Consortium

FUNDACIÓN TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

The leading private and independent research and technology organisation in Spain and one of the largest in Europe. Our goal is to transform technology into GDP, meaning wealth to improve people’s quality of life through generation of business opportunities for industry.

Digital tools for improved circularity and traceability.

Project coordinator.

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS

Government Research Institution. CSIC plays an important role in scientific and technological policy, since it encompasses an area that takes in everything from basic research to the transfer of knowledge to the productive sector.

Design and development of functional ceramics.

BESE MIMARLIK MUHENDISLIK INSAAT SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

Construction and demolition company. Its selective demolition services make demolition waste easier to handle in wide range of projects.

Selective demolition.

CIMSA CIMENTO SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

One of the leading companies of the Turkish cement industry, with 5 integrated plants.

Development and optimization of the new circular green cement and concrete based building products.

ENVA

Enva England Ltd is the leading resource management and recycling company in the East Midlands. We work with waste producers to improve resource efficiency and reduce operating costs by increasing recycling and decreasing carbon emissions.

Development and validation of the hydrocyclone with acid purification treatment at semi-industrial scale.

EPEA GMBH - PART OF DREES & SOMMER

Internationally active scientific innovation partner working with actors and companies from economy, politics and science and support them in the introduction of circular processes.

Leader of the circular design of building elements and the practical catalogue for building professionals

ETABLISSEMENTEN FRANZ COLRUYT NV

Colruyt Group, originally a small family business, is a family of businesses with a main focus on (Non-)Food Retail in which it is the Belgian market leader. Additionally, Colruyt Group is amongst others also active in (renewable) fuel distribution, renewable energy production (Solar, Wind, H2) and food delivery services. The group's mission is to create sustainable added value through value-driven and pioneering craftmanship.

Leader of one of the Case Studies

FUNDACION GAIKER

Technological Centre devoted to the up-take of own knowledge and to the development of new technologies that are later transferred to customers.

Development of the automated highly flexible and mobile prototype sorting line based on hyperspectral imaging (HSI).

GBN

Company specialised in processing material streams and producing high-quality soil products and raw building materials.

Coordinator of the case studies.

HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI

Research-oriented university committed to the promotion of excellence in education in line with universal values, our mission is to educate and nurture students as individuals equipped with quality and depth of provision in all fields of science, technology and arts.

Responsible of the development of pre-industrial prototypes of new circular green cement and concrete based building products.

KEEY AEROGEL

Company dedicated to the design, development and industrialization of both aerogel products and manufacturing technologies based on supercritical process using CO2 as drying solvent.

Developer of the Silicic Acid hydrothermal synthesis, multi-solvent Low Temperature Super-Critical Drying (LTSCD) technology and pre-industrial prototypes.

KERABEN GRUPO SA

Company devoted to the manufacturing of ceramic tiles.

Development, design and optimization of the ECO ceramic tiles.

LENZ INSTRUMENTS

Company specialised in the development and commercialization of electronic and optomechanical systems for industrial inspection and monitoring applications.

Coordinator of the optimization and development of advanced sorting/procesing technologies.

LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Loughborough University is one of the UK’s leading universities. The School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering aims to develop the skills required to face the challenges of our increasingly complex built environment.

Developer of alternative treatment and purification methods of EoL plasterboard.

OPENBARE VLAAMSE AFVALSTOFFENMAATSCHAPPIJ

Flemish Government institution that prepares legislation on waste, material and soil management on behalf of the Flemish Minister for the Environment.

Collaboration in the management of demolition material value chains and contribution to the development of the policy and standard recommendations.

ORBIX PRODUCTIONS

Company specialized in metal recovery from the slags of the 2 stainless steel plants of Aperam in Belgium, located in Genk and Chatelet.

Developer of the Accelerated Carbonation process and pre-industrial prototypes.

RAMPF ECO SOLUTIONS GMBH & CO. KG

Company devoted to research into and developing alternative polyols. Customized polyols are produced by recycling polyurethane and PET at two large plants for thermal glycolysis.

Developer of the solvolysis and purification tecnology for PU/PIR post-consumer foams, producer of recycled polyols and pre-indrustrial prototypes.

RINA CONSULTING SPA

Global corporation that provides services across the Energy, Marine, Certification, Transport & Infrastructure and Industry sectors. RINA provides a wide range of high quality tailored solutions aiming to back up the market operators across the entire life cycle of their projects.

Contribution in the LCA and LCC assessment and coordination of the exploitation, IPRs and Business plans activities.

SAINT-GOBAIN CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS UK LIMITED

UK’s leading manufacturer of interior lining systems. The company produces gypsum-based systems including plaster, plasterboard and ceiling solutions.

Development of circular plasterboards products and demostration in a case study.

SERIKAT

Consulting company focused on the creation of value for their clients through the processing of information. Relying on technology and innovation, they define solutions and services with which they commit themselves to their clients as technological partners in the achievement of their objectives.

Programming and implementation of the traceability platform.

SOCIEDAD PUBLICA DE GESTION AMBIENTAL IHOBE SA

Public limited society deals with the achievement of a continuous environmental improvement in accordance to the plans and directives of the Basque Government.

Leader of the dissemination and communication activities of the project.

SOPREMA

Company specialised in construction materials. It has 67 manufacturing plants in the world for the production of PU and XPS insulating rigid panels, bituminous waterproofing membranes, synthetic waterproofing membranes and liquid applied membranes, geotextile factory, smoke extractor factories, workshops that manufacture steel frames.

Coodinator of the innovative new circular building products and developer and designer of the new circular PU panels.

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

Delft University of Technology is the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive technical university in the Netherlands. TU Delft aims to find solutions for tomorrow’s problems as well as today’s, paying extra attention to research in Health, energy, environment and infrastructures & mobility.

Developer of the IAT, novel biofuel based attrition mobile unit and LIBS in-line quality assessment system and demostration in a circular case study.

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY

The largest internationally networked R&D centre for applied research in Northern Europe. VTT’s mission is to produce research and innovation services that enhance the international competitiveness of companies, society and other customers and create the prerequisites for society’s sustainable development.

Development of the fast pyrolysis and purification process and new circular wooded panels. Coodinator of policies, social attitudes and standard recomendation.

TEPE BETOPAN YAPI MALZEMELERI SANAYI VE TICARET A.S.

Company dedicated to the production of cemented chip panels. TEPE BETOPAN® A.Ş. contributions to the panel quality improvements and expansion of panel utility spectrum with its R&D dynamism and manufacturing infrastructure.

Development of the alkali treatment of recycled wood fibres and the ultra-lightweight non-structural wall elements and green wood chip concrete panels and demostration in a cicular case study.

TIIHONEN ISMO

Privately owned SME dedicated to farming and machine contracting/ manufacturing in the farming-, forestry- and research business. He provides specialized machine manufacturing and process research and development work.

Developer of the sorting and comminuting system to produce high quality wood fibers, producer of the wooden fibres and demostrate in a case study.

TRACIMAT VZW

Demolition management organization. Their activities included assessing the demolition plan and delivering the declaration of conformity, delivering a processing permit and demolition certificate and traning and advide.

Validation of the digital EBM traceability service.

UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN

The first university in the Netherlands and one of Europe's foremost research universities. The expertise of LU-CML is on the development of tools for decision making on sustainable production and consumption, including LCA ), MFA , EE IOA , E/E and so on.

Leader of environemntal and economic assessment for ICEBERG technologies.

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

Leading European independent research and consultancy centre in the areas of cleantech and sustainable development, elaborating solutions for the large societal challenges of today.

Scientific and Technical Coordination of the project.

VIOMICHANIA RITINON MEGARON ANASTASIOS FANIS ANONYMOS ETAIRIA

Manufacturer and supplier of raw materials for industrial and architectural coatings as well as rosin based and other synthetic resins for the paint, adhesive, paper and construction industry.

Lab-scale synthesis and optimisation of biophenolic resin to comply with product specifications required and up-scale production.

VIUDA DE SAINZ, S.A.

Company dedicated to the execution, operation, maintenance and management of all types of civil works and construction contracts, both public and private, as well as associated services.

Development of the BIM4DW and leader of a study case.

VOLKERINFRA B.V.

Dutch group of companies, active in many areas. From construction & real estate to civil engineering and from rail and road construction to energy and telecom. As a multidisciplinary organization, their focus is on designing, building and maintaining projects, which we carry out together with our operating companies.

Desing of a study case, final characterization of the building products and assessment of the energy and water afficiency.

C2CA TECHNOLOGY B.V.

High-tech recycling company, established in 2016 as a joint venture between the Delft University of Technology and GBN (Strukton), a mineral recycling company. C2CA brings high-tech knowledge at the university level to the recycling industry, solves recycling issues and treats waste streams that other recycling companies cannot handle.

Optimization and up-scaling of the biofuel based thermal attrition mobile unit and integrating with the existing ADR facility.

DEMOLICIONES LEZAMA

Company dedicated to demolition activities centred on selective demolition, waste separation for the reuse and recycling, CDW waste management with mobile plant.

Development of the automated highly flexible and mobile prototype sorting line based on hyperspectral imaging (HSI). Selection, pre-demolition audit and selective demolition of the EOL industrial building of a study case.

PURKUPIHA

Purkupiha main business is demolition and recycling through selective demolition, waste separation for the reuse and recycling.

Selection, pre-demolition audit and selective demolition of the EoL wooden building of a study case.