WORKING GROUP 4: BUILDING & LIVING

Building textile materials include fibers that are mixed with concrete, fiberglass reinforcement meshes, insulators, etc. Textile architecture covers permanent tensile structures based on polyester or glass fiber fabrics, with a PVC or PTFE coating and awnings generally supported by polyester or polyolefin fabrics, with or without coating, especially for gardening.

 

The challenges of textile materials in the building and living sectors

In the building and living sectors, one of the main concepts that is being explored is the zero- energy building, based in the improvement of materials used, construction methods and architectural design. In this scope the use of textile based materials, such as composite structures, that can contribute to both the reduction of the amount of raw materials that is used and the energy consumption reduction can be seen as a determinant factor in order to achieve this goal.

 

Leader:  Dr. Enrico Venturini

Coleader: Dr. Georgios Priniotakis

WG4 News

WG4 NEWS

Save the date for INCONTEXT

Save the date for INCONTEXT

CONTEXT MC meeting in Azores

CONTEXT MC meeting in Azores

CONTEXT core group met in Casablanca

CONTEXT core group met in Casablanca

Inmotion2022: Smart Textiles International Conference

Inmotion2022: Smart Textiles International Conference

CONTEXT organizes a webinar to present funding opportunities and success stories for the development of smart textiles

CONTEXT organizes a webinar to present funding opportunities and success stories for the development of smart textiles

New call for conference grants opened!

New call for conference grants opened!

CONTEXT has issued its second newsletter

CONTEXT has issued its second newsletter

CONTEXT was present at the CONTESS conference

CONTEXT was present at the CONTESS conference

CONTEXT WGs’ virtual meetings

CONTEXT WGs’ virtual meetings

CONTEXT first newsletter

CONTEXT first newsletter

CONTEXT, the European network of experts on advanced textile materials, has closed its second grant period

CONTEXT, the European network of experts on advanced textile materials, has closed its second grant period

CONTEXT network met in Ljubljana

CONTEXT network met in Ljubljana