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Construction Materials & Durability

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    Bygningstorvet, Bygning 115

    2800 Kgs. Lyngby

    Denmark

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The construction sector uses 50 percent of all extracted resources and produces 35 percent of the waste in Europe. In addition, the production of construction materials is responsible for about 10 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Hence, the industry is a major part of the problem regarding the overconsumption of natural resources and GHG emissions – and as such, it also holds an important key to being a part of the solution.

The section for materials and durability focuses on this challenge, and the research strongly supports the transformation to a circular economy for the use of materials in the construction sector.

The strategy toward circular economy is to:

  • use less material for construction, maintenance, and repair
  • extend the technical lifetime of the construction materials
  • close the materials cycles by creating circular resource flows through reuse and recycling

Our mission is to base the transformation to a circular economy on solid fundamental knowledge. Our research aims to enable the best possible ground to select construction materials based on their properties and environmental footprints for each specific case.

We need high-quality construction materials produced with the lowest possible negative impact on the environment. High quality includes high durability, a prerequisite for a long lifetime of buildings. To have this, there is a need to improve the current construction materials, and there is a need to design new materials, which fulfill this goal.

In the section, we combine fundamental and applied research, and we work with science-based innovation. We have access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities for developing, improving and testing materials. We have strong competencies in different types of modelling. We develop new innovative materials and design known materials with innovative characteristics and improved environmental footprints.

We collaborate with the industry and participate and lead tasks in international networks and projects, organize international conferences and participate in standardization.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  4. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  5. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  6. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  7. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  8. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  9. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  10. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  11. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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