Ultra Low Impact Chalk Tile Construction System

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Ultra Low Impact Chalk Tile Construction SystemAims:• To develop a structural building tile using abundant natural materials with no negativehuman or environmental health impacts;• To develop an ultra-low environmental impact manufacturing process and buildingsystem;• To accelerate construction sector innovation to improve sustainability performance.Objectives:• To develop and test a) the tile product; b) a low-impact manufacturing process for thetile; c) an ultra-low impact building system using the tile as a primary structural componentwith cost constraints comparable to market conditions;• To secure IP for the above;• To assess embodied energy, carbon and water impacts of the tile, manufacturingprocess and build system;This project will test low impact manufacturing options for a chalk-based tile using a buildingsystem where the tile is the primary structural component, applying sophisticated constructionengineering previously tested in the multi-award winning Pines Calyx ultra low carbonbuilding.The project is innovative because it aims:a) To create a break-through in construction product manufacturing with very lowembodied environmental impacts, using abundant natural materials with zero waste and noharmful health impacts;b) To develop a system suited to localised manufacturing for building affordable ultralowimpact homes and buildings;c) To benefit a range of TSB programmes i.e. priorities 1 and 5 of the Low ImpactBuilding Innovation Platform and the Modern Built Environment KTN;d) To establish a ‘design classic’ to market the products and services and quicklyestablish brand value;e) To create a product, manufacturing process, build system and business whichmaximise sustainability benefits (economic, social and environmental) and not merelyminimise negative impacts.The project will initiate an R&D programme that aims to unlock a range of paradigm shiftingultra low impact construction models for the circular economy.