The research group Biobased Building focuses on the collection, development, exchange & impact and dissemination of knowledge on the application of biobased materials in building and civil engineering. The scope of the research group relates to residential, commercial and industrial buildings, existing and new buildings, foundations, construction, facade and roof finishes, interior finishes and floor coverings and civil applications in road construction and hydraulic engineering.
Professor Willem Böttger’s research group Biobased Building comprises lecturing researchers with backgrounds in civil engineering, building engineering and architecture from Avans University of Applied Sciences and HZ University of Applied Sciences. Watch Willem Böttger’s inaugural lecture online here. These lecturing researchers carry out practice-based research together with companies both within the Netherlands and around the world, as well as research institutions and students. This usually takes place by means of subsidised and educational projects.
Focus
The research group’s preferential focus is on building materials and systems based on residual agricultural materials from the region. It looked at Avans and HZ University of Applied Sciences’ strengths and decided to concentrate on:
- Materials and composites made from flax, hemp, bamboo and wood.
- Insulating materials: flax hemplime, mycelium, reeds, straw, and algae
Paints and varnishes are not actively investigated due to overlap with the research group Biobased Building Block & Products.
The research group has, moreover, expressed a leaning towards investigating bio-based building materials manufactured or used by companies in the Dutch provinces of Zeeland and Noord-Brabant, the idea being to establish sustainable networks with opportunities for local employment and start-ups in the region.
What does the research group have to offer?
- Together with 40 companies and knowledge-based institutions who participate in the Green Deal Biobased Building, the CoE BBE has developed the bio-based building knowledge bank www.biobasedbouwen.nl. . Through this knowledge bank, everyone – from building supervisor to policymaker and client – can gather and share knowledge on the availability and potential applications of biobased materials, products and building concepts.
- The Research Group Biobased Building carries out practice-based research for and with companies. We always involve students in these projects. If you have a practice-based question that falls within one of our research topics, please contact us. We will then look at whether and how we can address the question and the possibilities for acquiring a grant to do so, together with you.
- We are always on the lookout for enthusiastic lecturers who are keen to come and join our research team.We have hours available for this. If you are interested, please contact us.
- We try to involve students in our research as much as possible and can therefore offer interesting minor projects, work placements and graduation assignments. You can find the details on our website.
Development of the Biobased Bridge
Watch more video’s:
– Opening Biobased Brug
– Biobased Bouwen MOOC
– Minor CO2 negatief ontwerpen
– Lectorale rede Willem Böttger
– Biobased brug bij Omroep Brabant met Willem Böttger

BIO-CAPPP

GESCHIKT: energy transition on business parks

Rapid Renewable Materials: the next step in sustainable construction.

Mycelium on Board

From orange waste to a green future

Blueprint of fungal genomes

BioGov.net

Water-resistant mycelium composites

Sustainable Particle Board

Circular Emergency Shelters

FACET

Totally Nuts: Circular Biobased Thermosets from Cashew Nutshells

Biodegradation Coatings Stahl

Green Hub: Information hub value chains green residual flows

Acceleration of nature-inclusive area development

Reflow

Biobased Insulation – Lifespan Determination (BILD)

Setting up and performing biodiesel trials in a coaster ship

Mythic

PyroCHEM: Waste2Chem Innovation Cluster

Membrane Technologies

Flestic

Direct extrusion of PHA-rich biomass

Production of bioplastics from residual streams (WoW! Capitalisation)

Powering Agrifood

Smart Circular Bridge

Fungal Colourants

Learning Network Biobuilders

Orange in the Sea

Amino Acids!

Building on Mycelium

Follow-up S4G

Colour Application Centre

Making disposables disposable

Making shipping more sustainable (Russia – Benelux)

Zircular Seaweed food

Extraction of pectins from onion skins

Growing Leather

Learning Community Renewable fuels

PHA accumulation capacity of Sewage Treatment Plant

NACO – Zero Waste Collective Oosterhout

Bio Iso (RAAK MKB)

Design with RRM (rapidly renewable materials)

Resin biodegradation

Biobased gadgets

Biobased foam

Biobased flocculants for water purification

Viberscrete – biobased concrete

Innovation Traineeships

Building light

BioADD

CurCol

Learning community

Professors’ platform Biobased Economy

Porter’s lodge Delfland

Smart Circular Bridge

Biobased, circular Christmas bauble with packaging

Mycelium boards

Coloring Mycelium

Back to the Materials of the Future

National Biobased Database

Structural Health in Biobased Constructions

Beauti-Fully Biobased Fibers

Coffee Silverskin Biomass Utilization

Sustainable solid biofuels

Biobonding: Improved biocomposites

ZCORE (from Seaweed to COating Resin applications)

Cashing cashew

Material research for 3D printing

Seaweed Sterols

Onion deserves more

Circling in construction

Biomass flows in the province of South Holland

Circular Bio-based Construction Industry (CBCI)

Biodegradability of biopolymer and biopolymer composites

BBM+

Opportunities for composting in Brazil

Stadsjutters Breda

Innovation tables

Tomatozyme

MAA’s from algae

Sensor wise Biobased

Pyrolysis Experimental Garden South

Grassification

REFAWOOD

Valuable ONION

Biobased Network

Living Lab Biobased Brazil

Biopolymer Application Center

Borderless Biobased Education

Living Colors

Mycelium

BioCOLOUR

BioCannDo

Blue Chain

WOW!

Green Growth

Biobased Challenge

Biobased bridge

Pure Nature: 100% Biobased

National Biobased Knowledge Network

GrasGoed

Educate more professionals for the energy transition

30% energy gain for water board Brabantse Delta

Valuable Smart Energy Lab Training certificate for RWE employees

The sustainable symposium

10th Biorizon Annual Event on Bio-Aromatics
