Imagine if we could build houses using a mix of old newspapers, textile scraps, and local earth instead of carbon-heavy concrete. This project creates a toolkit of 10 eco-friendly building blocks and a smart digital app to track their environmental impact. It's like having a digital ledger that ensures every piece of a building can be reused or recycled later.
The construction industry is responsible for up to half of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions. There is a critical lack of scalable, low-carbon material alternatives and tools to track the circularity of building components.
A suite of 10 low-carbon products (including rammed earth, recycled bricks, and bio-insulation) and a BIM-based digital platform for calculating circularity and environmental impact.
If you are a developer dealing with high carbon taxes and strict emissions targets — this project developed 10 low-carbon products, including rammed earth blocks and recycled concrete, that reduce the building's carbon footprint.
If you are a manufacturer dealing with raw material scarcity — this project developed recycled waste paper and textile fibre insulation mats that turn waste into high-performance building products.
If you are a software company dealing with a lack of circularity data in design — this project developed a BIM-based digital platform that calculates the environmental and economic impacts of reused materials.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not provided, but the project aims to demonstrate the profitability of these circular business models.
Yes, the project specifically includes the scale-up of products, such as real-scale production of textile fibre insulation mats and bio-based panels.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing terms are not mentioned, though the project involves 8 industry partners who may hold the resulting IP.
The project uses a BIM-based digital platform as a decision-support tool to optimize how these materials are integrated into new and existing buildings.
The project runs from December 2023 to May 2027, with demonstration site monitoring already underway.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercial application, with 8 industry partners (42% ratio) and 7 SMEs. This suggests a strong focus on market viability rather than pure academic research. With 19 partners across 8 European countries, the project has a broad geographic reach to test materials in different climates and regulatory environments.
Contact UNIVERSITE COTE D'AZUR for technical specifications on the 10 low-carbon products.
Contact us to connect with the INBUILT consortium for licensing of bio-based insulation and BIM tools.
