LIFE Timber for All conducts the full-scale testing of the first ROD-TCC systems prototype
LIFE Timber for All has tested its first full-scale prototype of the ROD-TCC systems at the PEMADE laboratory, a key step towards validating these hybrid timber-concrete solutions aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of construction.
The PEMADE laboratory, located at the Escola Politécnica Superior de Enxeñaría (Campus Terra, Lugo), hosted this morning the testing of the first full-scale prototype of the ROD-TCC systems developed within the LIFE Timber for All project, an initiative under the LIFE Climate Change Mitigation Programme that promotes the decarbonisation of construction through the development of hybrid timber-concrete structural systems and the production of low-carbon concrete using biomass ash.
The project aims to combine both materials to reduce emissions from the sector, store carbon over the long term and facilitate industrialised and sustainable architecture. In addition, LIFE Timber for All seeks to make progress towards European certifications, create a digital product passport, apply NEB (New European Bauhaus) methodologies and develop replication strategies, as well as construct a demonstrator building showcasing the solutions developed.
The project partners are the Plataforma de Enxeñería da Madeira Estrutural-Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (PEMADE-USC), Rodiñas Group, Xilonor, 3edata, the University of Granada, the Institut de Tecnologia de la Construcció de Catalunya, the Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, the Clúster da Madeira e Deseño de Galicia, the Fundación Galicia Constrúe (Clúster da Construción) and the Axencia Galega da Industria Forestal (XERA).
The event was attended by Carlos Amiama, director of the EPS; Marcelo Maneiro, Vice-Rector for Innovation and Knowledge Transfer at the USC; representatives of companies from the sector; and the project partners. During the session, validation tests were carried out on the first full-scale prototype of the ROD-TCC systems developed within the framework of the project. Manuel Guaita, from PEMADE, gave a brief introduction to those attending. The test, explained by José Antonio Lorenzana, research technician at PEMADE, provided an opportunity to present the first experimental results obtained. This progress represents a key milestone for LIFE Timber for All, as it marks the beginning of the full-scale validation of these innovative hybrid timber-concrete construction systems and lays the foundations for the next phases of their development.