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| Project title: | Wood waste containing composites for high performance nearly zero energy building panels |
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| Project short title: | Wood-wastePanels |
| Number of project implementation agreement: | - |
| Registration number: | 4771 |
| Department: | Department of Building Materials and Products |
| Administrating department: | Unit for Research Projects |
| Finance fund: | ERA-NET |
| Project RTU role: | leading partner |
| Status: | In implementation |
| Project start date: | 01.09.2023. |
| Project end date: | 31.08.2026. |
| Title of grant issuer: | Latvijas Zinātnes padome |
| General manager: | Diāna Bajāre |
| Administrative manager: | Zelma Aizpuriete |
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| 1 332 956.00 EUR (RTU 309 538.00 EUR) | |
| Summary: | |
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The project's objective is a novel manufacturing technology of building products – multi-layered panels – made of high-performance natural fiber composites, which will be developed using production wood wool cement board (WWCB) waste from project partner CEWOOD Ltd, as well as construction demolition waste of WWCB. These panels will be cost-effective and have high hygro-thermal properties, which will give them the advantage of being used as enclosures and thermal insulation for buildings, including passive and nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB). The main benefits of the proposed building products are a rational use of local resources and sustainability, as significant CO2 savings can be achieved by avoiding bio-fibers material landfilling and encapsulating it in new materials. They will also be energy-efficient, ecological, easy to recycle, and with low energy intensity. WWCB recycling methods will also include binder re-activation and separation of wood wool for secondary use. |
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| Activities: | |
| Project management and implementation of responsible Research & Innovation. WP1 Development of fiber composites by using recovered industrial waste and supplementary materials. WP3 Development of production technology, demonstration of multi-layered panels, and elaboration of new design principles for NZEBs made of new panels. WP4 Testing and demonstration of developed panels in the NZEBs. | |
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| Project published on RTU website: | 01.09.2023. |