CleanTechBlock - Sustainable Multi-functional Building Block Basics - CTB Basics

Project summary

CleanTechBlock (CTB) is a multifunctional, sandwich-block solution with integrated thermal insulation. The CTB concept improves the superior insulation material ‒ foam glass –, and combines it with the durability of traditional masonry. CTB results in great environmental and economic benefits, originating from a decrease in CO2 emissions and energy required for production and transportation, the large amounts of waste materials used in the production, the prolonged service life, minimal use of cement, faster construction, and the full recyclability of CTB components. The objectives of the proposed project are to develop and experimentally validate a model of the heat-transfer in order to identify further possibilities to decrease the thermal conductivity of foam glass, to prepare a model of heat and moisture transfer for optimization of the CTB structure, and to perform a life cycle assessment of the CTB solution in order to reveal and quantify the sustainability of the CTB concept.