MYCOBUILD - Innovative bio-based building materials with thermal energy storage function

MYCOBUILD – Innovative bio-based building materials with thermal energy storage function

This project will design new renewable building materials and demonstrate their performance in real model constructions.

This is a CETP Project

Timeline: January 2025 – December 2027

Swedish coordinator: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Contact: Nasko Terziev, nasko.terziev@slu.se

Swedish Energy Agency’s project number: P2024-02855

Description

The MYCOBUILD project utilizes lignocellulosic micro-/macrostructures (wood particles or wood fibers) as low-cost porous structures (storage cells) for the encapsulation of renewable, biological phase change materials (bioPCMs) and fungal mycelium to bind the particles into new biocomposite materials with significant thermal energy-saving properties. The material will be used in building products for energy conservation.

The project aims to enhance thermal storage in built environments and to improve the durability and sound insulation properties of the original materials. It designs and demonstrates new building materials and establishes value chains from concept testing (TRL3) to technological demonstration in relevant environments for key technologies (TRL6).

Model constructions incorporating the new integrated biocomposite material will be used to evaluate the energy-saving performance in Turkey, Sweden, and Norway.

A project within Clean Energy Transition Partnership, CETP

The project originates from the 2023 call within CETP, a multilateral and strategic partnership between national and regional research, development, and innovation programs in the EU Member States and associated countries. Its purpose is to promote and accelerate the energy transition and support the implementation of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan).

The Swedish Energy Agency finances the participation of the Swedish partners in the project, namely Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and Rindvirke Poles AB.

The project also includes participation from Norway, Turkey, and Nigeria.