Imagine if we had a giant map of every building and road in Europe to see exactly where materials are and how they move. This work creates a digital blueprint to help us stop making new things from scratch and instead keep using what we already have. It's like a GPS for the economy that shows the fastest route to zero emissions by recycling and repairing everything.
Companies struggle to quantify the actual carbon impact of their material use and lack the data to transition from selling products to service-based models.
A set of modelling tools for material flows and a spatially resolved dataset of over 200 million European buildings.
If you are a developer dealing with high carbon footprints in new builds — this project developed a dataset of 200+ million European buildings that helps you identify where to reuse materials instead of buying new ones.
If you are a fleet operator dealing with the transition to green mobility — this project developed mapping of road infrastructure and material stocks to optimize how vehicles and roads are maintained and recycled.
If you are a manufacturer dealing with wasteful product lifecycles — this project developed models for lifetime extension through repair and reuse that help you shift from selling products to providing services.
Based on available project data, no pricing is mentioned as the project follows open-science principles.
Yes, the project uses economy-wide modelling and datasets covering 200+ million buildings to ensure the results apply at a European scale.
Based on available project data, the tools are being developed based on open-science principles, suggesting a non-proprietary approach.
The project provides insights for national and EU policy processes to align business practices with European Green Deal objectives.
The project focuses on linking industrial ecology models with climate mitigation models, though specific software integration steps are not detailed.
The consortium is heavily academic, with 7 universities and 4 research institutes out of 12 partners. Only 1 industrial partner is listed (8% ratio), and 2 SMEs are involved. This suggests the output is primarily high-level data and modelling tools rather than a commercial product.
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