COIN is one of fourteen Centres for Research Based Innovation in Norway, funded by the Research Council of Norway. The vision of COIN is the creation of more attractive concrete buildings and constructions. Attractiveness implies aesthetics, functionality, sustainability, energy efficiency, indoor climate, industrialised construction, improved work environment, and cost efficiency during the whole service life. The primary goal is to fulfil this vision by bringing the development a major leap forward by more fundamental understanding of the mechanisms in order to develop advanced materials, efficient construction techniques and new design concepts combined with more environmentally friendly material production. The over-all ambition is to establish COIN as the display window for concrete innovation in Europe.
COIN started January 2007 and plan to run for eight years with a budget of approximately NOK 25 million. The corporate partners represent leading multinational companies in the cement and building industry, and the aim |
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of COIN is to increase their value creation and strengthen their research activities in Norway. The partners are
Aker Kvζrner Engineering Technology AS
Borregaard Industries Limited
maxit Group AB
Norcem AS
Rescon Mapei AS
Spenncon AS
NPRA, Road Directorate
UNICON AS
Veidekke ASA
The main research activity will be made by more than 15 PhD students and personnel from the Concrete departments of SINTEF as well as from the other research partner of COIN namely the Department of Structural Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The research staff includes scientists in concrete technology and concrete structures, and also chemistry and geology with close cooperation with other researchers at SINTEF and NTNU in these fields. |
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There are a number of environmental, social and industrial challenges which call for technical solutions that substantially improve product performance, sustainability, and productivity. The research consortium focuses its work in four areas that interact and influence each other but with the overall aim to form a basis for innovation. These are
Advanced Cementing Materials and Admixtures (environmental friendly, stronger, denser)
Improved Construction Techniques (tailored workability properties, fibres)
Innovative Construction Concepts (composite and composite structures, fibres)
Multifunctional Design (service life time, energy efficiency, indoor climate, aesthetics, etc.)
Tor Arne Hammer, SINTEF, Norway
For more information:
SINTEF
Contact:
Tor Arne Hammer, Centre Manager |
