Solid Cork Building Envelope
Lead Participant:
MPH ARCHITECTS
Abstract
Driven by simplicity and sustainability, the project aims to research and develop the viability of a single-layer
high-performance building envelope system for use across the construction sector, and for housing
development and primary education projects in particular. As a radically simple alternative to the complexity of
multi-layered forms of construction, the proposed low-impact building system will be made almost entirely
from a solid, load-bearing bio-renewable material. Developed as a prefabricated dry-joint construction kit, the
system would facilitate simple on-site assembly as well as disassembly for re-use or reycling at the end of the
building life. The project will incorporate material laboratory tests, environmental monitoring of a trial
structure, and post-occupancy evaluation of a prototype house constructed to UK Building Regulations. The
dissemination of these outputs will include articles, seminars, workshops and presentations at relevant trade
fairs such as Ecobuild. A market appraisal will assess the proposed system in relation to routes to market, with
a view to accessing the market with a new widely-applicable carbon-negative building system.
high-performance building envelope system for use across the construction sector, and for housing
development and primary education projects in particular. As a radically simple alternative to the complexity of
multi-layered forms of construction, the proposed low-impact building system will be made almost entirely
from a solid, load-bearing bio-renewable material. Developed as a prefabricated dry-joint construction kit, the
system would facilitate simple on-site assembly as well as disassembly for re-use or reycling at the end of the
building life. The project will incorporate material laboratory tests, environmental monitoring of a trial
structure, and post-occupancy evaluation of a prototype house constructed to UK Building Regulations. The
dissemination of these outputs will include articles, seminars, workshops and presentations at relevant trade
fairs such as Ecobuild. A market appraisal will assess the proposed system in relation to routes to market, with
a view to accessing the market with a new widely-applicable carbon-negative building system.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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MPH ARCHITECTS | £124,478 | £ 74,687 |
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Participant |
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UNIVERSITY OF BATH | ||
TY-MAWR LIME LIMITED | £24,930 | £ 14,958 |
UNIVERSITY OF BATH | ||
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON | ||
AMORIM UK LIMITED | £40,176 | £ 20,088 |
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON | ||
INNOVATE UK |
People |
ORCID iD |
Matthew Barnett Howland (Project Manager) |