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\n Brief description of the solution and the added value it delivers<\/strong>
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We have designed a rubber-cement composite with a high level of mechanical strength, with which we produce environmentally friendly concrete bricks that reduce the carbon footprint and improve the thermal comfort of buildings. Neoblock improves on the compressive mechanical properties of traditional building materials by a factor of between 2 and 10. It reduces the annual energy consumption of single-family homes by between 15 and 58% and, compared to other competing materials, improves the homes’ interior comfort by between 2 and 10\u00baC, depending on their location and the summer\/winter conditions affecting them.<\/p>\n

\n Description of the technological basis<\/strong>
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A composite engineering material has been designed that contains recycled rubber from discarded tyres. That material is used to produce Neoblock, a hybrid building material in the form of insulated concrete bricks.<\/p>\n

The rubber reduces the material’s environmental footprint and increases its mechanical strength and resilience. Compressive strengths of more than 35 MPa and flexural strengths of more than 8 MPa were obtained. Plus, thanks to its internal realignment, it was found to be highly TOUGH and RESILIENT.<\/p>\n

Other features of Neoblock are: elimination of thermal bridges, reduction in the energy consumption related to heating and cooling, and the consequent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n

The correct use of this waste-based material in itself represents a significant technological advance, as the mechanical properties of concretes using this type of material as an aggregate had not previously been improved.<\/p>\n

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\n ‘By including rubber, we reduce the material’s environmental footprint and increase its mechanical strength and resilience.’<\/span>
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\n Business needs \/ application<\/strong>
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