Projects
Circular building with raw earth: Developing building solutions for reversible applications in contemporary sustainable architecture Hasselt University
Life Cycle Assessment of the European Building Stock – Assessing the transition towards a sustainable built environment KU Leuven
This PhD research aims at assessing the environmental impact of the existing European building stock and to reduce the impact thereof by proposing effective strategies and interventions. Reducing the environmental impact of the built environment along its entire life cycle is a crucial sustainability goal, which is translated in specific European Policies. Beyond the energy efficiency related policies, the construction and building value ...
Transition to Sustainable Building Stock & Transport System for Achieving Energy Efficiency in Growing Cities Ghent University
Sustainable use of (cleaned) sulphidic mining waste in building ceramics KU Leuven
Waste materials should be seen as potential resources, which can help decreasing the pressure on the primary raw materials sector and the external market dependence within the European Union. A material’s passport, where the full characterisation and valorisation routes of (waste) materials can be given is a must to shift towards a more circular approach within the raw materials sector and boost more industrial symbiosis. After construction ...
Sustainable Composites for Transportation & Building Applications Centexbel - Scientific and Technical Centre of the Belgian Textile industry
The aim of the SusComTrab project was to develop sustainable composite materials which have the potential to be used in transport and building applications. A first aim was to develop composite structures that are more sustainable than glass-epoxy based composites, but have similar mechanical properties. Sustainability was sought in the selection of fibers and matrices thereby focussing on renewability, non-toxic properties and/or ...
Renovation-innovator: development of sustainable building systems for renovation. KU Leuven
The construction sector faces an important challenge in order to achieve the European objectives concerning sustainability and energy consumption. Important priorities are energy-efficient newly built houses and thorough renovations of the existing housing stock. As the amount of newly built houses is limited compared to the existing buildings, renovation plays a major role in achieving these European objectives. Recent and ongoing research ...
Metamodels for Systems Engineering to Support Sustainable Building Design. KU Leuven
Sustainable building design and its requirements such as energy-efficiency, resource economy, reduction of emissions, etc. with their discipline crossing character cause significant complexities for design and planning. In this situation, systems engineering has a high potential to find well-performing strategies. However, performance analyses, which are required in systems modelling, are connected with laborious and computational intensive ...
Evaluation Framework for Sustainable, Innovative, Low-Cost Building Prototypes with Bamboo - with Case Studies in Brazil KU Leuven
Nowadays, bamboo is increasingly applied as a bio-based construction material for it provides several answers to problems the world and the construction industry are facing today: low carbon pollution (even uptake), low embodied energy, low-cost, earthquake proof and a widespread availability (predominantly in tropical countries) without risk for deforestation. In addition to the research that has been done on the mechanical properties and ...