Abstract
The construction industry is one of the largest consumers of raw materials and energy and one of the highest contributor to green-houses gases emissions. In order to become more sustainable it needs to reduce the use of both raw materials and energy, thus lim-iting its environmental impact. Developing novel technologies to integrate secondary raw materials (i.e. lightweight recycled aggre-gates and alkali activated “cementless” binders - geopolymers) in the production cycle of concrete is an all-inclusive solution to im-prove both sustainability and cost-efficiency of construction industry. SUS-CON “SUStainable, Innovative and Energy-Efficiency CONcrete, based on the integration of all-waste materials” is an European project (duration 2012-2015), which aim was the inte-gration of secondary raw materials in the production cycle of concrete, thus resulting in innovative, sustainable and cost-effective building solutions. This paper presents the main outcomes related to the successful scaling-up of SUS-CON concrete solutions in traditional production plants. Two European industrial concrete producers have been involved, to design and produce both pre-cast components (blocks and panels) and ready-mixed concrete. Recycled polyurethane foams and mixed plastics were used as aggre-gates, PFA (Pulverized Fuel Ash, a by-product of coal fuelled power plants) and GGBS (Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag, a by-product of iron and steel industries) as binders. Eventually, the installation of SUS-CON concrete solutions on real buildings has been demonstrated, with the construction of three mock-ups located in Europe (Spain, Turkey and Romania)
Translated title of the contribution | Sustainable solutions for the construction sector: integration of secondary raw materials in the production cycle of concrete |
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Original language | Italian |
Title of host publication | Proceedings of Italian Concrete Days |
Publisher | AICAP (Italian Association for Structural Concrete) |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-78936-1 |
Publication status | Published - 16 Apr 2018 |
Event | ITALIAN CONCRETE DAYS : Giornate aicap 2016 Congresso CTE - Istituto Superiore Antincendi, Roma, Italy Duration: 27 Oct 2016 → 28 Oct 2016 http://www.cte-it.org/21%C2%B0-congresso-cte-e-giornate-aicap-italian-conrete-days http://www.associazioneaicap.it/ (Link to conference details online) |
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ISSN (Print) | 2366-2557 |
Conference
Conference | ITALIAN CONCRETE DAYS |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Roma |
Period | 27/10/2016 → 28/10/2016 |
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