- Development of a construction model of nearly zero energy building with low carbon footprint and low cost using green and circular economy criteria. The decreased embedded energy and CO₂ emissions will be more than 60% and the reduction of weight of more than 20% both compared to actual construction standards. This new model is only 25% more expensive than the nowadays building average costs.
- Introduction of sustainable construction materials and technologies «close to the market» such as kenaf insulation, rice husk composite materials and biomass ash in concrete structure.
- Promotion of sustainable construction technologies with low market rate in Spain and Portugal such as wood structure, windows and finishes, compressed earth block structure, cork insulation, olive kernel biomass, clay wall panels and sustainable green roof/façade.
- Building 10 prototypes (2.000 m²), in existing and new constructions, with the natural and recycled technologies selected in the project. They have different typologies, sizes and uses to test the viability of those technologies in different scenarios.
- Decreasing the energy demand in buildings using envelopes made with recycled and natural materials. The energy demand of the building will be 10% of the current average in Portugal and Spain building stock. This construction model building demand will be lower than the recommendations published by EU in 2016/1318 (29th of July 2016) for Mediterranean countries: 0-15 kWh/m² year for dwellings and 20-30 kWh/m² year for offices.
- Dissemination of proposed technologies. Hosting workshops, courses, technical talks and ads in media highlighting the long term environmental and economic advantages compared with the current construction standards.
- Promotion and dissemination of nearly zero energy buildings in Portugal and Spain. Visiting the prototypes, promoting their replication and the use of the technologies with low carbon footprint and circular economy.
- Development of technical documentation, regulations, recommendations and urban regulations to reduce embodied energy in construction and promote the use of construction technologies based on recycled and materials.

- Promotion of sustainable construction technologies with low market rate in Spain and Portugal such as wood structure, windows and finishes, compressed earth block structure, cork insulation, olive kernel biomass, clay wall panels and sustainable green roof/façade.
- Develop technical documentation, regulations, recommendations and urban regulations to reduce embodied energy in construction and promote the use of construction technologies based on recycled and materials.

Environmental results:

- Reduction of 60% embedded CO₂ emissions and embedded energy in the construction and rehabilitation of 10 pilot buildings using natural and recycled materials with low industrialization.
- Reduction of 80% of energy demand and comsuption during the building use compared with the average of the building stock in Portugal and Spain.
- Reduction of 20% of the weigth of the building compared with current standard in Portugal and Spain.
- Reduction of 50% of the wastes produced during construction of the building compared with current standard in Portugal and Spain.

Social results:

- 10 direct employments created related to the development and application of the Green technologies supported by the project.
- 1500 technicians trained to design nearly zero buildings according to the EU regulations in Spain and Portugal with low carbon footprint.
- 500 building workers trained to develop buildings using the technologies selected in the project.

Material results:

- 10 prototypes of new buildings or rehabilitated buildings using technologies based on natural and recycled materials.
- 5 technical documents to allow the use of the "close to the market" technologies selected in real buildings.
- 5 urban regulations including the use technologies based on natural and recycled materials in construction and urbanism.
- 3 environmental and economical studies about the viability of technologies based on natural and recycled materials in construction.
- 10 practical workshops for the use of technologies based on natural and recycled materials in construction.
- 6 courses of sustainable technologies for technicians and professionals, including the integration of women in construction field.
- 30 seminaries in CICE-EDEA for disemmination of sustainable buildings in educational area.
- 10 dissemination guidelines for non-technicians to learn how to build and rehabilitate buildings using the selected technologies and the beneficies associated to them.

EVALUACIÓN Y RESTAURACIÓN DE SISTEMAS AGRÍCOLAS Y FORESTALES

Code PAIDI: RNM-360

Marta Conde García . Partner. 

Universidad de Córdoba

Budget of Andalusian group: € 98,568.00

http://www.uco.es/restauracionforestal