Funding code: INNEST/2022/261

Description: This project is a continuation of a previous project also developed by UPV, UCV and RVM and financed by AVI in the years 20210-2021 for the development of sustainable concrete maritime infrastructures to promote the growth of flora and fauna (LIVING PORTS). In this project, a concrete with a low carbon footprint was developed thanks to the use of recycled glass in its composition, on which a series of surface finishes and macro-designs were applied to attract the settlement and growth of marine species on the infrastructures so that they go from being an inhospitable element to being fully integrated into the environment.

Based on the results obtained in LIVING PORTS, the LIVINGREEFS project is proposed as a continuation of the previous one, introducing novelties in the composition of th eco-concrete and in its possible applications.

Thus, the main objective of this project is the development and validation of an eco-concrete, or sustainable concrete, based on the use of agricultural or industrial byproducts in its composition to reduce its carbon footprint, as well as to evaluate its enrichment with nutrients and functional bacteria to improve the colonization process. This eco-concrete will also meet the necessary requirements for its application in maritime infrastructures.

Developed between 06/05/2022 and 30/09/2024 

Amount (UCV): 118.849,90 €

Total amount: 496.458,86 € 

Other entities/participants: Rover Maritime (coordinator), Ingeniera Avanzada de Obras Marítimas SLP, Universitat Jaume I, Universitat Politécnica de València.