DTU SUSTAIN Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering
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Building 118, room 159
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
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A sector development report from DTU recommends that the players in the construction sector join forces on large test projects and scaling of circular construction.
Research project will develop methods for testing the quality of concrete, steel, and wood, thus allowing greater reuse of building components and reducing the climate impact of the construction industry.
DTU is a partner in a new EU project aimed at recycling of mining waste in building materials.
Researchers at DTU Civil Engineering wish to conduct research on the possibility of replacing parts of cement in concrete production with wood ash. The method will produce both environmental and economic benefits - and provide new opportunities to improving the quality of building materials.
There is an extensive and so far unexploited potential for recycling waste as part of new construction materials. DTU Civil Engineering will help explore this potential in cooperation with industry, public authorities and other professional groups.
In recent years, DTU Civil Engineering has been working in ‘project families’, where students tackle the same theme from multiple perspectives. This generates not only improved student projects, but also better contributions to research.
How do waste products obtain value as part of new building materials? That is the fundamental question Lisbeth M. Ottosen will try to answer in the professorship, she has just been awarded. The issue touches one of the big trends: Circular economy that combines environmental and commercial sustainability.