Project Title: Digital, autonomous, Intelligent and Synchronous system for Continuous identification, Optimization and Value Extraction of Resources from the end-of-use built environment
Funding scheme: Horizon Europe
Identification of the project: HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-11
Grant Agreement number: 101129909
Duration: 48 months, start: 06/24 end: 06/28
Budget: 5.997.208,50€.
Coordinator: UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA (UPC), Spain
Partners:
- C5LAB – Sustainable Construction Materials Association (C5Lab), Portugal
- DIGITALTWIN TECHNOLOGY GMBH (DTT), Germany
- FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION (TECNALIA), Spain
- HERCAL ZERO SL (H-ZERO), Spain
- HOLCIM INNOVATION CENTER SAS (HIC), France
- INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO (IST), Portugal
- INSTITUT MINES-TELECOM (IMT), France
- PANELLINIA ENOSI DIPLOMATOUCHON MICHANIKON ERGOLIPTON DIMOSION ERGON (PEDMEDE), Greece
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT (TU Delft), the Netherlands
- TREE CAPITAL SP.Z.O.O. (TREE), Poland
- TRACIMAT vzw (TRACIMAT vzw), Belgium
- UPC Technology Center (CIT UPC), Spain
- VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. (VITO), Belgium
Website: https://discover-horizon.eu/
Objectives: Discover Project aims to be a comprehensive solution for circularity in twin transition of the construction sector by:
- Creating a set of autonomous and synchronous robotics systems for the precise analysis identification and digitisation of materials and construction components from existing built works
- Creating an intergrated digital framework to synchronously process and visualize the data brought by the system, leveraging on the wealth of information on the BIM digital twin
- Enhancing the circularity of construction and building elements and materials by an improved identification and management of deconstruction methods
- Developing a sustainability assessment framework to guide demolition methods, considering reuse and recycling of demolition assets
- Fostering the adoption of robotic systems and collaborative BIM tools within the work processes in the construction industry
Expected impact: DISCOVER will impact different perspectives:
- Economic – Enhancing efficiency, cost savings, and reduced labor in construction and demolition
- Environmental – Reducing Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW), lowering landfill rates, and decreasing CO2 emissions related to waste management and construction materials
- Social – Influencing policymakers to create evidence-based regulations for sustainable construction and waste management
- Scientific – Accelerating research in sustainable construction and waste management. Improved infrastructure advances knowledge and innovation
