VEEP - Cost-Effective Recycling of CDW in High Added Value Energy Efficient Prefabricated Concrete Components for Massive Retrofitting of our Built Environment
Updated on 02.07.2024
VEEP's main objective is to eco-design, develop and demonstrate new cost-effective technological solutions that will lead to novel closed-loop circular approaches for C&DW recycling into novel multilayer precast concrete elements (for both new buildings and refurbishment) incorporating new concretes as well as superinsulation material produced by using at least 75% (by weight) of C&DW recycled materials.
Relevance for Circular Systemic Solutions
This project has produced many valuable deliverables in the form of technical reports regarding the eco-design, development and demonstration of their new cost-effective technological solutions for C&DW recycling into multilayer precast concrete elements. These reports can help cities better understand the lifecycle analyses of various existing constructional systems and their comparisons to the solutions proposed by the project, for instance: manufacturing processes for energy efficient precast concrete elements, aerogels, standardisation systems, PCEs, recycling technologies for end-of-life concrete, glass and insulating mineral wool waste. These reports can help stakeholders in cities and regions working on CSSs related to the recycling and upcycling of CDW, especially in the Map and Design phases of their CSS deployment.
Main results and lessons learnt
The project produced a number of relevant and useful outputs, mostly in the form of technical reports such as:
- Report on the demonstration of advanced manufacturing processes for new sustainable energy efficient precast concrete elements
- Report on the demonstration of cost-effective sustainable aerogels based on water-glass precursors from silica-rich C&DW recycled materials
- Report on the contribution to the standardization system
- Report on the installation and operational phase of PCEs under real climatic conditions
- Short report on recommendations highlighting the most remarkable environmental and economic benefits from the VEEP solutions
- Report on the demonstration of new advanced recycling technologies for EoL concrete waste, waste building glass and insulating mineral wool waste
- Report on the End-of-Life Phase of the novel VEEP PCEs, mainly focused on reuse and recyclability for the new solutions
These and more can be found on: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/723582/results
Horizon programme and topic
Programme:
- H2020-EU.2.1.5. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing
Topic:
- EEB-04-2016 - New technologies and strategies for the development of pre-fabricated elements through the reuse and recycling of construction materials and structures
Responsible organisation and contact details
RINA CONSULTING SPA
Contact the project: http://www.veep-project.eu/Contacts.aspx?CAT=CONTACTS&IdPage=314ad66f-1f78-4be2-b290-9cafe9e3065c
Project consortium partners
- RINA CONSULTING SPA
- FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
- UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN
- NOBATEK INEF 4
- KEEY AEROGEL
- STRUKTON CIVIEL BV
- BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DU BETON MANUFACTURE
- FENIX TNT SRO
- NUOVA TESI SYSTEM SRL
- ADR TECHNOLOGY BV
- TIIHONEN ISMO
- STAMTECH SRL
- ACCIONA CONSTRUCCION SA
- ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE NORMALIZACION
- STAM SRL
e.g. re-use of public spaces and facilities in urban areas
e.g. electrical engineering, furniture and interior, textile and fashion
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large 500 000-200 000, medium 200 000-50 000, and small cities 50 000-5 000
large metropolitan area >1.5 million, metropolitan area 1.5 million-500 000
predominantly urban regions, intermediate and predominantly rural regions, refer to TERCET typology NUTS 3 region
e.g. commercial, residential, service, industrial
