INBUILT

INBUILT – INNOVATIVE BIO/GEO-SOURCED, RE-USED AND RECYCLED PRODUCTS COUPLED WITH BIM-BASED DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR VERY LOW CARBON CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, ENERGY AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

The built environment and related construction processes are together responsible for up to half of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions. Circular principles can contribute to achieve the 2050 carbon neutrality target in addition to the zero emissions 2030 target. INBUILT aims to drive the change from traditional construction methods to the use of sustainable, digitalised and efficient methods. The project focuses not only on new buildings, but also on renovating existing structures, with the aim of improving the productivity and competitiveness of the construction industry as a whole.

The products and solutions targeted within the framework of INBUILT encompass large-format rammed earth blocks, recycled fired and unfired bricks, hybrid straw-clay panels, recycled concrete and concrete blocks, prefabricated exterior and interior wall elements crafted from reclaimed wood, intelligent windows featuring recycled glass and bio-PUR frames, prefabricated bio-based curtain walls, insulation mats derived from recycled waste paper and textile fibers, bio-based recycled insulation boards/fillers, and second-life photovoltaic panels.

The consortium of the University of Stuttgart comprising MPA, IWB and IEB will investigate and eval some of the new developed sustainable building products with respect to possible paths towards certification. Methods will be developed and tested to estimate life cycle assessment data in early product development stages. The team of the Karslruhe Institut of Technology will design and develop prefabricated exterior and interior wall elements crafted from reclaimed wood. Together with industrial and regional partners two case studies will be performed. One involves the construction and monitoring of tiny houses in different climates and the other will be a project of the International Building Exhibition 2027 in the Stuttgart region.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Dr. Jürgen Frick
Materials Testing Institute (MPA), University of Stuttgart 

RESEARCHERS

Dr. Marina Stipetic (MPA)
Dr. Matea Urbanek (MPA)
Dr. Andreas Huß (MPA)
Bina Hejazi (MPA)
Jacqueline Jauch (IWB)
Natascha Steiner (IEB, KIT)

PARTNERS

Dr.-Ing. Joachim Schwarte, Institute of Construction Materials (IWB)
Prof. Andrea Klinge, Dipl.-Ing. Architektin, BDA, Professur Konstruieren und Entwerfen, Institut Entwerfen und Bautechnik (IEB), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Sebastian Rauscher, Heinrich Feeß GmbH & Co. KG
Leipfinger-Bader GmbH
Stefanie Weavers and Florian Rapp, IBA 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart GmbH

Coordinator:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erwin Franquet, Head of Civil Engineering Department, Vice-Head Polytech'Lab, Polytech Nice Sophia, Université Côte D’Azur

FUNDING

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101123412