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URBCON project - development of sustainable concrete (European Union project)

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FDN is involved in this sustainable development project as an engineering expert for the design and construction of bridges and office buildings in sustainable 100% recycled concrete reducing the CO2 footprint of structures by at least 30%.

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URBCON reduces the use of raw materials and the CO2 emissions from construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure in cities. The URBCON project targets the use of concrete as a building material. With the focus on the metropolitan areas of Ghent, Rotterdam and Northern France, by-products such as metallic slags and incineration ashes are used as alternative raw materials for the production of concrete. Replacing primary raw materials with by-products could save an estimated 84 million tonnes of mineral building materials per year.

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The main objectives of the project are:

  1. Development of concretes with 100% by-products (aggregate) as well as with clinker-efficient cements

  2. Networking of by-product providers and construction industry by means of a web-based platform for forecasting availability and considering the logistical chains underlying the construction demand;

  3. Testing of the concretes developed in the project (URBCON concretes) on the basis of three pilot projects (including a school building in Ghent);

  4. Preparation of a Strategic Technology Transfer Plan: proposals for policy frameworks, life cycle assessments, pre-normative work, economic feasibility studies.

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The consortium combines world-leading know-how in by-product based construction minerals, supplementary cementitious materials, alkali-activated binders, high-alumina cement, digital mapping of resources, and life cycle assessment and costing.

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General information about the project:

  • Total budget: € 5.15 m

  • EU Funding: € 3.09 m

  • Timeline: 2018-2023

  • Partner organisations

    • Ghent University

    • Urban Development Department, City of Rotterdam

    • Delft University of Technology

    • FDN Engineering

    • The University of Sheffield

    • IMERTECH

    • ResourceFull

    • CWare

    • VDZ gGmbH

    • Kamp C

    • University of Kaiserslautern

    • Arcelor Mittal Belgium

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Complete information about URBCON project can be found on the following website:

Proposed bridge decks in sustainable URB
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