🌱 How sustainable are bio-based building materials? Our latest blog looks at what the first LCA results are telling us: bio-build.eu/how-sustaina...

BIOBUILD, with partner @CNR, will be presented at the XV Congresso Nazionale SISEF (22–25 Sept, University of Sassari, Italy). We look forward to sharing our research on bio-based construction materials with the forestry and ecology community. 🔗 congressi.sisef.org/xv-congresso/ #SISEF2026

XV Congresso Nazionale SISEF (Sassari, 22-25 settembre 2026)

Il XV congresso SISEF sarà organizzato dall'Università degli Studi di Sassari e si terrà dal 22 al 25 settembre 2025 a Sassari.

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📢 New research from our partners at the @uantwerpen.be! 🌱 The study finds that biobased wallboards using linseed oil, lignosulfonates and mycelium can outperform conventional alternatives across several impact categories. 🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2589014X26004548

@euenergy.bsky.social How can we make energy-efficient behaviour the norm? 🏠🌱 The EU’s Energy Behaviour Forum helps local & regional authorities share good practices, tools and strategies to promote energy efficiency. energy-behaviour-forum.ec.europa.eu

📢 New publication out now! 🏗️🌱 Why does gender matter in sustainable building design? Our latest article explores how inclusive innovation, lightweight bio-based materials and user-centred approaches can help shape buildings that work better for everyone. Read more 👇 bio-build.eu/gender-and-t...

🌱 What if buildings could help save energy? Featured on ENLIT, BIOBUILD explores how fully bio-based materials combining bioPCMs, wood-based solutions and renewable binders could support more energy-efficient, circular buildings. Read more 👇 www.enlit.world/library/bio-...

Bio materials reducing building energy demand by up to 20%

The BIOBUILD project is developing fully bio-based materials that aim to increase energy efficiency in buildings, writes Nouhaila Bouhout.

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🎉 1,000+ followers! Thank you for being part of the BIOBUILD journey. As we move into the second half of the project, we're taking bio-based wallboards and PCM-enhanced flooring from the lab to real-life demonstration in Spain and Sweden.

🏗️ New EU initiatives aim to accelerate Europe's bioeconomy by supporting bio-based innovation and helping sustainable solutions reach the market. This is a welcome step for us! Read more: environment.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...

Commission steps up action on EU bioeconomy

Three complementary initiatives will be launched, including the Bio-based Europe Alliance to support scaling up the bioeconomy sector.

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First episode on the @rtds-group.bsky.social Innovation Cast featuring our project is out! For EU Green Week, Matthias Buyle @uantwerpen.be joins host Nouhaila Bouhout to talk Life Cycle Assessment 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/1GAr... #LCA #BioBasedMaterials

Episode #6: EU Green Week Special - Understanding Life Cycle Assessment in Buildings

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🏡 Step inside our Demo House in Lleida, Spain! We are excited to share a video walkthrough of the BIOBUILD Demo House, showcasing how innovative bio-based materials are transforming the future of sustainable construction. @udl.cat youtu.be/AZpsOS2HRYk

Inside the BIOBUILD Demo House in Lleida, Spain - Thermal Solutions for Gren Buildings

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🌱 Paper industry by-product → building material. At Paper Bioeconomy in Graz, @bokuvienna.bsky.social Sebastian Mayr showed how lignin gets enzyme-modified into a wood-board binder — now demo'd in real tiny houses in Sweden & Spain. Up to 20% less building energy use. 📄 zenodo.org/records/20732773

🌿 BioBuild joins the #CircHub Joint Webinar on EU circular & bio-based construction projects, policy & lessons learned. Our coordinator presents on the project. 📅 23 June, 14:00–16:00 CET, online. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/joint-webi... #circular #biobased #construction

Are you attending BuildSim Nordic 2026? Our partner, the @uantwerpen.be will represent our project at BuildSim Nordic 2026, taking place from 19–21 August in Umeå, Sweden. A conference paper will be published following the event. 👀 Stay tuned for updates! more info: bio-build.eu/event/builds...

🌿 From sawmill residue to sustainable building material Latest updates from our project: around one tonne of sawdust is being transformed into high-value bio-based materials for construction. 👉 Read full article: bio-build.eu/transforming...

📍 BIOBUILD at #Eurotherm119! Our partner, University of Lleida (UdL), represented BIOBUILD at this seminar on thermal energy storage and decarbonisation, attended by 180 researchers and industry experts. Stay tuned for presentation material! #ThermalEnergyStorage #EnergyEfficiency #EUProjects

🌿 We have reached a new milestone! PCM-impregnated wooden lamellae are now ready for flooring production and real-life demonstration in model houses in Spain and Sweden 🏠 🔗 bio-build.eu/pcm-impregna... #BIOBUILD #SustainableConstruction #BioBasedMaterials #EnergyEfficiency

PCM-Impregnated Lamellae Ready for Flooring Production and Demonstration in Model Houses

BIOBUILD has reached an important milestone in the development of its innovative bio-based building solutions with the successful completion of the impregnation of wooden lamellae with phase change ma...

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At the CircHub Workshop, we spoke with @atriumEU_, a sister project working to ensure the sustainable use of bio-based resources, transforming 6 raw materials into 4 innovative bio-composites, designed for 5 consumer-oriented construction products. 👉 youtu.be/e4O32M9l5ko?...

♻️Webinar brings @fuelgae.bsky.social | @recal-project.bsky.social | @cellfilproject.bsky.social | @biobuild.bsky.social | SUSBOARD Discussing • method choices • data availability & quality • communicating LCA results for decision‑making • open questions shaping LCA practice #HorizonEurope

Last call: 28 April, 10:00 CET — “LCA Perspectives Across EU Bio-Economy & Circularity Projects”. If you work on LCA, circularity, or bio-based materials, come compare notes with @biobuild.bsky.social + @cellfilproject.bsky.social + @recal-project.bsky.social + SUSBOARD. tinyurl.com/2zun8mmp

🎥 New interview just in! @sgritsch.bsky.social @bokuvienna.bsky.social dives into the development of lignin-based binders within BIOBUILD and how they could be a game changer for circular construction. 👉 Watch the full interview: youtu.be/Z1NxcxjrCy8?...

Lignin Binders & Scaling Bio-Based Materials | BOKU

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🎥 New interview in our series! In this conversation, Buyle Matthias from @uantwerpen.be shares early insights from Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies within BIOBUILD, offering a closer look at the environmental performance of next-generation materials 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCG_...

Life Cycle Assessment & Sustainability Results | University of Antwerp

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🎙️Hear from Albert de la Fuente Antequera, Coordinator of the Circ-Boost project @upc.edu pc.edu In this conversation, Albert shares how CIRC-BOOST is tackling this challenge and why collaboration across projects is key to driving real change. 👉 Watch the full interview: youtu.be/l66TWi32zWg?...

CircHub Workshop Interview | Circ-Boost

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2 weeks to go! Can innovative biobased products help make buildings more energy-efficient and sustainable? @biobuild.bsky.social looks at circular wood panels, bio-based binder options + bioPCMs to reduce energy demand in use. Register for our LCA webinar 28 Apr, 10:00 CET tinyurl.com/2zun8mmp

Can bio-based materials resist termites? In this video, termites are collected for testing the biological resistance of materials using the European Standard EN 117 - an essential step to ensure durability in real-world conditions. 👉 youtube.com/shorts/-FLMc...

🎙️ New interview out now! In this conversation, our Project Coordinator Dr. Nasko Terziev shares insights on the ambition behind the project, the role of collaboration, and the real challenges facing biobased building materials today. 👉 Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiHy...

BIOBUILD Coordinator on Bio-Based Materials & Market Challenges

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💡 Key takeaways & policy recommendations from the CircHub workshop What is holding back the transition to circular and energy-efficient buildings in Europe? 🏗️♻️ 👉 The solutions are emerging but scaling them requires alignment, data, and collaboration. 📥 Explore the infographic below #SciComm

🎥 Just released: CircHub Workshop Highlights Video! What does the future of circular and energy-efficient construction look like in Europe? 👉 Watch the highlights lnkd.in/deWeruiq #SciComm #GreenBuildings #EnergyEfficiency www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hR0...

CircHub Workshop - Sustainable & Energy-Efficient Building Materials

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🔎 New blog just published! CircHub Workshop Highlights: Advancing Circular and Energy-Efficient Construction in Europe 💡 The takeaway? We already have many of the solutions— now it’s about scaling them and making them work in practice. 👉 Read the full article: bio-build.eu/circhub-work...

Great to bring #CircHub projects together in Naples The BIOBUILD workshop sparked valuable discussions on bio-based & circular solutions for energy-efficient buildings 🏗️♻️ More insights + a highlights video coming soon!

Curious how different EU projects handle LCA in bio-economy & circularity work? Join our webinar “LCA Perspectives Across EU Bio-Economy & Circularity Projects” 28 April-10:00CET with @biobuild.bsky.social @cellfilproject.bsky.social @recal-project.bsky.social, SUSBOARD. Register shorturl.at/oe3Ti