UpCycling mIneral and timbeR-based waste from Construction & manUfacturing process industries through eco-design, advanced logistics, quality control and digital solutions

Project Details

Description

The transformation of the European Process Industry needs to embrace circular economy and restorative feedback loops, as a key pillar of the design of entire value chains. Construction, as a waste-intensive sector, is expected to greatly benefit from the potential impacts of circular economy models, to optimize the use of resources, reduce exploitation of raw materials and costs associated with its supply. In the construction and manufacturing process industries, a key challenge to allow the actual uptake of circular economy models and of upcycled, repurposed and/or recycled materials, lies on the need to guarantee that reclaimed materials can offer the same level of quality, performance, and safety of new secondary products.

The aim of CIRCULess is to contribute to fostering circularity in the construction and manufacturing process industries, by minimizing Construction and Demolition waste (C&DW) as well as Manufacturing waste (CDM), with focus on mineral (i.e. concrete) and timber-based material streams, which is aligned with the objectives of the Processes4Planet Partnership, by developing new processes for circularity of secondary materials from wastes/residues for all industrial processes, without compromising quality and performance as well as sustainable-by-design circular products.

CIRCULess main objective will be addressed by experimenting new circular products and novel processing techniques to improve the quality and performances of secondary materials up to industry expected standards, improve value chain environmental friendliness, maximize recycled components. These actions will benefit from the support and will provide inputs to a tailored digital platform to orient decision making and operational activities. Finally, to foster uptake by the construction sector, recommendations for standards updates and relevant training material for both upskilling current construction workforce and create new specialized profiles in the sector will be created.
Short titleCIRCULess
AcronymCIRCULess
StatusActive
Effective start/end date01/07/202431/12/2027

Collaborative partners

  • Technical University of Denmark
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Project partner) (lead)
  • Holcim Innovation Center SAS (Project partner)
  • Asociación de Investigación Metalúrgica del Noroeste (Project partner)
  • OMTRE (Project partner)
  • Forestia AS (Project partner)
  • Gjövik Kommune (Project partner)
  • National Technical University of Athens (Project partner)
  • Luleå University of Technology (Project partner)
  • Asociación Española de Normalización (Project partner)
  • Innovation Research and Engineering Solutions (IRES) (Project partner)
  • Global Consulting Sustainability (Project partner)
  • Eindhoven University of Technology (Project partner)
  • Technalia (Project partner)
  • Volbas (Project partner)
  • Panepistimio Thessalias El (Project partner)
  • Bavenir (Project partner)
  • TheGreenTech (TGT) (Project partner)
  • Zer0fect (Project partner)
  • University of Hertfordshire (Project partner)

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. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

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