EASI ZERo

❄ This week, 30 dedicated professionals from the EASI ZERo project consortium gathered at the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) in snowy Denmark to celebrate two years of material innovation and chart our course forward for the last 1.5 year of the project. 🧭 Our mission: delivering a complete component kit of low-carbon, high-performance solutions for energy-efficient building renovation across Europe! 🌍 We're delighted to report significant progress across all work packages - from advanced materials development and optimization showing promising results over the ongoing full-scale testing to real use-case simulations and Life Cycle Assessments of products etc. Our innovative materials development includes: 🍄 100% bio-based fungal mycelium insulation panels  🌲 Wood-fibre insulation panels with optimized performance  ☁️ Waterglass foam for high insulating fillings  ♻️ Insulation render based on recycled materials  ♨️ Non-flammable phase change material (PCM) capsules for enhanced heat/cold storage  🚪 Bio-based PUR foam window and door frames  🎨 VOC-removing paint with bio-based resins for improved indoor air quality  ☀️ Façade PV panels and colored PV tiles Read more about the EASI ZERo project: https://easizero.eu/ Thank you to all partners for a productive meeting and especially to DTI for hosting and an interesting round-tour at your facilities for materials testing and development. CEA-Liten | Hunton Fiber | INDRESMAT® | Leipfinger-Bader | BPIE - Buildings Performance Institute Europe | Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC | Leitat Technological Center | MOGU | PINTURES | SINTEF | University of Stuttgart | Bollerup-Jensen | Teknologisk Institut | EDILIANS

🏛️ #MeetTheEASIZERoPartners: University of Stuttgart, one of the leading technical universities in Germany, with more than 200 years of experience in materials research and testing.   🔬In EASI ZERo, University of Stuttgart is responsible for conducting comprehensive #testing and #characterization of the #insulation #materials and #components developed in the project. University of Stuttgart’s expertise extends to #evaluating the #fire #safety of the developed materials. Some of the material sources in the project are #wood, used wood pieces, grown #mycelium and #recycled #construction #waste.   ✅As a notified body according to the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), University of Stuttgart is well-equipped to assess the developed products in EASI ZERo for #compliance with relevant #regulations and #standards, ensuring that the EASI ZERo solutions are #market-ready and meet industry #requirements.   🙏Thank you to Dr. Marina Stipetic, Juergen Frick, Jacqueline Jauch and Andreas Huß for your contributions to the EASI ZERo project. Your expertise is instrumental in bridging the gap between research and real-world application, contributing to the project's mission of advancing #energy-#efficient construction #practices and #energy #renovation of #buildings with a #low #carbon #footprint. 💡 Learn more about the EASI ZERo project: https://easizero.eu/

EASI ZERo joins forces with our sister projects focused on #pioneering #bio-based #solutions for #construction! 🤝🌿 We recently particiapted in an inspiring workshop at Sustainable Places Conference which brought EASI ZERo together with five related #innovative European projects: BIO4EEB Reincarnate MEZeroE Wood2Wood Project DeCO2 Horizon Europe Project Each project shared its unique context and highlights, sparking discussions on synergies, potential collaboration strategies, and complementary activities across the #value #chain. Together, we're advancing towards a #circular #economy and #reducing the #environmental #impact of #buildings. 🏗️🌍 The strong turnout highlighted the keen interest and dedication of participants to this crucial topic. Big thanks to all participants and our sister projects for a productive workshop🙏 Philippe Thony

#MeetTheEASIZERoPartners: Leipfinger-Bader (LB), a leading innovator with focus on energy efficient and sustainable construction solutions.   🧱 In the EASI ZERo project, LB's role centers on the development and optimization of innovative #brick products that contribute to the #energy #efficiency of #buildings. They are tasked with creating filled wall bricks that integrate advanced #insulating materials, such as #waterglass foam, developed within the project, striving to enhance #thermal #properties and reduce thermal #conductivity. Besides, LB is improving their blind boxes, massive brick and wooden blind box, with the new developed insulation material, like #PCM #capsules, from other EASI ZERo partners.   ♻️ Committed to the principles of the #circular economy, LB is also exploring the use of #recycled materials to further reduce the #carbon #footprint of their bricks, promoting a more sustainable approach to construction materials.   With a legacy of excellence in brick production, LB's involvement in EASI ZERo aims to deliver solutions that not only provide superior #insulation but also align with the project's environmental objectives, paving the way for greener building practices.   🙏 Big thanks to Leipfinger-Bader, especially Benjamin Walter, Nathalie Moske-Guhr, Fritz Berghammer, Julian Trummer, Georg Bauer and @Bastian Heinz, for your contributions to the development of the EASI ZERo component kit for efficient energy renovation. Read more about the EASI ZERo project: https://easizero.eu/ #HorizonEU

🌟 Check out this post from INDRESMAT® showcasing our collaborative work in the EASI ZERo project on insulated blind boxes with bioPUR foam. This innovation is part of EASI ZERo's development of a complete kit of components for energy-efficient renovation of the entire building envelope, aiming for near-zero energy balance and CO2 emissions.

🌿 The EASI ZERo project will be participating in the "Circular and Bio-based Building Solutions" workshop at the Sustainable Places Conference on 25 September 2024. 🏗️ Join us as we collaborate with other EU-funded projects to explore innovative bio-based solutions for construction. Our goal? To increase energy efficiency and achieve climate neutrality in the built environment. Workshop details: 📅 Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 🕑 Time: 14:00-15:30 📍 Location: Briefing Room CZ (Hybrid event) What to expect: 👨🏫Presentations on cutting-edge building envelopes and renovation materials 👩🔬Demonstrations of bio-based solutions with a low carbon footprint 🌎Discussions on how to reduce carbon emissions and conserving resources 🏡Insights into improving indoor air quality with sustainable materials We're priviliged to be part of this event alongside these projects: BIO4EEB, Reincarnate, and MEZeroE. Together, we're working towards a more sustainable future in construction. Book your seat for this workshop at: https://lnkd.in/d9aTdERd #HorizonEU #buildingenvelope #biobased #buildingmaterials #circularconstruction #innovation #energyrenovation #energyefficiency #europeanbuildings #indoorairquality #IAQ #sustainableconstruction

🔨 #MeetTheEASIZERoPartners: Sievert SE, a stalwart in the building materials sector, is bringing its expertise to the EASI ZERo project with a focus on creating more sustainable and energy-efficient solutions for energy renovation of buildings.   🏡 In the project, Sievert is tasked with the role of developing advanced insulating render systems incorporating waterglass foam to significantly lower thermal conductivity, thereby enhancing the energy efficiency of the building envelope.   ♻️ Embracing the principles of the circular economy, SIEVERT is not only improving the performance of their renders but also explores the use of biobased and recycled additives into the renders to reduce the environmental impact further.   These developments are done in close collaboration with other EASI ZERo partners, Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC and Leitat Technological Center.   🌿 Thank you to Tina Oertel, Carolin Graef, Michael Fooken from Sievert for your contributions to the EASI ZERo kit of components for efficient energy renovation of the whole building envelope. More info about the project: https://easizero.eu/    #EASIZERoPartners #circulaconstruction #buildingmaterials #innovation #EnergyRenovation #RenovationWave #EUGreenDeal #HorizonEU

🏘️#MeetTheEASIZERoPartners: Elithis Groupe, a consulting engineering company based in France, is leveraging its expertise in building design and energy efficiency.   🔍 In the EASI ZERo project, Elithis is leading the analysis of EASI ZERo products in real-world use cases, collecting data to establish a baseline for energy performance and material characteristics.   🖥️ Elithis is utilizing BIM (Building Information Modeling) to create digital representations of the use case buildings, enabling accurate simulations and data integration to evaluate the impact of the developed insulation materials and components on building energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. 📈   All a part of optimizing the integration of the EASI ZERo solutions, ensuring energy savings and environmental benefits. 💚   🙏Thank you to Julien BONHOMME, Jennifer R., and Mathilde Delliot from Elithis for your efforts in the EASI ZERo project which contributes to bridging the gap between material innovation and real-world application. 💡 Learn more about our project: https://easizero.eu/ #HorizonEU #BuildingRenovation #EnergyEfficiency #LowCarbon #BioSourced #Insulation #CircularConstruction #EnergyPerformance #MaterialInnovation #BIM #ConstructionEurope

#MeetTheEASIZERoPartners: Bollerup-Jensen, a pioneering Danish company in the liquid silicates products sector, is bringing its almost 90 years of experience to the EASI ZERo initiative as we develop low-carbon solutions for energy-efficient building renovation.   ☁ In the EASI ZERo project, Bollerup Jensen is tasked with optimizing waterglass foam to achieve superior thermal performance, making it suitable for enhancing building energy efficiency.    The optimized waterglass foam will be integrated into various construction components and assemblies within the EASI ZERo project, such as insulating renders and filled bricks. These developments are being conducted in collaboration with Fraunhofer ISC   💚 As an innovative insulating material derived from liquid silicates, the waterglass foam is expected to have a lower environmental impact and carbon footprint compared to traditional insulation products.   ♻️ Aligning with the EASI ZERo project's circular economy principles, Bollerup Jensen is exploring the use of recycled materials in their liquid silicate formulations, further reducing the environmental impact of their products and contributing to a closed-loop material cycle.   🍯 Further, Bollerup Jensen together with Hunton Fiber explore the potential of a silicate-based binder for wood-fiber insulation panels.    🙏Thank you to Bollerup Jensen and especially Frode Dale, Flemming Gundorph Hansen, and Anne Marie Hansen for your contributions to the EASI ZERo component kit for energy renovation of buildings with a low carbon footprint. Learn more about the EASI ZERo project 👉 https://easizero.eu/ #EUHorizon #EnergyRenovation #buildingrenovation #energyefficiency #thermalperformance #buildingmaterials #liquidsilicates #waterglass #insulation #innovation #biobased #circularconstruction #RenovationWave #EUGreenDeal

🌱 #MeetTheEASIZERoPartners: Introducing Leitat Technological Center, a leading technology center in Spain, who is leveraging its multidisciplinary expertise in materials development to drive sustainable innovation in the construction sector.   🧪 In the EASI ZERo project, LEITAT is leading the definition of circularity requirements for product eco-design as well as the sustainability and circularity assessments of the project’s use-case buildings.   🔍 LEITAT's experts are also providing comprehensive life cycle assessments at the product level to evaluate the environmental and social impacts as well as a cost analysis of the EASI ZERo products portfolio. This is done in close collaboration with CEA-Liten, University of Stuttgart, Elithis Groupe and INDRESMAT®.   Further, LEITAT contributes to increase the bio-based content of the bio-based polyurethane window frames replacing currently solvent-based paint by a water and bio-based PUR paint and also a zero-VOC decorative paints with recycled polymer resins in close collaboration with INDRESMAT and PINTURES M VICH SA. Their focus is on creating high-performance insulation solutions that prioritize human health and environmental responsibility.   📊 LEITAT also contributes to the assessment of thermal comfort and energy performance, ensuring the developed solutions meet the highest standards.   🙏Thank you to the LETITAT team for your contributions to the EASI ZERo project:   Sustainability and Energy Efficiency: Carlos Larraz Giganto, Marco Mori, Meritxell Rovira Antonell Surface Chemistry: Ana Escobar Romero, Zeynep Beyazkilic, PhD, Sinaí Oleta Sunlight Conversion & Management: Michele Manca, Mirco Riganti Environmental Tech. & FMP: Thomas Martinez #HorizonEU #EnergyRenovation #EuropeanBuildings #EUGreenDeal #EnergyPerformance #BioSourced #BuildingMaterials #Innovation #LifeCycleAssessment #LCA #CircularConstruction #ThermalComfort #ZeroVOC