Projects

Adaptive Digital Systems for Sustainable Construction and Material Management in the Circular Economy

Programme: Horizon Agreement nº 101182768 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges 2023

Objective: The construction sector is critical to the economy and underpins continued efforts across various industries and infrastructure, highlighting its essential role in the transition to more sustainable practices and methodologies. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the ADAPT4CE project aims to revolutionise the construction sector's approach to sustainability and resource efficiency by focusing on sustainable deconstruction and material reuse. To achieve this, the project will leverage a variety of technologies, including AI, machine learning, and additive manufacturing, to develop solutions and methodologies that simplify the implementation of sustainable practices.

Consortium: ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON (Greece), UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART (Germany), POLITECNICO DI TORINO (Italy), UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS (Cyprus), ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION (Greece), ASSOCIACAO BUILT COLAB - COLABORATIVE LABORATORY FOR THE FUTURE BUILTENVIRONMENT (Portugal) NAPS LAB SOCIETA A RESPONSABILITA LIMITATA (Italy), AIDIGITS LTD (Cyprus), INOVASFERA OOD (Bulgaria), TSAKALIS KAI SIA OE (Greece), PRISMA ELECTRONICS SA (Greece), JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Jordan), AHRAM CANADIAN UNIVERSITY (Egypt)

Duration: Junuary 2025 – December 2028

Web: https://www.adapt4ce.eu/

ADDOPTML – ADDitively Manufactured OPTimized Structures by means of Machine Learning

Programme: H2020 Agreement nº 101007595 _ MSCA-RISE-2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

Objective: Additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing) is an integral part of current digital industry concepts, and therefore a pillar of the so-called fourth industrial revolution. The Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry is reluctant, however, to adopt additive manufacturing technologies in the design and construction of structural elements, such as buildings or bridges. Since the 1980s, this industry has been an important economic pillar, which has expanded and strengthened due to the phenomenon of globalization. This development is not without its problems, and the sector is a major energy consumer, as well as a major producer of waste and polluting elements. In this sense, the recent Green New Deal for Europe establishes as a primary objective the reform of heavy industry, which represents 40% of the energy consumed on the continent.

Consortium: Politecnico di Torino (POLITO), University of Cyprus (UCY), University of Suttgart (USTUTT), University of Athens (UOA), IDEA75,  IDONIAL, European Welding Federation (EWF), INNOVASPHERE, STRUCTURES & SENSORS, RISA, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), INFERSENCE, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST)

Duration: May 2021 – April 2025

Web: https://addoptml.ntua.gr/