About BIO4EEB

BIO4EEB is a project co-funded by the European Commission that aims to accelerate the development of bio-based insulation materials which comply with the most stringent industry standards.

BIO4EEB Methodology

Bio-based insulation solutions

BIO4EEB will fill the growing shortage of respectful insulation materials by boosting the utilization of available and qualified bio-based materials. The project is targeting to support residential building´s construction performance extraordinary at building, component and material levels.

In BIO4EEB a portfolio of bio-based insulation solutions will be developed:

Posidonia panels and fibres
Complex polyelectrolytes
PLA and bio-polyurethane
Bio-based windows
Pre-fabricated façade elements

Portfolio-based solution

The BIO4EEB project aims to develop a portfolio of bio-based insulation solutions in the form of Posidonia panels and fibers, complex polyelectrolytes, PLA and biopolyurethane, bio-based windows and finally a prefabricated façade element which aggregates these different materials. The complementarity between the solutions that will be developed in BIO4EEB is a strong point for the project. Indeed, BIO4EEB does not focus on a narrow solution, but on a wide spectrum of solutions, adapted to various situations and an additional concept which is the renovation packages (synergies between new materials and components).

Progress beyond state of the art

Enhancing prefabrication of construction and renovation components

The existing building stock represents a major issue in the construction sector and one of the main targets of the EU by 2030 is to reduce energy consumption and increase the renovation from 1% to 3% each year. In this scenario a key role can be played by prefabrication to improve quality thanks to off-site operations and reduce on-site installation time.

Traditional renovation

BIO4EEB module – off-site

Market context

The current EU climate targets open an ample opportunity for exponential growth in the building thermal insulation materials market owing to the increasing number of new residential buildings and current deep renovation needs. The European building insulation market is forecasted to register a growth rate of over 3% in terms of revenue during the estimated period of 2021 to 2028. One of the important changes that will be necessary for this industry with regards to the emissions reductions and the current energy crisis will be the wider application of bio-based insulation. New business models would open the market for bio-based BIO4EEB solutions and products creating a much greener EU building and construction industry.

Expected impacts

Buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in the EU. Renovation of existing old buildings has the potential to lead to significant energy savings as well as reducing the carbon footprint.

The newly developed bio-based materials are expected to deliver:

Less embodied energy and CO2 at component level

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Reduction in total costs compared to existing solutions

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Improvement of insulation properties

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Reduction of the energy consumption over the buildings life cycle

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