RESEARCH
RESEARCH
IUC ARU (Tanzania) kickstarts the African Center for Sustainable Cities Studies
An institutional university cooperation (IUC) is a programme of 10 years, aimed at strengthening the capacities of one specific university in the South. IUC’s have an annual budget between 350.000€ and 570.000€, with 2 to 5 different academic projects and one transversal project for capacity building. Hasselt University is the coordinator of the IUC with ARU (Tanzania), 2022-2032
IUC ARU coordinators: prof. Rob Cuyvers (UHasselt), prof. Gabriel Kassenga (ARU)
More info IUC projects UHasseltIUC ARU website
2022 - 2032
Lime hemp: design support, guidelines and constructional details for the Flemish context
VLAIO-TETRA-project KalkHennep_VL : Ontwikkeling van ontwerp- en uitvoeringsondersteuning voor de toepassing van kalkhennep in de Vlaamse bouwsector
Project team: UHasselt (Ilse Claes, Naomi Neelen, Elke Knapen, Bart Janssens, Bram Vandoren), WTCB, Pixii
More info and project results (in Dutch) 1/10/2018 - 31/12/2020
Summary
Lime hemp is a building material with a unique hygrothermal behaviour and ecological benefits. Besides incorporating a large share of renewable and fast-growing hemp shives, lime hemp combines thermal insulating properties and a high thermal inertia with a good moisture buffering behaviour. However, despite the growing interest in the material and promising lab results, the thermal performance in real conditions is still uncertain. In this 2-year VLAIO-TETRA-project, the hygrothermal behaviour of several lime hemp elements is investigated and the performance of real-life lime hemp projects is monitored and analysed. To support the design and execution of lime hemp applications in practice, guidelines and constructional details are developed for the Flemish context.
More info and project results (in Dutch)
More info and project results (in Dutch)