ATRIUM
Alternatives for an effective Transition to sustainable, Reusable and recyclable construction products by the Innovative production of User and eco-friendly bio-based Materials
ABOUT THE PROJECT
ATRIUM will also promote public interaction and involvement to bring the EU closer to citizens and local urban and rural areas through communications, local initiatives and various actions.
The construction sector is fundamental to the economy and the environment, accounting for 9% of European GDP and creating more than 18 million jobs.
ATRIUM aims to reduce the environmental impact of this sector by combining natural fibres (such as hemp), bioplastics and mycelium-based biotechnologies to produce intermediate biocomposites that can be integrated into construction products, such as flooring and acoustic panels.
The project promotes the circular economy and bioeconomy by developing efficient technologies and collaborating with key stakeholders to certify and accept these new bioproducts.
PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS
Type of project: European
Duration: 42 months
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
– Development of 4 bio-based, recycled and/or natural materials as base materials to scale up the production of 4 intermediate products or bio-composites and validate their performance in 5 consumer-oriented end products.
– Validate innovative processing technologies to be scaled up for the processing of novel bio-composites towards the 4 consumer-oriented applications.
– Develop and validate 5 consumer-oriented end products through the cascading use of biomass feedstocks.
– Demonstrate ATRIUM solutions in 5 value chains and validate them in 3 demo sites, including Vienna, Zaragoza and Israel.
– Develop a set of recommendations for pre-normative and/or regulatory actions related to recyclable/reusable bio-based construction materials, together with the integration of sustainability considerations and criteria by design, including safety and user experience in the 5 construction solutions, which will be integrated into the 3 demo sites.
– Communicate, disseminate and promote the exploitation of ATRIUM results.
IBERCIVIS’ ROLE
The Ibercivis Foundation is responsible for organising and coordinating the demo site in Zaragoza with citizens, the arts sector and the private sector to improve development and promote greater acceptance and adoption of new sustainable materials within local and regional value chains. Open manufacturing laboratories in the city of Zaragoza will be used for this purpose.
OUR ACTIVITIES
– Participation in the development of sustainable business models.
– Participation in the definition of social innovation models through multi-stakeholder engagement.
– Participation in the communication and dissemination actions of the project.
– Establishment of synergies with other related European projects.
