Value proposition

EU Horizon Europe research and innovation project #HorizonEU #circularconstruction #materials

CO2NSTRUCT is an EU Horizon Europe project that focuses on how circular economy practices in the construction sector can reshape climate change scenarios. Materials play a key role in the transition from linear to circular construction, but current climate mitigation models cannot account for materials’ circularity. CO2NSTRUCT has set out to identify, test, and quantify circular economy impacts for climate mitigation modelling for six key carbon intensive materials: cement, steel, brick, glass, wood, and insulation materials. We need extensive data on the impacts of the extraction of raw materials, logistic, transformation, and consumer industries covering the whole life cycle of these materials.

The consortium behind the project brings together world-leading experts and researchers of complementary expertise in civil engineering and construction materials, circular economy, and climate mitigation modelling:

- Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
- Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving Foundation (CRES)
- Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)
- The University of Sheffield (USFD)
- National Laboratory for Energy and Geology (LNEG)
- Research Centre for Energy, Environment, and Technology (CIEMAT)
- University of Pisa (UNIPI)

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No. 101056862.