DEFEAT Project

The management of Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) in Cyprus faces several challenges and appears to be underperforming, as well as there is a lack of recycling technologies to be applied in this type of waste in order to increase the salvage value of the building.  In addition, over the last decade, the construction activities in Europe were accelerated as well as the rehabilitation activities for energy saving, as a general need to facilitate the accommodation. Even though the construction works are ongoing, only in the recent years the safety of such infrastructures has gained increasing attention, particularly the issue of fire. Towards this end, the scope of the DEFEAT project is the innovative separation and transformation of CDW into an innovative insulation fire resistant façade. 

DEFEAT Project (INTEGRATED/0918/0052) is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research & Innovation Foundation.