📄 Paper 👉 How do citizens perceive circularity of building products: A case study in the Basque country. ♻ Reusing materials in the field of construction is an aspect of European environmental goals that cannot be overlooked. Construction & Demolition Waste (CDW) is on the increase and its poor management contributes to climate change and pollution, thus affecting our health and wellbeing. The use of secondary materials in construction has hence been raised as a key circularity measure to reduce the impact of CDW on the environment. Consequently, citizens need to be willing to support its regulations and accept the use of those materials in buildings, particularly housing. #Iceberg #Horizon2020 #circularConstruction https://lnkd.in/dXc9jBAk
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A total of 35 public and private organisations from 10 European countries are taking part in the European ICEBERG project (the acronym for Innovative Circular Economy Based solutions demonstrating the Efficient recovery of valuable material Resources from the Generation of representative End-of-Life building materials), funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme (contract 869336). The objective of the project is to design, develop and validate innovative recycling systems and technologies, to make it possible to produce high-value recovered materials, that have a low level of impurities and are safe. Validation will be carried out on an industrial scale by means of six case studies in different locations in Europe, covering the circularity of concrete, ceramics, wood, plaster, insulating foams and super-insulating materials. It also seeks to improve the reliability and acceptability of recycled materials from construction waste. Partners: - Belgium: Colruyt, OVAM, Orbix Productions, Tracimat and Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek - Finland: Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VVT, Tiihonen Ismo and Purkupiha - France: Keey Aerogel and Soprema - Germany: EPEA and RAMPF Eco Solutions - Greece: Megara Resins - Italy: RINA Consulting - Spain: TECNALIA Research & Innovation (Coordinator), Ihobe - Basque Government's public environmental management company, Gaiker, Lezama Demoliciones SL, Viuda de Sainz SA, Lenz Instruments Sl, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Keraben Grupo SA, Serikat SA. - The Netherlands: GBN, Technische Universiteit Delft, Universiteit Leiden, VolkerInfra and C2CA Technology - Turkey: Bese, Cimsa, Hacettepe Universitesi and Tepe Betopan. - United Kingdom: Enva, Loughbrorough University and Saint Gobain Construction Products UK. The project, which will last for four years, has a budget of 15,667,498 euros.
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📢 ICEBERG Project: Circular Wood-based Products ♻ Wood fibres were converted into insulating panels in France. They have been used in Finland in a reassembled wooden building for insulation purposes. VTT 👏 👏 #CircularConstruction #Horizon2020 🇪🇺 https://lnkd.in/dtwx2PMk
ICEBERG Project: Circular Wood-based Products
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📢 How do Citizens Perceive Circularity of Building Products: a case study in the Basque Country 📄 🌍 This June the international journal Building and Environment has published conclusions of the research led by Ihobe, Sociedad Pública de Gestión Ambiental del Gobierno Vasco, TECNALIA Research & Innovation and the University of the Basque Country – UPV/EHU in the framework of the Iceberg Project. ✍ The article authored by Ihobe, TECNALIA –partners of the ICEBERG Project– and the Department of Environmental Psychology of University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, focuses on how citizens perceive circularity of building products and highlights the importance of increasing socieltal knowledge for accepting circularity in construction. The authors of the paper are Karmele Herranz-Pascual, David García-Esteve, Laura Vozmediano, Jone Aliri, Olatz Goñi-Balentziaga and Iñaki Susaeta. Building and Environment is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on Building Science and its Applications. ♻ Reusing materials in the field of construction is an aspect of European environmental goals that cannot be overlooked. Construction & Demolition Waste (CDW) is on the increase and its poor management contributes to climate change and pollution, thus affecting our health and wellbeing. The use of secondary materials in construction has hence been raised as a key circularity measure to reduce the impact of CDW on the environment. Consequently, citizens need to be willing to support its regulations and accept the use of those materials in buildings, particularly housing. Little is currently known about public opinion as regards the use of those materials in construction; accordingly, this study seeks to establish citizen perception in that respect, but the aim is also to consolidate an instrument and an approach with which to expand the study focus to other European countries in the future. Six hundred and five citizens of the Basque Country were interviewed for that purpose. The results show that there is a gap between attitudes and behaviour; there is majority acceptance of the circularity of construction products, but that is no guarantee that the majority of the population are going to behave in such a way to support it. Therefore, there is a clear need to work on the most appropriate methodology to promote that behaviour. The data indicate that information and awareness-raising are the most influential aspects in that regard. Final article published on 18 June 2024 👇 https://lnkd.in/ebNG4WpB
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VIUDA DE SAINZ receives Lurra Bizkaia Saria award in the Climate Change category for its “Harri Green” project to treat and reuse CDW On 17 June, Consorcio de Aguas Bilbao Bizkaia gave out its Lurra Bizkaia Sariak 2024 awards, which recognise individuals, entities and companies whose outstanding work has a positive impact on sustainability. The company Viuda de Sainz – a member of the ICEBERG consortium – received an award in the Climate Change category for its “Harri Green” project, which features a new and advanced treatment and recovery plant for construction and demolition waste. The award was collected by José Manuel Baraibar , Director of R&D&I, and given out by Ana Otadui, President of the General Assembly of Bizkaia, at a ceremony attended by the President of the Basque Government Iñigo Urkullu. The companies Viuda de Sainz and Heidelberg Materials have joined forces to promote “Harri Green”, a waste treatment and recovery facility located in Zaramillo (Güeñes, Bizkaia), which officially opened in January this year. This facility is able to process 160,000 tonnes per year of construction and demolition waste (CDW) and an additional 100,000 tonnes of steel mill slag per year. Using an advanced three-stage crushing process, “Harri Green” turns this waste into recycled aggregates that meet strict quality standards, and has become a benchmark for the promotion of the circular economy and sustainability in the region. The plant reduces the volume of waste sent to landfill and the carbon footprint. It also saves energy and reduces the environmental impact as materials are not extracted from quarries. For further information: https://labur.eus/LeTSk #circularconstruction #circularEconomy #harrigreen #CDW
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📢📢ICEBERG is presented in CONSTRUIBLE, a Spanish construction sector magazine ♻️The digital solutions, recycling technologies and new circular building products are mentioned in a 3-pages article, hightlighting some of the main results at the end of the project 📄📄 CONSTRUIBLE is the leading online media outlet for Sustainable Construction in Spain. It publishes daily news, articles, interviews, TV content, etc., and provides the most relevant and up-to-date information about the sector. It reaches more than 20.000 single users every month. #circularConstruction #circularEconomy #newmaterials https://lnkd.in/dFvREjjR
El proyecto europeo Iceberg desarrolla soluciones innovadoras para la reutilización de residuos de construcción y demolición
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ICEBERG Project: Circular plasterboards (UK) Purified gypsum blend with 35% recycled content and 25% water content. #horizon2020 #circularEconomy #circularconstruction https://lnkd.in/drcx9Sb4
ICEBERG Project: Circular plasterboards
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ICEBERG Project: Circular Cement based-products Circular Cement based-products (TURKEY) Novel eco-hybrid cement 35 wt% of recycling building materials Çimsa Keey Aerogel Tepe Betopan SERIKAT BIG DATA & Advanced Analytics Hacettepe University #Horizon2020 #circurlarConstruction https://lnkd.in/dGMSvuzr
ICEBERG Project: Circular Cement based-products
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ICEBERG Project: Circular ceramic, silica aerogel and PU based products Circular ceramic, silica aerogel and PU based products (SPAIN/FRANCE) Ceramic tiles from recycled building demolition materials (above 50% by weight) VIUDA DE SAINZ LEZAMA DEMOLICIONES TECNALIA Research & Innovation GAIKER Centro Tecnológico Keey Aerogel RAMPF Group Lenz Instruments, S.L. SOPREMA Iberia Keraben https://lnkd.in/dcFUEani
ICEBERG Project: Circular ceramic, silica aerogel and PU based products
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📢📢The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) presents a catalogue compiling around 100 cutting-edge technologies In order to mark World Intellectual Property Day, which is held every year on 26 April, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), which is a member of the ICEBERG project, has presented a catalogue compiling around 100 of its cutting-edge technologies in areas of knowledge such as agriculture, biotechnology, energy and materials. The technologies presented are at an advanced stage of development, use innovative approaches and offer many advantages compared to the technologies that are already commercialised, making them well positioned for transfer to the market with the aim of contributing to the development of society. In the field of new materials, and as part of the ICEBERG project, a structural ceramic material has been obtained from demolition waste in a sustainable way. It is a ceramic tile manufactured at the Keraben production plant using raw materials, 55% of which come from construction and demolition waste (CDW). This proves that it is possible to reduce the consumption of raw materials in a process that involves lower energy costs. This tile also includes new traceability technology with a QR code embedded on its surface, visible only under UV light. The advantages of this technology include the reuse of waste that is currently used in very low-value applications (road embankment fillings), and its recovery as secondary raw material, generating new types of ceramic products in sustainable circular economy processes. #circularConstruction #circulareconomy CSIC Technologies Catalogue 2024: https://lnkd.in/d2xYVNSJ
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Hyperspectral imaging to sort construction & demolition waste The European ICEBERG project has ended on a high note with the demonstration of the viability of hyperspectral imaging to perform complex operations to automatically sort construction and demolition waste. The European ICEBERG project – in which the GAIKER Centro Tecnológico Technology Centre, a member of the Basque Research & Technology Alliance (BRTA), has taken part – , is coming to an end and has achieved significant results. https://lnkd.in/dWaWwkrm
Hyperspectral imaging to sort construction & demolition waste - Iceberg
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