By-products for sustainable concrete in the urban environment

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2022-05-02

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Description (DE):

URBCON wird den hohen Primärrohstoffverbrauch und die CO2-Emissionen senken, die sich aus der Errichtung und dem Erhalt der gebauten urbanen Umwelt (z.B. Gebäude, Gehwegen, Abwasserleitungen, Brücken) ergeben. Der Schwerpunkt wird auf den Baustoff Beton gelegt. Das Gesamtziel ist es, Nebenprodukte (z.B. metallurgische Schlacken und Verbrennungsaschen) als alternative Ausgangsstoffe in Nord-West-europäischen Regionen anzuwenden, und dies in den Metropolregionen Rotterdam und Gent sowie in einem Bürogebäude zu demonstrieren. Trotz der Nord-West-europäischen Führerschaft hinsichtlich des Baustoffrecyclings ist die hochwertige Nebenproduktverwendung in der Bauindustrie aufgrund des Mangels transregionaler Ansätze eher beschränkt. Durch den Ersatz von Primärrohstoffen durch Nebenprodukte können 84 Mio. Tonnen an mineralischen Baustoffen pro Jahr eingespart werden. Die Hauptziele sind: 1) Entwicklung von Betonen aus 100% Nebenprodukten (Gesteinskörnung) sowie mit Zementen geringer Kohlenstoffbilanz; 2) Vernetzung von Nebenprodukteanbietern und Bauwirtschaft mittels einer web-basierten Vorhersageplattform, zur Prognose der Verfügbarkeit und Berücksichtigung logistischer Versorgungsketten; 3) Erprobung der URBCON-Technologie anhand von 3 originalmaßstäblichen Pilotprojekten; 4) Vorbereitung eines Strategieplans für den Technologietransfer mittels Vorschlägen für politische Rahmenbedingungen, Ökobilanz, Vornormung und Rentabilität für Wirtschaftlichkeitsbetrachtungen entlang der Wertschöpfungskette. Das Konsortium verbindet weltweit anerkanntes Know-how bzgl. Nebenprodukt-basierter Baustoffe, zementärer Ergänzungsmaterialien, alkalisch-aktivierter Bindemittel, Aluminatzemente, der digitalen Rohstoffkartierung, der Ökobilanzierung sowie der Kostenbetrachtung. URBCON wird die Technologie hierzu aufbauen und Umsetzungsbarrieren aus dem Weg räumen, die Infrastruktur mit ökologisch effizienten „high-end“-Betonen in NWE und Europa insgesamt zu errichten und zu erhalten.

Description (FR):

URBCON souhaite réduire la consommation de matières premières primaires et les émissions de CO2 issues de la construction et de l’entretien de l’espace urbain bâti (bâtiments, trottoirs, égouts, ponts) en se concentrant sur le béton, le matériau de construction le plus utilisé. L’objectif général est l’utilisation de sous-produits (mâchefer ou résidus de combustion) comme matières premières alternatives pour le béton dans les espaces urbains de la région ENO, comme démontrée dans les aires métropolitaines de Rotterdam et Gand, et dans un immeuble de bureaux circulaire. Malgré le rôle précurseur de la région ENO dans le recyclage et la volonté d’une économie plus circulaire, la valorisation des sous-produits reste limitée à cause d’une approche transrégionale indigente (besoin d’harmonisation législative, disponibilité des sous-produits). Le remplacement des matières premières permettra l’économie de 84 Mt de minéraux industriels par an. Étapes et réalisations du projet: 1) Élaborations de bétons composés jusqu’à 100% d’agrégats de sous-produits et de ciments bas carbone; 2) une plateforme liant les producteurs avec le secteur de la construction, tenant compte des logistiques sous-jacentes à la demande dans ce secteur; 3) 3 pilotes pour tester et valider la technologie URBCON; 4) un plan de transition proposant un cadre législatif, une normalisation, ainsi qu’une analyse du cycle de vie et une validation économique des ciments urbains, agrégats et bétons. Le consortium rassemble une vaste expertise dans l’utilisation de sous-produits comme minéraux de construction, granulats pour ciment, liants activés par alcalis, ciment à haute teneur en alumine, cartographie numérique de ressources et évaluation (économique) du cycle de vie. URBCON mettra en œuvre cette technologie et permettra la suppression des barrières, installant ces nouveaux procédés de construction et d’entretien d’infrastructure à l’aide de béton éco efficace dans l'ENO et Europe.

Description (EN):

URBCON will reduce the high primary raw material consumption and CO2 emissions, that result from the construction and maintenance of the urban built environment (e.g. buildings, pavements, sewer pipes, bridges). The focus is on concrete, being the most used building material. The overall objective is to apply by-products (such as metallurgical slags and combustion ashes) as alternative raw materials for concrete in the urban NWE region, and as demonstrated in metropolitan areas Rotterdam and Ghent, and in a circular office building. Despite NWE’s circular economy drive and leading role in recycling of wastes, the high-end use of by-products in construction remains limited because of a lacking transregional approach (need for critical mass in policy making, wider availability of by-products). By replacing primary raw materials with by-products, 84 million tonnes of construction minerals will be saved per annum. The project steps and main outputs are: 1) to develop concrete mixes with up to 100% by-product aggregates and low carbon footprint cements; 2) to match by-product providers with the construction sector in a web-based platform, forecasting availability and considering the logistical chains underlying the construction demand; 3) to test and demonstrate the URBCON technology in three pilots; 4) to prepare the roll-out of the technology through a transition roadmap, with a proposed policy framework, life cycle assessment, pre-standardisation, and business viability of urban cements, aggregates and concretes. The consortium combines world-leading know-how in by-product based construction minerals, supplementary cementitious materials, alkali-activated binders, high-alumina cement, digital mapping of resources, and life cycle assessment and costing. URBCON will establish the technology and remove implementation barriers, bringing the new capacity to construct and maintain infrastructure with eco-efficient high-end concrete across NWE and Europe.

Website: http://www.nweurope.eu/

Expected Outputs (EN): One m³ concrete typically contains 1850 kg aggregates and 350 kg cement. The corresponding production requires 2155 kg raw materials and 146 kg CO2 emission. This means 646 million tonnes raw materials in NWE per year (4 t concrete /year / person).

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Construction and renovation Waste and pollution

Specific Objective: To optimise (re)use of material and natural resources in NWE

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06f) promoting innovative technologies to improve environmental protection and resource efficiency in the waste sector, water sector and with regard to soil, or to reduce air pollution

Partners (13)

Lead Partner: Stad Gent

Department: Department of Public Space and Enterprise

Address: Botermarkt 1 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.gent.be

Total budget: EUR 1 128 300.00

ERDF budget: EUR 676 980.00

CWare

Name: CWare

Address: Dreve Richelle 168, B-1410 Waterloo, Belgium

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.cware.be

Total budget: EUR 461 900.00

ERDF budget: EUR 277 140.00

Technische Universität Kaiserslautern

Name: Technische Universität Kaiserslautern

Department: Institute for Construction Material Technology

Address: Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 60, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 347 659.50

ERDF budget: EUR 208 595.70

City of Rotterdam

Name: City of Rotterdam

Department: Urban Development Department

Address: Wilhelminakade 179, 3002 AN Rotterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rotterdam.nl

Total budget: EUR 398 320.00

ERDF budget: EUR 238 992.00

ResourceFull BVBA

Name: ResourceFull BVBA

Address: Dekenstraat 10, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.resourcefull.eu

Total budget: EUR 242 700.00

ERDF budget: EUR 145 620.00

Kamp C

Name: Kamp C

Address: Britselaan 20, 2260 Westerlo, Belgium

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kampc.be

Total budget: EUR 363 670.00

ERDF budget: EUR 218 202.00

Technische Universiteit Delft

Name: Technische Universiteit Delft

Department: Microlab

Address: Stevenweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.tudelft.nl

Total budget: EUR 494 679.24

ERDF budget: EUR 296 807.54

Universiteit Gent

Name: Universiteit Gent

Department: DuraBUILDmaterials and i-KNOW

Address: Sint-Piertersnieuwstraat 25, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ugent.be

Total budget: EUR 763 605.00

ERDF budget: EUR 458 163.00

IMERYS MINERALS LIMITED

Name: IMERYS MINERALS LIMITED

Department: Performance Minerals EMEA.

Address: ITC-UK Par Moor Centre, Par Moor Road, St. Austell, PL24 2SQ Cornwall, UK, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.imerys.com

Total budget: EUR 269 900.00

ERDF budget: EUR 161 940.00

FDN Engineering

Name: FDN Engineering

Address: Kabelweg 37, 1014 BA Amsterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.fdn-engineering.nl

Total budget: EUR 273 700.00

ERDF budget: EUR 164 220.00

VDZ gGmbH

Name: VDZ gGmbH

Address: Tannenstr. 2, 40476 Duesseldorf, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.vdz-online.de

Total budget: EUR 145 490.00

ERDF budget: EUR 87 294.00

The University of Sheffield

Name: The University of Sheffield

Department: Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Address: Western Bank, S10 2TN Sheffield, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk

Total budget: EUR 232 522.70

ERDF budget: EUR 139 513.62

ArcelorMittal Belgium NV

Name: ArcelorMittal Belgium NV

Department: 1. Environmental Department 2. CTO Technology Development

Address: Keizerinlaan 66, 1000 Brussel, Belgium

Legal status: private

Website: https://belgium.arcelormittal.com/en/

Total budget: EUR 80 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 48 000.00

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CWare

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Technische Universität Kaiserslautern

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City of Rotterdam

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City of Ghent

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ResourceFull

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Kamp C

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Delft University of Technology

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Ghent University

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IMERYS MINERALS LIMITED

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FDN Engineering

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VDZ gGmbH

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The University of Sheffield

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ArcelorMittal Belgium NV

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Project name (EN): By-products for sustainable concrete in the urban environment

Project acronym: URBCON

Project start date: 2018-10-25

Project end date: 2023-10-24

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 5 202 446.44

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 121 467.86

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ERDF: Amount, EUR 3 121 467.86.

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North West Europe

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2022-05-02

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102 / 102 (100%)

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1 142 / 1 142 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.nweurope.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-12-12 and 2023-01-03.

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