The THREE C Bench
Concrete is probably the most important building material used worldwide. The production of concrete, however, emits extremely high quantities of CO2. If we could substitute less than 10% of ingredients with biochar made from bio-waste we could create a CO2 neutral concrete.
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Within the THREE C project a prototype was developed to produce this CO2 neutral concrete for public water channel pipes. Some of the concrete parts or the channel were up-cycled to become the main structure of the THREE C Bench.
The Bench consists of the concrete bowl (filled with a biochar plant substrate), a wooden seat and a scaffold for climbing plants
The THREE C Bench serves as public furniture – to:
- enrich public & private places
- demonstrate applied sustainable development in the building industry
- support public private community partnership projects
- provide opportunities for urban gardening and animal aided design
The THREE C Bench Talk
Challenge What is the societal / educational challenge (the “needs”) that you want to tackle? | · One of the processes that emits very high quantities of CO2 is the production of concrete, which is probably the most important building material used worldwide · If we could substitute less than 10% of ingredients with biochar made from bio-waste, we could sequester the equivalent amount of CO2 which is emitted during the production process – thus creating a CO2 neutral concrete · Biochar can be added especially to those concrete products that do not need an utmost stability are not supposed to carry heavy loads, such as public furniture or accessoires made from concrete.
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b. Target group / clients Depending on the target group, other beneficiaries can also be mentioned or referred to directly |
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c. Solution The solution should only be named superficially to give an idea of the concept developed |
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d. Innovation The innovative perspective could be framed by a word (app) or a short concept description. |
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e. Unique Selling Point |
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f. Impact Depending |
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g. Feasibility/Transferability |
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