BB5.3-Upscaling support
Sousana Sousa & Tânia Vanessa Pinto
Description
HTWK: Consulting service and material development, including testing, prototype production for structural application made of Textile-reinforced High performance concrete (TRC) and sandwiche structures as building envelope. Research of the industrialised production with robotic.
RISE: Consulting service and material development, including testing, prototype production for CLC with different densities and sustainable concretes with SCMs
CETMA: Consulting service for the development of sustainable/innovative prototypes (blocks, panels) for buildings insulation. Support for the scaling-up of process/product.
FenX: Proof-of-concept for mineral foams possibly incorporating waste materials for insulation, semistructural application, sound absorption, capillary active materials. Consulting service for production upscaling for lightweight inorganic foamed materials.



Standardisation
Innovation features
CETMA: solutions are specifically developed based on the customer needs.
Pricing
HTWK: 135€/h manpower (raw materials, transport and consumables excluded)
RISE: 200 €/h (raw materials, transport and consumables excluded
CETMA: The quotation of this service is 150 €/h (materials, consumables excluded). FENX: 120 €/h (excluded overhead costs)
Service delivery timeframe
RISE will provide the services depending on the workload and requirements of the client CETMA will define the timeframe of the service case by case, depending on the working plan to implement and the specific customer requests.
Relevant Industry
Providers
HTWK, RISE, CETMA, FenX
Supporting Services
TUD: Carbon Fibers
TUHH: Aerogel as improved insulation material FENX: mineral foam
Value proposition
RISE has an unique pilot line for producing Cellualr lightweight concrete and extensive experience in the development of all types of sustainaböe concretes CETMA has extensive experience in the development of innovative solutions made with sustainable concretes and specifically supports construction companies involved in technological innovation projects; the production lab is equipped to produce building prototypes (e.g. blocks, panels).
Environmental and social impact
CETMA: sustainable solutions can be investigated (i.e. recycled materials-based products, if possible low-cost production processes)
Geographical and/or infraestructure restrictions
CETMA: Material production and development as defined order: no geografical limitation (except transport, transfer cost and energy consumption)
Service Support
CETMA: Meetings with the customer - Support for the scaling-up of process/product