From waste streams to high-value biobased building materials

• Autores: Niels Vonk, Martijn Droesbeke, Jan Niederwestberg, Ron Oorschot, J. de Jong, Marc Souverein
• Localización: Structures and Architecture. Volume 3: REstructure REmaterialize REthink REuse / Mario Rinke (ed. lit.), Marie Frier Hvejsel (ed. lit.), Aníbal Maury Ramírez (ed. lit.), Zena Ndiaye (ed. lit.), Ilse Lindenbergh (ed. lit.), Elise Enthoven (ed. lit.), 2025, ISBN 9781040447239, págs. 145-152
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Biobased construction can offer a more sustainable alternative to mineral- based methods, reducing emissions and creating more room to build new housing with the same CO2 budget. The Dutch government aims to use significantly more biobased materials in the Dutch construction sector by 2030. Innovations are crucial for achieving this target, but the sector faces challenges, including limited knowledge and research facilities. To address these issues, efforts are being made to process secondary timber towards high-quality building materials like Glulam and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), utilizing state-of-the-art digital technologies. Additionally, converting current agricultural bio-waste streams that are widely available into bio-composites through (biobased and binderless) binding methods in combination with fiber pretreatment and hot pressing. Collectively, these processes are the foundation of an innovation center which should provide sufficient freedom to enable flexible prototype production and aim to drive innovations in biobased building materials, ultimately helping to reduce emissions of the construction sector