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Towards carbon nega.ve facades – biorecep.ve recycled glass .les Dr Veronica Ferrandiz-Mas Lecturer in Innova.ve Construc.on Materials University of Bath
Towardscarbonnega.vefacades–biorecep.verecycledglass.les
DrVeronicaFerrandiz-MasLecturerinInnova.veConstruc.onMaterialsUniversityofBath
Biorecep.verecycledglass.les
Absorbentgranulesfromrecycledglass
§ 40% total energy consumption § 25% carbon emissions
Towardsenergyefficientbuildings
Materialsforenergyefficiencyandthermalcomfortinbuildings
Sustainableconstruc.onmaterialsreusingby-
products
Biotechnologyforimprovingmaterial
durabilityandreducingcarbonfootprint
BRECentreforInnova.veConstruc.onMaterials
• Concreteandcements• Energyperformance• Lowcarbonmaterials
• Polymercomposites• Timbermaterialsandengineering
BRECentreforInnova.veConstruc.onMaterials
Anopen-to-the-elementsfacilityofferingaplaIormforresearchintoconstruc.onmaterialsandsystems
Develop and testing of innovative building materials and constructive systems by:
• TheHIVE(testcellsthatsupportresearchinareassuchashygrothermalperformance,floodandconstruc.onloadresearch)
• TestplaIorms(tofacilitatefull-scaletrialsandnoveldemonstra.ons)
• Consultancy
Towardscarbonnega.vefacades–biorecep.verecycledglass.les
DrVeronicaFerrandiz-MasLecturerinInnova.veConstruc.onMaterialsUniversityofBath
