From bio-based feedstocks to high-performance
construction materials for a sustainable building industry
As the EU’s second-largest industrial ecosystem, the construction sector faces the urgent challenge of transforming its methods to mitigate significant environmental impacts. Especially as fossil-based materials contribute up to 37% of global operational energy and process-related CO2 emissions.
On the other hand, existing alternatives have not fully met their markets, due to price, efficiency of materials and social acceptability.
Hence, the importance to bridge this gap and accelerate the transition towards a truly sustainable and circular construction industry.
The HIBISCUS project will build an innovative, complete and strong European value chain to provide new bio-based materials for the building envelope sector, through the conversion of several feedstock sources.
To do so, HIBISCUS will replace fossil-based materials with innovative bio-based alternatives to enhance sustainability, economic viability, and regulatory compliance while reducing the industry’s carbon footprint.
The project expects to create five bio-based construction materials
at pilot scale :
With an average of 80% bio-based components and a 25% improved environmental profile to meet the market standards and the industry’s needs. HIBISCUS will seek to extend the range of application in other markets and sectors of the bioeconomy such as transportation, controlled environment and cold chain.
(Sept 2025 - Aug 2029)
from Horizon Europ & CBE - JU
This project has received funding from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE-JU) under grant agreement No 101214084. The JU receives support from the European Union Horizon Europe research and innovation programme and the Bio Based Industries Consortium.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the CBE JU. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
