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The sustainable construction and rehabilitation of buildings, at the heart of the European Green Deal
Sustainable construction is one of Europe’s commitments on its roadmap for the progressive decarbonisation of the economy. In fact, along with the rehabilitation of existing buildings, it is one of the backbones of the European Green Deal and the driving...
“One of our main achievements to date is the production of recycled gypsum with high purity levels of 96-97% at laboratory scale”
Mohamed Osmani, a partner on the ICEBERG project, is Professor of Sustainable Design and Construction in the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering at Loughborough University, UK.Professor Osmani’s research and collaborative interdisciplinary projects...
Carbonation of concrete aggregates
Within the framework of the ICEBERG project, VITO and Orbix are working on an innovative way to produce high-grade recycled concrete aggregate assuring the quality of the RCA Jef Bergmans, Debabrata Gosh (VITO), Peter Van Mierloo (Orbix) Concrete accounts for about...
A recipe for circular buildings
Discover what the EU HOUSEFUL project is doing in Spain and Austria for a more sustainable housing sector At EU level, the housing sector is responsible for 9% of GDP, but it also uses 50% of the extracted materials, 40% and 30% of available energy and water...
Digital Deconstruction project
Advanced digital solutions supporting reuse and high-quality recycling of building materials In close partnership within Interreg North West Europe’s Digital Deconstruction (DDC)project, 14 project partners are developing an open-source software system to make...
Identifying and protecting the ICEBERG Project’s results Intellectual Property Rights
First activities on knowledge management and protection Lorenzo Dall’Oro (RINA Consulting) The activities related to Exploitation and Intellectual Property Rights management and protection play a fundamental role in EU funded projects and special attention must be...
Gypsum purification for improved recycling
British Gypsum, ENVA and Loughborough University, partners on the ICEBERG project, are leading a project on advanced technologies for gypsum waste purification and processing Miguel Castro-Díaz, Mohamed Osmani, Sergio Cavalaro, Paul Needham, Jeremy Thompson, Sam...
Bizkaia Provincial Council organises a seminar on the use of recycled aggregates
On Thursday, 24th June, the Basque Design Centre in Güeñes (Bizkaia) will hold a face-to-face seminar on the use of recycled aggregates, organised by Bizkaia Provincial Council. This technical forum, which will be held from 9.30am to 2pm, will be opened by the Basque...
Basque construction moving towards a resilient and sustainable model
The “Report on the Socio-economic Impact of the Construction Sector in the Basque Country”, commissioned by the Basque Construction Cluster - Eraikune, was presented on 11th June. It indicates that the construction sector in the Basque Country is addressing a...