A tipping point for bio-based insulation? ISO BIO project outlines a radical...
Bio-based aggregates such as straw, clay, wheat or grasses mixed with innovative binders might hold the key to a more environmentally friendly construction process and substantial improvements in...
View ArticleBio-based insulation materials: the construction industry's best kept secret?
Good news for those planning to build a new home: novel insulation materials based on plant waste, such as straw, clay and grass could offer 20% better insulation than traditional materials. Other...
View ArticleBuilding the market for bio-based construction products: the role of skills...
When: 12:00 – 16:30, Wednesday 22 March 2017Where: Renewable Energy House, Rue d’Arlon 63, Brussels, BEAgenda and registration:https://isobioworkshop.eventbrite.com The ISOBIO project is pleased to...
View ArticleBreakthrough eco-building solutions unveiled in London
A range of breakthrough eco-building solutions which tackle the emerging problem of indoor air quality have been presented by the ECO-SEE project at the Ecobuild construction fair in London. The...
View ArticleECO-SEE project booklet: Breakthrough eco-building solutions
People spend up to 90% of their lives indoors, so it is perhaps not surprising that the quality of the environment created has a significant impact on their health and well-being. What is perhaps even...
View ArticleISOBIO mid-term project meeting: demonstrating the benefits of bio-based...
On the way to demonstrating the benefits of bio-based materials for the construction sector ISOBIO aims to develop new bio-based insulation panels and renders, and to scale them for mainstream adoption...
View ArticleBio-based materials facing the challenges of the construction industry:...
The use of bio-based materials is often met with scepticism from architects, insurers and contractors in the construction industry, which has led to slow market uptake. This scepticism generally...
View Article25 years of the EU Ecolabel
It has been 25 years since the EU Ecolabel scheme was launched and adopted in EU law as a voluntary ecolabel award scheme. There are now 40 000 EU Ecolabel products and services currently covered by...
View ArticleCould bio-based construction materials help earthquake-proof buildings?
Italy is no stranger to earthquakes, suffering deadly seismic events which have shattered communities. Sixty percent of the country’s building stock was built before a law dated 1974, which introduced...
View ArticleECO-SEE Breakthrough eco-building solutions: launch of new project video
To combat the emerging problem of indoor air quality, the ECO-SEE project has developed a range of eco-building solutions that can deliver healthier, quieter and more energy efficient buildings.These...
View ArticleHealthy and energy efficient buildings: potential of ECO-SEE materials
With energy efficiency in buildings high up on the European political agenda, Brussels is certainly the place where awareness about the importance of energy performance buildings is prominent. But less...
View ArticleECO-SEE project
Eco-innovative, Safe and Energy Efficient wall panels and materials for a healthier indoor environment The ECO-SEE project aims to address an emerging health problem associated with modern low carbon...
View ArticleInnovative ECO-SEE wall coatings offer natural air conditioning
If you have visited the new Apple store in Brussels then you would have seen first-hand the striking façades coated with white clay. Natural lime and clay based plasters are an increasingly popular...
View ArticleDebating GMOs in construction material
What about GMOs in our homes? Adopting biobased materials in home building can slash construction costs, but is Europe ready to put aside its fears about GM products? One of the main contributors of...
View ArticleBio-based houses are seducing Latin America
The use of natural materials is growing rapidly in Argentina and other South American countries. Technical progress and policy implementation seem to go hand in hand
View ArticleBarcelona: What Good looks like: Living Building Challenge workshops
The International Living Future Institute is hosting a series of Living Building Challenge Workshops and events across the continent aiming to share and teach:
View ArticleHome sweet (hemp) home
December 5 is UN World Soil Day. The building industry has thus been called to account for its role in the massive use of mineral raw materials and environmental pollution.One solution comes from the...
View ArticleISOBIO: Building a climate-neutral Europe with natural bio-based construction...
A new generation of innovators are revolutionising natural bio-based building by developing high performance products ready made for the mass market. To debate policies and initiatives to promote the...
View ArticleBioconstruction: beyond hempcrete
Today whoever decides to invest in biobased buildings is a pioneer in the construction sector, as it is still a niche market. But latest research about industrial hemp materials have developed products...
View ArticleThe Beehive (France)
Project type : New Construction Building Type : Collective housing < 50mNumber of Dwelling : 11Dwelling Net Floor Area : 950 m2Climate zone : [Cfb] Marine Mild Winter, warm summer, no dry...
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