ECO TILES PROJECT

ECO INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES FOR THE VALORISATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND URBAN WASTE INTO HIGH GRADE TILESEleonora ParisUniversity of Camerino - Italy

LIFE14 ENV/IT/000801www.ecotiles-lifeproject.eu

TERRAZZO TILES

Characteristics: • Traditional• Artistic• Wide use• Versatile• Extreme durability• Produced at room temperature

• Cement-based• Contain raw materials

SAVING RAW MATERIALS?

quarry operationraw materials mining waste

SAVING RAW MATERIALS!

glass ceramic wastesanitary ware

Construction Demolition Waste (CDW)

quarry operationraw materials mining waste

RECYCLING WASTE AND CDWwind sky

flask wind rose

musk

cdw

LESS CO2 EMISSIONS

Better than traditional terrazzo

Cement is still a main problem

MARKET ACCEPTANCE

CERSAIE 2017

2016-7 EARTHQUAKE IN CENTRAL ITALY 491 municipalities hit – 4 regions 138 in the RED zone 4 major events

LARGEST CONSTRUCTION SITE IN EU

for the next 30 years

Main issues:• Rubble and CDW management• New green materials needed• Earthquake-safe constructions

EARTHQUAKE RUBBLE

77% CDW

NEW LIFE TO RUBBLE

THANK YOU!contact me at

eleonora.paris@unicam.it

Info about ECOTILES project

https://www.ecotiles-lifeproject.eu/