{"id":11749,"date":"2022-01-20T11:22:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T10:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wb.pb.edu.pl\/2022\/01\/20\/politechnika-bialostocka-nawiazuje-wspolprace-z-lafarge\/"},"modified":"2022-04-09T00:34:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T22:34:52","slug":"bialystok-university-of-technology-in-cooperation-with-lafarge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wb.pb.edu.pl\/en\/2022\/01\/20\/bialystok-university-of-technology-in-cooperation-with-lafarge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bialystok University of Technology in cooperation with Lafarge"},"content":{"rendered":"
On January 19, 2022, scientists from Bia\u0142ystok University of Technology, leaders and experts from the \u0141ukasiewicz Research Network and management of Lafarge Poland met at our University to establish joint projects implemented by scientists together with the global company and the \u0141ukasiewicz Research Network.<\/div>\n
Such cooperation is a perfect example of research and development activities aiming at increasing knowledge resources and using them to create new applications in the economy.<\/div>\n
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\u2013 70 years of experience in education and conducting scientific research is a potential that needs to be developed and used effectively,\u201d said Assoc. Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk, DSc, PhD, Eng, Rector of Bialystok University of Technology. \u2013 Our activities should result in joint projects that are important for the economy. Creating breakthrough innovations and responding to real needs of the economy requires linking numerous units, sharing experience and exchanging resources. I hope that this meeting will lead to such solutions, and that it will result in numerous projects attractive not only to us, but also to the socio-economic environment in general. I think that we have a good chance of success here.<\/em><\/p>\n

The meeting, which was initiated by Minister Wojciech Murdzek in December last year in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, was aimed at establishing real cooperation between Polish science, entities representing the State Treasury and business circles. Representatives of the \u0141ukasiewicz Research Network represent eight thousand employees, 28 research institutes located in 12 Polish cities. It is the third largest research network in Europe.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The level of research projects between science and business is PLN 7.5 billion, where PLN 1.8 billion is on the part of the
\n\u0141ukasiewicz Research Network and the remaining amount is financed by entrepreneurs \u2013 said Marcin Kruk, PhD, Eng, Leader of the \u0141ukasiewicz Modular Constructure Research Programme, Director of \u0141ukasiewicz Institute of Mechanised Construction and Rock Mining. \u2013 This shows that cooperation, building a consortium, gives the future.<\/em><\/p>\n

The \u0141ukasiewicz Research Network, leading the modular construction research programme, integrates five thematic blocks: innovative, modern building materials, responsible for deep thermo-modernisation, automation and robotisation in industry, recycling, processing, as well as energy efficiency and intelligent buildings.<\/p>\n

\u2013 I look with admiration at the potential of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences of Bialystok University of Technology, because at the level of many faculties we have a huge area for cooperation,\u201d said Marcin Kruk.<\/em><\/p>\n

Prefabricated and modular constructions have been researched by the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences of Bialystok University of Technology for years.<\/p>\n

\u2013 For years, we have been studying timber frame modular construction \u2013 emphasised Prof. Czes\u0142aw Miedzia\u0142owski from the Department of Geotechnics and Mechanics of Structures at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences of BUT.
\nBialystok University of Technology studies prefabricated modular houses produced in house factories and examines them at every stage \u2013 from transport to the construction site to building and working on the finished structure.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 Wood is a very interesting material, but difficult, prone to deformation \u2013 recalled Prof. Miedzia\u0142owski. \u2013 We have already carried out research on a wooden modular building with four storeys. We benefit from cooperation with companies that are in our area. We have a well-equipped Inno-Eko-Tech hall adapted for studying life-size elements.<\/em><\/p>\n

Professor Miedzia\u0142owski disclosed that scientists from the University are already consulting a wooden modular building with eight floors.
\nThe design and execution of infrastructure and road investments are the core business of LH Engineering, a subsidiary of Lafarge Polska.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Working with both the \u0141ukasiewicz Research Network and Bialystok University of Technology, we aim at solving technical problems in three areas \u2013 announced \u0141ukasz Marcinkiewicz, General Manager of Lafarge Holcim Engineering and Infrastructure Solutions. \u2013 The first area is sustainable construction, that is, construction that is energy efficient, the second is digitalization and the third element is automation. I hope that the projects which we are going to implement together will make it possible to modernise the construction industry, and in the field of infrastructure construction to bring the road construction industry into the 22nd century. This means more digitalisation, more automation, more authoritative and reliable research, but also sustainability and the use of recycled materials.<\/em><\/p>\n

Modern infrastructure requires modern materials, binders and aggregates which are produced or obtained with respect for the natural environment. Unique solutions are supervised by the \u0141ukasiewicz Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials.
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\n\u2013 Research work on the development of modern building materials, which the \u0141ukasiewicz Network could conduct jointly with Bialystok University of Technology, should be focused on: low-emission in the process of materials\u2019 production; the use of waste raw materials or post-production by-products from other industries, decarbonised \u2013 replacing or limiting the use of natural raw materials; improving mechanical properties and durability of the developed materials, as well as energy-saving in their use while maintaining economic competitiveness, said Pawe\u0142 Pichniarczyk, DSc, PhD, Eng, Leader of the \u0141ukasiewicz Competence Centre Construction, Director of the \u0141ukasiewicz Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials. \u2013 I am convinced that valuable experience, a team of people working both at Bialystok University of Technology and the \u0141ukasiewicz Network, as well as excellent research facilities, will create, develop and implement, together with Lafarge, projects generating innovative material technologies. This is what we will be doing in the coming years.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lafarge declares that it will soon stop producing the most energy-intensive pure cement in favour of multi-component cements.<\/p>\n

\u2013 There is a great challenge ahead of us to save natural resources for future generations and to apply a closed-circuit economy in the full sense of the word, stressed Stanis\u0142aw Sobczyk, Industrial Director, Vice-President of Lafarge Polska. \u2013 We can see great space for cooperation between science and industry.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bialystok University of Technology boasts a patent for recycling concrete rubble, but the scope of research conducted by our scientists from the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences is much greater. From the aforementioned recycling, the use of fly ash, through the application of multi-component cements, innovative concrete road surfaces to the search for alternative binders.<\/p>\n

\u2013 At the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, we have been successfully working with the closed loop economy for over 30 years. We use forestry waste, waste from the agro-food industry, industrial waste, concrete rubble, said Katarzyna Kalinowska-Wichrowska, PhD, Eng, Vice Dean for Development and Cooperation at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Department of Construction and Road Engineering. \u2013 We are successfully reintegrating them into the construction production process. We have also patented a comprehensive method for recycling concrete rubble to produce high-quality coarse aggregate that can be recycled back into concrete and can replace natural aggregate one hundred percent. We have also developed methods for reinforcing structures with protective layers of special concretes, geopolymer concretes that are also environmentally friendly, and technologies for manufacturing construction products using organic fillers. We are fully prepared in all areas related to closed-cycle economy with the use of waste raw materials. We have appropriate research and laboratory facilities, human potential and experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

The result of the working meeting at Bialystok University of Technology may be the formation of a consortium that will develop specific solutions to contribute to the practical implementation of further innovative and sustainable construction solutions with a low carbon footprint, which allow a faster and more efficient construction process using digital solutions in a way that is friendly to people and the planet.<\/p>\n

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