Innovation Grid

Purpose: Increasing the energy efficiency of buildings.

Objectives

Development of lightweight, insulating, and sustainable bio-concrete panels for use on building façades.

Key Results

  • Technical: Bio-concrete panels with agroforestry waste and phase change bio-materials
  • Strategic: Energy efficiency studies
  • Economic: Meeting environmental targets, SDG 15, and PDNG (Business and Management Master Plan, in English)

Main information

Scope

Use of low environmental impact bio-concretes and bio-PCMs (Phase Change Materials) to increase the energy efficiency of public buildings

Partners / Entities of support

COPPE/UFRJ

Investment (contract)

R$ 3,6MM

Scalable?

Yes

Stages

Design

January/2020

Kickoff

May/2020

Characterization

May/2022

Simulation

July/2023

Validation

August/2023

Closure

September/2023

Deadline for implementation (in months)

39 months

P.S.:

Deadline: September/2023