The European Innovation Council will fund the project "ArchiBioFoam".
The ArchiBioFoam project aims to reduce CO2 emissions in the construction sector by replacing concrete, steel and glass with multifunctional architectural systems made from monomaterials and robot-assisted additive manufacturing. To this end, the interdisciplinary team is developing sustainable and versatile biofoams, which are mechanically strong and can be “programmed” to adapt their shape to changes in temperature and humidity. This makes the material suitable not only for insulation, but also for the load-bearing structure and passive ventilation of buildings.
The Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) at the University of Stuttgart is contributing its expertise in adaptive architectural design and robotic additive manufacturing to the project. The ICD team is responsible for controlling the extrusion of biofoam-based structures with a large-scale 4D printer. The project is coordinated by Aalto University in Finland. Other partners are the University of Milan and the Finnish start-up Woamy.
The project will commence in October 2024 with a duration of 3 years.
For more information please visit the Project Site.
Primary Coordinating Contact: Tiffany Cheng