Exploit4InnoMat: Research and Innovation Action on the construction of sustainable buildings
Uni Systems has hosted the kick-off meeting of the Exploit4InnoMat Research and Innovation Action that took place in Athens, Greece on 31/01-1/2/2023. The project, started on January 1st, is funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe Programme (Grant Agreement No. 101092339) and will last for 4 years (January 2023 – December 2026).
The Exploit4InnoMat OITB (or Ecosystem) aspires to provide a sustainable solution across Europe for the design, upscaling and validation of new material concepts for the building envelope that will facilitate toward the achievement of the EC target for nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB).
The project will provide services across the supply chain of materials, through installation, validation and assessment scenarios for the end of life. The core of the Exploit4InnoMat is the 8 Pilot Lines, situated in 7 EU countries, able to process different type of advance and/or nano-enabled multifunctional materials, including sorting and processing of construction and demolition wastes (CDW) to be used as secondary raw materials. Exploit4InnoMat OITB will make available a high-end Open Innovation Testbed network for building envelopes including roofs and facades, enabling the replication of prototypes in different buildings taking into consideration the trade-offs between the three sustainability pillars, thus, Environment, Social, Governance, the life cycle stages as well as their impacts.
End-user market needs for low-cost, flexible, on demand material-based solutions which will be assessed through an extensive partnership knowledge on materials' characterization and modelling, monitoring and process control, environmental and assessment, regulatory and standardization, social acceptance, and innovation management, thus achieving nZEB solutions. In order to accomplish this target, a wide range of expertise has been brought to the OITB covering fields, such as Open Innovation Testbeds for nano enabled cement, non-cement premixes and ceramics, advanced coatings and glazing solutions loaded with aerogel, fibers, PCMs and other nanomaterials providing multifunctional properties; pilot lines for nanodispersion, 3D printing and robotic spraying, as well as a network of four real scale living laboratories for nZEB technologies evaluation, will facilitate a realization tool for developing close to market technological solutions.
Uni Systems will be in charge for the coordination of Exploit4InnoMat project and will be responsible for the overall management and progress along with the communication, dissemination, and impact assessment of the project, ensuring that is managed with respect to the rules and regulations set by the EC. In parallel, Uni Systems will actively contribute to the demonstration activities of the Explot4InnoMat products.