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SAVASCO is an INTERREG V-A Spain - France - Andorra (POCTEFA 2014-2020) project, which aims to structure an innovative and eco-efficient construction sector based on corn stalks and sunflower. It is located in the trans-Pyrenean territory and should help reduce the environmental impact of the construction sector. This is why the project is structured around 5 main objectives.
Today, building insulation materials come mainly from non-renewable raw materials of mineral or petroleum origin and its extraction and processing cause significant environmental impacts, especially in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. However, the physical characteristics of certain agricultural residues, such as corn and sunflower stalks, give them a very convenient and desired performance in terms of thermal insulation and water regulation for the formulation of construction materials. In addition, these bio-based raw materials have many environmental benefits: they are renewable, local, and are carbon sinks.
Thus, SAVASCO’s main objective would be to contribute to the development, in the cross-border territory, of an innovative and sustainable economic sector in the building sector.
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Creation of an actors network in the bioconstruction sector based on maize and sunflower stalks.
The SAVASCO project invites you to participate in the inauguration of the prototype at the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès, on May 6, 2022, at 12:00.
This prototype has been designed by SAVASCO’s partner teams, including the COECO … Read More
The construction of the demonstrative prototype of the SAVASCO project has begun on the campus of the Higher Technical School of Architecture of the Vallès (ETSAV) of the UPC, in Sant Cugat, by COECO and under the direction of ARQBAG.The prototype will … Read More
On Tuesday 17 May 2022, the final event of the Interreg POCTEFA SAVASCO project (StructurAtion of a cross-border Value chAin for corn and Sunflower stems of COnstructions) will be held on the Tarbes university campus.
This event will be coupled, in … Read More
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The consortium brings together 4 higher education centers, 3 laboratories and 2 research groups, 1 federation of agricultural cooperatives, and 3 cooperative companies in the construction sector. 5 associations and companies as well as a magazine specialised in the field of construction are associated partners of the project.
