WOOL2LOOP Final Conference

the 26th of October 2022 8.30 AM - 6 PM (UTC + 1, EEST +2)
onsite (VIP Grand Lisboa Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal) or online

The WOOL2LOOP project hosted the Final Conference on the 26th of October in Lisbon, Portugal & online! During the day, we heard from both researchers and industrial companies alike about tackling the challenges of mineral wool waste utilisation in low CO2 building materials. External speakers broadened our horizons beyond the project, and a multidisciplinary group of students brought their fresh perspectives to the panel discussion. You'll find the presentations and recording of the conference as well as the detailed agenda below.



8:30 WELCOME
Rita Bastos, Marketing Director, Saint-Gobain Portugal

08:40 WHERE ALL THIS STARTED? OVERVIEW OF THE WOOL2LOOP PROJECT
Anne Kaiser, WOOL2LOOP Project Coordinator & Sustainability Manager, Saint-Gobain Finland

08:45 CIRCULAR INDUSTRIES IN THE HORIZON EUROPE PROGRAMME
Jonas Hedberg, Program manager, Raw materials R&I, European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA)

09:00 KEYNOTE: Diving to deep end - about geopolymers & AAMsProf. Isabella Lancellotti, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari"

09:45 WHAT DID WE DO IN THE LAB?

Concept validation and project aims
Dr. Rawia Dabbebi, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oulu


Cultilene overview
Dr. Karine Goulart de Oliveira, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oulu


Mixtures and properties for applications

Dr. Zhenming Li, Technical University of Delft



3D-printing
Ir. Irving A. Flores Beltran, Technical University of Delft


Obtaining and modifying mix designs
Majda Pavlin, Research Assistant, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute 

10:30 COFFEE & BIOBREAK

10:45 WHAT DID WE DO ON JOBSITES, INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND BEYOND?

Sourcing and analyzing
Zuzanna Cetner, Manager of Tendering and Production Preparation Department, Grupa TREE

Sourcing and analyzing
Johan D'Hooghe, CEO & Owner, Recycling Assistance
 

Demonstration cases
Moderator: Anna-Karin Grimshorn, Senior Project Manager, Saint-Gobain Ecophon


CRH: Eldho Choorackal
, Technical Program Manager 



Saint-Gobain Finland: Tuomas Kohvakka
, Circular Economy Engineer


Saint-Gobain Ecophon: Saleh Hooshmand, Senior Research Associate 



TREE:
Marta Olszewska, Production Engineer 



XTREE: PhD. Nicolas Ducoulombier
, Head of R&D 



Zavod 404: Rok Capuder
, CEO & Co-founder


TERMIT: PhD. Barbara Horvat, Researcher, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute 

12:15 LUNCH & BIOBREAK

13:00 ARE THESE PRODUCTS FIT FOR INTENDED USE?

Testing, standardization and product approvals
Vilma Ducman, Head of Laboratory for Cements, Mortars and Ceramics, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute 

LCA and CO2 reduction impacts
Friderik Knez, Head of Department, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute 

13:45 IS THERE A BUSINESS CASE BEHIND THIS?


Commercialization - Barriers and opportunities
Dr. Brigitte Holt Andersen, CEO, CWare

14:15 CHALLENGES


Human &
environmental health
Álvaro Nunes de Sousa
, Project Leader, CloverStrategy 


Milling process, heterogeneity of raw material and removal of binder
Tuomas Kohvakka
, Circular Economy Engineer, Saint-Gobain Finland

14:45 COFFEE & BIOBREAK

15:00 KEYNOTE: Getting it on the market with Q&ABoudewijn M. Piscaer, Pantheon Performance Foundation

15:45 FUTURE INSIGHTS - CROSS-SCIENTIFIC PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Anne Kaiser, WOOL2LOOP Project Coordinator
Panelists: Boudewijn M. Piscaer, Isabella Lancellotti, Nani Pajunen and doctoral research students from Tampere University, Lauri Alkki, Juha Franssila, Ninni Westerholm, Linnea Harala, Mikael Nurminen

16:30 WRAP-UP
Anne Kaiser, WOOL2LOOP Coordinator & Sustainability Manager, Saint-Gobain Finland

16:45 COCKTAILS & NETWORKING

18:00 FINAL CONFERENCE ENDS


This project has received funding from the European Union's EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 under Grant Agreement #821000

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