| Project name | Carbonon-negative compression dominant structures for decarbonized and deconstructable concrete buildings |
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| Acronym | CARBCOMN |
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| Grantor | EU HORIZON EIC Grants (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101161535) |
| Duration | from: 2024 to: 2028 |
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Research field |
M+M (E+E > Energy + Environment I+I > Information + Intelligence M+M > Matter + Materials) |
| Project content | CARBCOMN (www.carbcomn.eu) addresses a disruptive innovation in sustainable concrete load-bearing structures by setting forth a new 3D printing design paradigm that is fully compatible with concrete that uses CO2 as raw material and is carbon-negative. Digital methodologies are exploited and developed to realize an innovative carbon-neutral construction system implementing structural geometries that are compression dominant, optimize the CO2 sequestration capability and make use of demountable discrete blocks combined with system redundancy. An innovative digital pipeline is developed that incorporates computed tomography, topology optimization and 3D printing construction. Using CO2 sequestration to harden the concrete-like material for widely used load bearing structures will reduce embodied greenhouse gas emissions in an unprecedented way. The material design, incorporating recycled materials and industrial by-products will equally reduce raw material usage. The intrinsic durability properties by introducing a system that is not susceptible to rebar corrosion and is deconstructable, will achieve both long service life and circularity, to further reduce the environmental impact of the built environment. The overall superiority of the proposed system with respect to the current state of practice will be demonstrated through a full life cycle analysis. TU Darmstadt is leading the material microstructural modeling, durability and sustainability research activities. |
