French aerogel SME specializing in advanced insulation materials for circular construction, bio-based building products, and construction waste recycling.
KEEY AEROGEL is a French SME specializing in aerogel-based insulation materials, particularly for construction and building applications. They contribute advanced materials expertise to EU projects focused on recycling construction and demolition waste into high-performance building components, circular economy solutions for the built environment, and bio-based material development. Their work sits at the intersection of high-performance insulation materials and sustainable construction, bringing aerogel technology into prefabricated and green building products.
Core company competence applied across all three projects — VEEP (energy-efficient prefabricated concrete), ICEBERG (green building products), and BioBased ValueCircle (bio-based materials).
VEEP focused on recycling construction and demolition waste; ICEBERG addresses efficient recovery of valuable materials from buildings with circular design approaches.
BioBased ValueCircle (MSCA training network) focuses on bio-based materials and applications for industrial transition, suggesting a move toward bio-sourced insulation.
VEEP specifically targets high added-value energy-efficient prefabricated concrete components incorporating recycled content.
KEEY AEROGEL's early H2020 involvement (2016) centered on recycling construction waste into energy-efficient prefabricated concrete components through VEEP. By 2020, their focus expanded significantly into digitalized circular construction (BIM-based audits, RFID tracing) and bio-based materials, signaling a shift from waste-recycling toward full circular building lifecycle management. The addition of a Marie Curie training network (BioBased ValueCircle) suggests they are investing in next-generation bio-based insulation research capacity.
KEEY AEROGEL is moving from recycled-content insulation toward bio-based and fully circular building material solutions, making them a strong partner for future green construction and renovation wave projects.
KEEY AEROGEL participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator — consistent with a specialized SME contributing specific materials expertise to larger collaborative efforts. With 59 unique partners across 13 countries from just 3 projects, they operate in large, diverse consortia (averaging ~20 partners per project). This indicates they are comfortable in complex multi-partner environments and bring a focused technical contribution rather than project management.
Despite only three projects, KEEY AEROGEL has built a broad European network of 59 partners across 13 countries, reflecting participation in large Innovation Action and Research consortia. Their network spans the construction, materials science, and circular economy communities across Western and Central Europe.
KEEY AEROGEL occupies a niche position as an aerogel materials SME with deep expertise in applying advanced insulation technology to circular construction challenges. Unlike generic materials companies, they bridge the gap between high-performance aerogel insulation and sustainable building practices — from recycled concrete components to bio-based alternatives. For consortium builders, they offer a rare combination: a specialized materials manufacturer that understands both the technical performance requirements and the circular economy lifecycle of building products.
