results after the projects end? • • • By involving European organizations like ACE for the designing of new building based on the new materials By organizing joint advertisement actions By increasing the awareness about the projects among larger audience Research and innovation